104 Descriptions and Records of Bees. 



dark sooty on outer side of middle and hind tibise ; hind 

 spur with long skmder spines. Abdomen dullish, witli very- 

 little liair, but third and fourth segments -with thin white 

 hair-bands, that on third interrupted in middle ; hair at 

 apex of abdomen black ; hair of venter white. 



Hab. Bridport, Tasmania, Oct. 26-30, 1913 {Littler, 2565). 



Differs from P. obscurus (Sm.) by the black mandibles, 

 tibial scopa beneath white (not yellow), dull thorax, &c. 

 There is a curious superficial resemblance to P. advena (Sm.), 

 but subviridis is a much narrower insect. 



Other bees recently taken by Mr. Littler in Tasmania 

 are : — 



Paracolletes melbournensis , Ckll, Georgetown, 16 and 23 

 Nov., 1914. 



Paracolletes leal, Ckll. Georgetown, 17 and 29 Nov., 

 1914. 



Binglwmiella antipodes (Sm.), ? . Georgetown, 15 Nov., 

 1914. 



Exoneura hamulata, Ckll., var., (^ . Bridport, 26-30 Oct., 

 1913. 



Euryglossa fasciatella, Ckll., J'. Swan Point, R. Tamar, 

 'l4 Oct., 1914. 



Going over my material of Paracolletes melbournensis, I 

 observe that certain specimens from Victoria (French) and 

 Sydney (^Froggatt) are between mimulus and melbournensis^ 

 being smaller, witli the hair of niesothorax very red, Avithout 

 conspicuous dark hair. They possibly represent a variety of 

 P. mimulus rather than of melbournensis, or a third species, 

 very close to the others, may be indicated. Australian 

 students will be able to settle the matter by field-studies. 



Paracolletes providus (Smith). 



I refer here a male from Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, 

 Feb. ]2-March 3, 1913 {R. E. Turner). It is about 7 mm. 

 long, with shining dark purple abdomen. Is this, perhaps, 

 the true P. chalybmis (Erichs.) ? It is not chalybceus as 

 understood by F. Smith. 



