On Hees from New Mcrico. 125 



with ten loiip; divcrgiii;;- hairs. The phitcs of the chitlnous 

 rin^ are ciee|)ly incised. The posterior dorsal tubercles each 

 with 4") to 70 round spinnerets. The derm also bears many 

 8n)all glands and spinnerets. 



Huh. On branches of Inga sji., growing along the banks of 

 the River Mogj-guassii, near tlie town of Mogy-guassu, State 

 of S. Paulo. 



This insect has a peculiar appearance and resembles a berry 

 or seed so closely as to be deceiving. 



[To be continued.] 



XVII. — Contributions from the New Mexico Bioloyicul Station. 

 — X. Obserrations on Bees collected at Las Veyas, New 

 Mexico, and in the adjacent Mountains. II. By T. D. A. 



CoCKEKELL =<\ 



Colletes americana, Cresson. 



Las Vegas, Aug. II, at flowers of Solidago canadensis, 1 ? 

 {IV. Porter). 



Colletes biyelovia.', Ckll. 



Beulah {IV. Farter). 



Colletes gilensis, Ckll. 



Las Vegas, July 21, at flowers of Petalostemon oligophyllus, 

 4 ? {CM) ; Aug. 1,3 ? {Porter ^- CLll.) ; Gallinas River 

 at La Cueva, Aug. (i, 2 ? {Porter &; Ckll.). Tiic joints of 

 the palpi measure as follows in /x : — .Maxillarv i)alpi, (1) 200, 

 (2) 110, (:3) 110, (1) 130, (5) 110, (0) IJO; labial palpi, 

 (1) 170, (2) 150, (3) 110, (i) IGO. 



Petalostemon oliyophyllus is the plant heretofore reported 

 from Las ^'egas as P. candidus ; I am indebted to ^liss A. 

 ^I. Vail for the correct ideutifleatiou. 



Prosapis basalis. Smith. 



Beulah, July 28, 1 J {Ckll.). New to New Mexico. 

 This and other species of Prosapis were taken ou moist 

 ground by a stream. 



Prosapis mesill(B, Ckll. 



Las Vegas, June 19, at flowers of alfalfa, ? {Ckll.) ; 

 Aug. 4, cJ {fV. Porter). 



* The tirst part of this paper appeared in Aim. >.S: Mair. Xat. Hi-it 

 May liKX), p. 401. 



