INSECTS. 463 



beneath the wings, the tegnlse, post-sciitellum and lateral margins 

 of the metathorax reddish-yellow ; the anterior legs, the inter- 

 mediate and posterior tibiae, and the tips of the femora ferrugi- 

 nous ; the outer margins of the intermediate and posterior coxse 

 reddish-yellow ; the tarsi more or less fuscous. Abdomen smooth 

 and shining ; the petiole punctured ; apical margin of the petiole 

 and a broad fascia on the apical portion of the second segment, 

 reddish-yellow ; beneath, the second, third, and fourth segments 

 have a narrow yellow fascia on their apical margins. 



Hab. North China. 



In Coll. Brit. Museum. 



Genus Ehtnchium, Sauss. 

 PLATE XLV. Fig. 4. 



BETNGHIUM MAGNIFICUM. 



(Smith, Trans. Eni, Soc. (1866), p. 310, ? .) 



Hah. Nicol Bay, West Australia. In Coll. Brit. Museum. 



Family AirDEENiD;E. Genus Stenotbitus. 



PLATE XLV. Fig. 6, ?. 



STENOTBITUS SMABAGDINTJS. 



(Smith, Trans. Ent. Soc. (1868), p. 251.) 



Hab. Champion Bay, West Australia. In Coll. Brit. Museum. 



Family Apid.;e. Genus Megachile, L,itr. 



PLATE XLV. Fig. 5, $. 



MEGACHILE MONSTBOSA. 



(Smith, Trans. Eni. Soc. (1868), p. 256.) 



Hab. Champion Bay, West Australia. In Coll. Brit. Museum. 



