Becords of Bees. 97 



Head (including antennse), tliorax, and legs black ; 

 abdomen very broad, dark chestnut-red, first segment black 

 except broad hind margin ; second and third segments each 

 with dark spots at extreme sides, that on third much larger 

 than that on second ; hair of pleura and sides of metathorax 

 rather abundant, dull white, that of front, vertex, meso- 

 thorax, and scutellum thin, dark fuscous, of postscutellum 

 ferruginous; head broad; mandibles dark red at extreme 

 tip ; clypeus shining, sparsely punctured ; front dull, meso- 

 thorax moderately shining, with very small punctures, well 

 separated in central region, longitudinal groove distinct ; 

 scutellum sculptured like mesothorax, but punctures a little 

 smaller ; area of metathorax with close wriuklexl rugee, not 

 confined to the basal half; posterior truncation sliarply 

 defined, the upper lateral corners prominent ; tegulse piceous 

 with a large rufous spot. Wings strongly dusky, stigma 

 ai\d nervures dark rufo-fuscous, outer r. n. and t.-c. thin, but 

 dark and distinct ; first r. n. meeting second t.-c. ; second 

 s.m. broad. Hair of legs largely pale, but black on outer 

 side of middle and hind tibise, shining creamy-white on 

 inner side of hind tibiae, orange on inner side of tarsi ; hind 

 spur simple. Abdomen with excessively fine punctures on 

 first two segments ; no hair-bands or patches, hair at apex 

 dark fuscous. 



Hab. Bridport, Tasmania, 26-30 Oct., 1913 [Littler, 

 2557;. 



Closely allied to P. recessus, Ckll., but rather larger, with 

 dark fuscous hair on mesothorax, strongly dusky wings, 

 punctures of mesothorax ordinary, tegulse not black, hair 

 on outer side of middle tibise black. 



Halidus cyclognathus, Cockerell, var. a, 



S • — Middle and hind tarsi dark, the basitarsi black. 



Three from Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Feb. 12-Mar. 3, 

 1913 {R. K. Turner). British Museum. 



At the same locality and time Mr. Turner took a male of 

 H. niveijrons, Ckll. 



Ha/ictus isthmalis, Cockerell. 



? , — Length about or a little over 6 mm. 



Black, including legs, antennae, and mandibles; head 

 broad, clypeus shining, black, with strong scattered punc- 

 tures ; front dull, somewhat glistening at Mdes ; mesothorax 

 shining, with strong punctures, well separated on disc ; 



