Records of Bms. 247 



III Fricso'rt tiiljle tliis rims to tlio vicinity of A. tcsschilum 

 ami A. dabnalicuni, but is not related to these species. 



Uoesa, India ; 2 ^ «nt^ 5 ? collected hy (!ol. C.G. Nurse. 

 The type of var. optimum is in the U.S. National Museum. 



Mel'Uta cameroni (Cockerell). 



Andrena enroll, Cam. (preoccupied), was altered to 

 cameroni. Col. Nurso has kindly given me a pair from 

 ISimla, Aug. 1898, at the same time pointing out that the 

 species belongs to Melitta. It is remarkable for the sub- 

 triangular shape of the third submarginal cell, which is much 

 contracted above, with the oblique outer side nearly straight. 



Nomia tciprohana> (Cameron) . 



Halictus taprohance, Cam., from Ceylon, is a Nomia, as 

 shown by the type in the llothncy collection. 



Nomia garridus (Cameron). 



Ualictus garruluSy Cam., from India, is a Nomia; I saw 

 the type in the llothney collection. 



The following table separates three male Nomia described 

 by Cameron as Halictus (all have the tegulas testaceous or 

 reddish and the mesothorax dull) : — 



Larger; abdomen claviform ; hind basitorsi yel- 

 lowish white pulchrivcntris (Cam.). 



Smaller ; postscutellum covered with white to- 

 meutum. 

 Face broad ; hind tihiaj pale red ; bind tarsi 



very pale yellow (jairulus (Cam.). 



Smaller; hiud tibiae dark fuscous, pale at end. taprobance (Cam.). 



Sphecodes dissimulandus (Cameron). 



Halictus dissi'midandus, (yamerou, from India. Type in 

 llothney collection. 



Male, with abdomen dark red ; second s.m. very narrow; 

 flngellum thick, moniliform. 



Sphecodes invidus ((Jameron). 



Halictus invidus, Cam., from India. Type in Rothney 

 collection. 



Male, with abdomen red at end of first and whole of second 



