BecorJs of Bees. 283 



This is like the male of .i. alhopuncfata, Rossi^ but has the 

 abdomen sliining, iireo^ularly wrinkled, and with scattered 

 minute piliferous punctures, so it is doubtless the male of 

 A. luguhris, described by Lepeletier from the female only. 



Length about 12 mm. 



Process of labrum prominent, shining, truncate, slightly 

 emargiuate ; first recurrent nervure joining second sub- 

 marginal cell distinctly before the middle. 



The name higubris is preoccupied, so lugubrescens is pro- 

 posed as a substitute. 



Andrena cussariensis, Morawitz. 



? .— Kohiit, N.W. Provinces, India, March 190G {FraiiJc 

 Benton). 



Superficially this looks like A. morio, which Bingliam 

 records from the Simla hills ; but it is certainly distinct from 

 morio, and, as far as can be gathered from Morawitz's quite 

 full description, agrees well with cussariensis. The abdomen 

 has very fine punctures, and the process of labrum is much 

 narrower than in morio. The species is more closely allied 

 to A. ephippium. 



Andrena cussariensis kohatensis, var. nov. 



$ . — Length about 14*5 mm. 



Scutellum and broad bands at sides of mesothorax terra- 

 cotta red. 



Ilah. Koliat, India, March 1906 {Frank Benton). 



This variety suggests comjjarison with A. ephippium, 

 Spin., to which it is closely allied. It differs from ephippium 

 by the narrower thorax, the scutellum much narrower, and 

 less closely punctured on disc ; the flagellura only very 

 obscurely reddish beneath, the shorter fourth antennal joint, 

 the less strongly sculptured area of metathorax, and the 

 broad hind margin of first abdominal segment excessively 

 finely punctured, abruptly contrasting with the rest of the 

 segment. The hair of hind legs is entirely black. 



Siiould comparison of specimens indicate that this species 

 is to be separated from A. cussariensis, it may be known as 

 A. kohatensis. 



Andrena chioriospila, sp. n. 



? . — Superficially exactly like A. alhopuncfata, Rossi 

 (specimen from Ras-el-Ma, Algeria, compared), but differing 

 thus : — Antennae shorter ; process of labrum, although very 



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