6G2 ^Ir. T. D. A. Cockerell — Descriptions and 



Halictus exlautm (Cockerell). 



Ilalictus puncfatus, vnr. exlautns, Ckll., 1905, is apparently 

 an individual variation, not a distinct race; bnt as the name 

 H. pundatns. Smith, 1879, is preoccupied, exlautus is avail- 

 able for the species. 



Halictus latebralis, n. n. 



Nomin faviprs, Sm., 1858, is au Ilalictus, the name pre- 

 occupied by Jlavipes (Fab.), which is a distinct species, as 

 Dr. Perkins has demonstrated. The type, from Celebes, is 

 at Oxford. Outer recurrent nervure and iutercubitus nearly 

 obsolete. 



Halictus halictoides (Smith). 



Nomia halictoides, Sm., 1858, from Celebes; type at 

 Oxford. There are bands of tomeutum at bases of abdo- 

 minal segments. 



Nomia clavata, Smith. 



From Gilolo; type at Oxford. N. ceratina (Smith) is 

 very closely allied, but has first abdominal segment more 

 slender, and head broad and transverse. See also ' Ento- 

 mologist,' 1915, p. 178. 



Parasphecodes talchius, Smith. 



The type ((?) is at Oxford. Hair of head and thorax 

 above ochraceous ; first recurrent nervure falling a little 

 short of second intercubitus ; area of metathorax with 

 close-set thick obtuse rugai ; the sculpture not prominent ; 

 abdomen dullish ; antennae very long, entirely black. 



In my table in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., Sept. 1904, p. 209, 

 this falls nearest to P. hilactvs, Sm., from Avhich it is easily 

 known by the black femora. 



Nomia basalis (Smith). 



Halictus basalis, Sm., ,^, from Singapore, is in the Oxford 

 Museum, and is a Nomia with claviform abdomen, first 

 segment bright ferruginous. 



