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red band in the middle ; the second segment has a broad yellow 

 band at the base, an angular fuscous spot in the middle, the 

 apical portion ferruginous, darkest towards the margin; the 

 three following segments yellow, and having a narrow ferruginous 

 margin ; the sixth segment covered with silvery pile. 



Hob. North China. 



57. NOMADA SOLITARIA. B.M. 



Male. Length 5 lines. Black, the clypeus and cheeks covered 

 with silvery-white pubescence, the upper portion of the face, the 

 vertex, and disk of the thorax clothed with yellow pubescence ; 

 the sides of the face, anterior margin of the clypeus, labrum, 

 mandibles and scape in front yellow ; the flagellum fulvous 

 beneath. Thorax, the collar, tegulae, tubercles and scutellum 

 yellow ; the coxae and trochanters black ; the legs otherwise 

 yellow, excepting a black stain on the anterior and intermediate 

 femora towards their base above, the posterior pair being black 

 excepting at the knees ; the posterior tibiae have a dark stain 

 within ; the basal joint of the posterior tarsi black above ; the 

 wings subhyaline, their apical margins slightly clouded. Abdo- 

 men, the basal segment has a broad yellow fascia towards its apical 

 margin, the second segment has a similar fascia much attenuated 

 in the middle, and the three following have each a narrow fascia 

 of the same colour, all the apical margins being fusco -ferrugi- 

 nous ; beneath, the segments are obscurely banded in a similar 

 manner. 



Hob. Northern India. From Captain Boys' Collection. 



58. NOMADA LUSCA. B.M. 



Female. Length 3 lines. Ferruginous, the antennae as long 

 as the head and thorax, the flagellum fuscous above. Thorax, 

 the wings fusco-hyaline, darkest at their apical margins ; the 

 apical joints of the tarsi fuscous. Abdomen subpetiolate, the 

 basal segment having on each side a black spot. 



Hab. Philippine Islands. 



59. NOMADA DECORATA. 



Female. Length 4J lines. Head and thorax black; the an- 

 terior margin of the clypeus, sides of the face, orbits of the eyes 

 slightly interrupted at their vertex, the labrum, mandibles and 

 scape in front of an orange-yellow ; the flagellum beneath and its 

 apical joint ferruginous; otherwise fuscous above. The collar, 

 tubercles, scutellum, post-scutellum, and an oblong macula on 

 each side of the metathorax yellow, having more or less of a fer- 



