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Bomhus juxtus, Cresson. 

 Manitou, Colo., April 28th, at flowers of Ribes leptanthum ; 

 one female {T. d- W. Ckll). The second abdominal segment 

 has a small red patch, not mentioned in descriptions. A female 

 from Beulah, N. M., shows the same character. 



Bomhus sonorus, Say. 

 San Pedro, California, July 8th, &c. ; common (Ckll.). New 

 to California. On July 20th I found them freely visiting Datura 

 meteloides at 6.30 a.m.; they hunt for nectar, but are compelled 

 to crawl up the stamens to fly away, as they cannot well climb 

 up the smooth inner surface of the corolla. On July 10th I 

 found B. sonorus freely visiting the flowers of cultivated Ccesal- 

 pinia gilliesi. On July 9th I saw them visiting flowers of Ahronia 

 umhellata,Ij2i>\n. ,hwi remaining on them only a moment, and surely 

 not getting anything. The Ahronia is adapted to Lepidoptera. 



Xylocopa varipuncta, Patton. 

 Los Angeles, Calif., July 22nd {CklL). At 7.20 a.m. I found 

 a female visiting Datura meteloides for pollen ; it hovered a good 

 while around the flower, and then alighted on the stamens. 



Spinoliella meliloti (Ckll.). 

 This was described from a single specimen. A second one, 

 agreeing with the type, was taken by Martin D. Cockerell at 

 Mesilla Park, New Mexico, May 20th. 



Dianthidium sticticum (Fabr.). 

 Mr. Vachal sends me an example of Anthidium sticticum from 

 Provence. I find that it belongs to Diantliidium. 



Anthophora euops, Ckll. 



Colorado Springs, Colo., April 25th, at flowers of Ribes 

 longiflorum ; female (W. P. Cockerell); Manitou, Colo., April 

 28th, at flowers of Ribes leptanthum ; three males, one female 

 {T. (& W. CklL). New to Colorado. The female, not before 

 known, is like the male, but has the face black ; the eyes are 

 green, as in the male. On May 10th my wife took males at 

 Colorado City, at flowers of Thermopsis arenosa and Ribes 

 longiflorum. 



Emphoropsis salviarum (Ckll.). 



Blue Piiver, Arizona; one female {Dr. A. Davidson). Only 

 known previously from New Mexico. At the same place Dr. 

 Davidson collected a large example of Anthophora urbana var. 

 alamosana (Ckll.), also new to Arizona. The two insects, 

 although of different genera, are extraordinarily alike ; aside 

 from the venation, the Emphoropsis may be distinguished by the 

 much less yellow tint of the thoracic hair, the much higher 



