Feb., '04] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 65 



The female might be mistaken for that of Opandrena zizia, 

 but the facial fovea is much narrower, the metathoracic en- 

 closure narrower, but more coarsely sculptured, and the anal 

 fimbria considerably lighter than in O. zizice. Besides, the 

 latter has a greenish reflection, which is especially noticeable 

 on the scutellum and postscutellum of local specimens, and it 

 is a somewhat larger insect. A. fragariana is the smallest 

 species of Andrena sens. lat. occurring in our locality. The 

 male of this species, with its black clypeus, is at once separated 

 from the white-faced male of O. zizicE. 



Andrena wheeleri n. sp. 



9. — Length 8 mm. Body black, covered with thin, whitish-yellow 

 pubescence, except on mesonotum, scutellum and postscutellum, where 

 it becomes distinctly ochraceous. Head as broad as thorax, with ex- 

 tremely broad facial foveae. The pubescence of the latter light ochra- 

 ceous, when viewed from the side or from above. Front below the ocelli 

 minutely striato-punctate. Vertex and cheeks finely roughened, impunc- 

 tate. The pubescence is moderately long on sides of face, vertex, and 

 cheeks, short and scanty on the clypeus. The latter is somewhat shin- 

 ing, with an impunctate area in the middle. Punctures on the sides of 

 the clypeus small and crowded, becoming large and sparse towards the 

 middle. Process of labrum rounded. Joint 3 of antennae equal to 4+5. 

 Flagellum clavate, reddish beneath towards the tip. Mesonotum and 

 scutellum faintly shining, with sparse, small, shallow punctures. On 

 the mesonotum the hairs are erect, short and scattered, while those of 

 the scutellum and postscutellum are rather long and brightly colored. 

 Metathoracic enclosure broad, roughened, rugose at the base, with 

 impressed smooth lines at lateral borders. Surrounding surface more 

 finely roughened. Wings hyaline, with a yellowish tint. Xervures, 

 stigma and tegulae testaceous, the latter dark brown anteriorly. First 

 recurrent nervure entering the second submarginal cell at the middle, 

 the latter nearly quadrate, about half as long as third. Legs dark brown, 

 inclining to testaceous on the posterior tibiae and tarsi. Yellowish 

 pubescence of the legs nowhere abundant. Abdomen broad oval, shin- 

 ing, bare, without a trace of hair-bands. Segments 2, 3 and 4 depressed 

 more than one-third. Depressions impunctate, the remaining parts with 

 very small, not close punctures. Anal fimbria fulvous. 



^. — Length 7 mm. Pubescence more uniformly whitish-yellow through- 

 out than in the female, and longer on clypeus, cheeks, and mesonotum. 

 Cheeks regularly rounded. Joint 3 of antennae considerably shorter than 

 4+5, hardly longer than 5. Nervures and stigma darker, and apical 

 depressions of abdominal segments narrower than in female, less than 

 one-third the length of the segment. 



