Mr. F. Smith on the Genus Euo-lossa. 445 



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pubescence ; pale ferruginous beneath, the segments fringed 

 with white pubescence. 

 Hah. St. Paulo (Brazil). 



* 5. Euglossa Brullei, 



Euglossa Brullei, St.-Farg. Hym. ii. p. 10, J. 

 Hab. St. Paulo (Amazon). 



The male has not been described : it is of the same colour 

 as the female. The only example I have seen has the thorax 

 tinged with green anteriorly ; the tegular are also green, as is 

 also the upper margin of the posterior tibite ; the anterior tarsi 

 have the usual pubescent fringe on their inner margin ; the 

 face has no pale markings. 



6. Euglossa smaragdina. 

 Centris smaragdina, Perty, Del. An. Art. p. 150, tab. xxviii. fig. 13, S • 

 Hab. Minas Geraes. 



This species is described as having the head, prothorax, 

 and abdomen at the base of a golden emerald-green, the 

 posterior tibiee fen-uginous and much thickened. 



7. Euglossa j^idchra, 



Euglossa pulchra, Smith, Cat. Hym. Ins. Ajndcs, ii. p. 381,$. 

 Hab. St. Paulo (Amazon) ; Tapajos. 



The male of this species exactly resembles the female in 

 colour; it was taken by Mr. H. W. Bates. Its head is bright 

 golden green, the clypeus tinged with coppery lustre, the 

 thorax, legs, and two basal segments of the abdomen pmi)le- 

 black, the wings subhyaline, the third and four following 

 segments of the abdomen golden green. 



8. Euglossa violacea. 

 Euglossa violacea, Blanch. Hist. Nat. Ins. iii. p. 405, $ . 

 Hab. Brazil. 



9. Euglossa ccerulescens. 

 Euglossa ccerulescem, St.-Farg. Hym. ii. p. 11, c?. 

 Hab. Mexico. 



This species has been received from Mexico ; St.-Fargeau 

 only describes the male, and did not know the locality of the 

 species. It varies in colour : males, which I have seen, are 

 in some instances green with the abdomen purple, others en- 

 tirely green with violet-coloured legs; the thorax is thinly 



