Records of Bees. 535 



punctures of jiuptn arc larg^cr and not so dense. In tlic 

 same locality, on the same day, Mr. Ilitc took M. cleotnis. 

 Ckli., ? . ' 



Meyachile abluta subrixator, subsp. n. 



? . — Length 9 mm. 



Agrees witii the smaller form of M. r'lxator, Ckll., except 

 that the clypeus has very large strong punctures, distinctly 

 separated near the middle, and, while the median line is 

 smooth, there is no keel. The end of the abdomeu also 

 differs, iu that the last dorsal segment in lateral profile 

 shows no evident erect hair and the last ventral segment 

 has the hair entirely black, ^'cntral scopa very bright 

 ferruginous, but white at base and black at apex ; antennaj 

 black ; hair of head above reddish fuscous, of tliorax above 

 brownish ochi'aceous ; conspicuous pale sutural bands in 

 front and beliind seutellum. Easily knowu from M. abluta, 

 Ckll., by the much lai'ger and less dense punctures of clypeus 

 and the bright red ventral scopa. 



Hab. Iligan, ^Mindanao, riiilippine Is. (Baker, 3118 = 

 type) ; Dapitan, Mindanao {Baker, 3142). 



Males from Dapitan do uot materially difl'er from 

 M. abluta. The whole face is densely covered with pale 

 golden hair. xU. abluta and M. rlxator were described from 

 Formosa. Another small Philippine species (Luzon and 

 iSlindanao; Baker), named in manuscript by Friese, is very 

 close to the Formosau M. tranquUla, Ckll. 



Megachile bishoppi, sp. n. (townsendiana, subsp. ?). 



(J . — Length about 10*5 mm. 



Hair of head and thorax above pale yellowish ; anterior 

 coxie spined ; anterior tarsi simple. A species of the group 

 of M. parallela, Sm., close to M. townsendiana, Ckll. (having 

 keel of sixth abdominal segment curved downward), from 

 which it differs thus : hair of face creamy (instead of })ure 

 white) ; thorax above very hairy, with only a very indistinct 

 band in scutello-mesothoracic suture ; keel of sixth abdo- 

 minal segment smaller, less deeply emarginate, with the 

 lobes on each side of the emargination mucli smaller. 



Hab. Paris, Texas, May 21, 1901, two males [F. C. Bishopp). 

 U.S. National Museum. 



Megachile mendica cuquilletti, subsp. n. 



cJ . — Length a little over 11 mm. 



Pubescence pale greenish ochraceous ; small joints of 

 anterior tarsi light ferruginous ; hair fringing anterior tarsi 



