388 Ml. T. D. A. Cockeiell — Descnjitwuf^ and 



vertex with red hair, lower part of cheeks with white hair ; 

 thorax above and first abdominal segment with very bright 

 red hair, thorax beneath with thin white hair; second 

 abdominal segment with a narrow fulvous band, but rest of 

 abdomen black and bandless ; ventral scopa white, black on 

 last two segments ; antennae black ; mandibles qnadri- 

 deutate ; legs black, with pale hair, red on inner side of 

 tarsi and of anterior and middle tibiae ; tegulse red. Wings 

 deep fuliginous, hvaline basally. 



Island of Penang {Baker, 9277). 



Very close to M. schauinslandi, Alfken, and at first sight 

 appearing identical, but certainly distinct by the much more 

 closely and finely punctured abdomen. Prof. Baker sends 

 rae Hawaiian M. schauinslandi, determined by Friese as 

 M. umbripennis, Smith, and this synonymy seems correct. 

 M. penangensis nearly agrees with the description of umbri- 

 pennis, but lacks the white hair-bands at sides of abdomen. 

 Also from Penang comes Megachile conjuncta, Sm. [Baker, 

 9273). 



Megachile facetula, sp. n. 



$ . — Length about 11 mm. 



Kather slender ; black, including antennre and legs, but 

 teguhe ferruginous ; front, vertex, broad oblique bands from 

 ))rothorax to below wings, and narrow sides of mesothorax, 

 with bright ferruginous hair ; lower margin of clypeus 

 bituberculate in middle; mesothorax and scutellum very 

 coarsely and densely rugosopunctate ; ventral scopa white, 

 blacli on last segment. Abdomen dorsally strongly punc- 

 tured, segments l-^ with lateral short bands of wliite hair, 

 fifth with a narrow entire band. Wings basally hyaline, 

 but otherwise dark fuliginous, splendidly iridescent, with 

 purple colours. 



Sandakan, Borneo [Baker, 9278). 



This looks like M.faceta, Bingham, and is closely allied, 

 differing by the narrower cheeks (from upper part of eyes to 

 occipital margin much less than diameter of eye), sculpture 

 of thorax not so coarse, and abdomen without metallic 

 colours. Also from Sandakan comes M. atrata fulvipennis 

 (Smith). 



Megachile ramera, sp. n. 



? . — Length about 14 mm. 



Robust ; black, including antennae, legs, and tegulae ; 

 ventral scopa very bright ferruginous, white at extreme 

 base; face, front, and vertex with black hair, a little white 



