Mr. F. Smith on the Genus Epicharis. 319 



2. Epicharis Dejeanii. 



Epicharis Dejeanii, St.-Farg, Tlym. ii. p. 171,2. 



E.fasciata, St.-Farg. ibid. p. 172,(5' (and type in coll. Westw.). 



Hah. Amazons ; Cayenne. 



3. Epicharis fasciata. 

 Epicharis fasdata, St.-Farg. Hym. ii. p. 172,$ (need). 



Hah. Kio Janeiro. 



4. Epicharis analis. 

 Epicharis analis, St.-Farg. Hym. ii. p. 173, 5 . 

 Hob. ? 



5. Epicharis umhraculata. 



Epicharis umhraculata, Klug, Illig. Mag. vi. p. 226. 

 Centris umhraculata, Fab. Syst. Piez. p. 355, $ . 



Epicharis cajennce, St.-Farg. Hym. ii. p. 172, 5 var. Type in colL 

 Westw. 



Male '. differs in having the basal joint of the antennae white 

 in front, a minute transverse spot above the cl^y'peus, a line on 

 each side of the clypeus, the labrum, and a spot at the base of 

 the mandibles white ; the posterior tibias are also yellowish 

 white : in other respects the male resembles the female. 



The E. cajennce is certainly a variety of this species ; I have 

 compared the type specimens with others, which have the 

 abdomen black and yellow. I have also seen intermediate 

 examples. 



Hob. Cayenne ; Santarem. 



6. Epicharis hicolor. 



Epicharis hicolor, Smith, Cat. Hym. Ins. Apida,\i. p. 308,(5'. 

 Hah. Brazil. 



7. Epicharis zonata. 



Eptcha7-is zonata, Smith, Cat, Hym. Ins. Apidce, ii. p. 369, J . 

 Hah. Brazil. 



8. Epicharis elegans. 

 Epicharis elegans, Smith, Journ. Entom. i, p. 152. 

 Hah. Mexico. 



The female has the head, thorax, and legs black, the posterior 

 tibiae and basal joint of the tarsi with a dense brush ot fulvous 

 pubescence ; the thorax is clothed with black pubescence. 

 The male has the thorax covered with griseous pubescence, 

 tinged with yellow above, and the clypeus, scape of the an- 

 tcnnai in front, base of the mandibles, base of the tibiie, and 

 apex of the posterior femora yellow ; wings subhyaline. 



