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the metathorax smooth and shining, with a deep central longitudinal 

 furrow ; the elypeus, sides of the head, and of the thorax, with cinereous 

 pubescent ; the legs pubescent ; the wings hyaline, the nervures testa- 

 ceous, the stigma pale testaceous. The abdomen finely punctured and 

 pubescent. 

 Hob. Mexico. This beautiful species is in the Collection of the British 

 Museum. 



2. AugocJilora ignita. 



A. capite thorace pedibusque laete viridibus, delieatule rugosis ; abdomine 

 fulgido, metallico kerrnesiaco-rubris, delieatule punctatis. 



Female. Length 4 lines. Head and thorax bright green, and finely 

 rugose ; the elypeus, cheeks, sides of the thorax, and the legs, thinly 

 clothed with cinereous pubescence ; the antenna? black ; the apex of 

 the elypeus black and coarsely punctured ; the apex of the mandibles 

 ferruginous, the basal portion black, tinged with green ; wings hyaline 

 and iridescent, the nervures testaceous, the stigma pale. Abdomen of 

 a rich refulgent metallic crimson-red, finely punctured and shining ; 

 the margins of the segments with a thin narrow fringe of cinereous 

 pubescence; beneath, covered with longer pubescence of the same colour. 



Hub. Mexico. In my own Collection. 



The general colouring of this beautiful bee is exactly that of 

 Chrysis ignita. 



3. Augoclilora viridana. 



A. lsete viridis ; capite thoraceque rugosis, abdomine punctato, pube pallide 

 fulva, alis hyalinis. 



Female. Length 3i lines. Bright emerald-green ; the head and 

 thorax finely rugose, the elypeus coarsely punctured, with its apex 

 black ; the mandibles black at their base, tinged with green, their apex 

 ferruginous ; the antennae black, with the flagellum fulvous beneath ; 

 the cheeks, thorax at the sides and beneath as well as the legs, with 

 glittering cinereous pubescence ; the tarsi rufo-piceous ; the wings 

 hyaline, the nervures and stigma testaceous, the latter palest. Abdo- 

 men finely punctured ; the margins of the segments narrowly fringed 

 with white pubescence ; the abdomen is entirely covered with a thin 

 pale pubescence, which is longest and most dense beneath. 



Hab. Mexico. In my own Collection. 



4. Augoclilora refulgens. 



A. fulgida viridis, vertice, thoracisque dorso fulgido-sereis, delieatule 

 punctatis, alis hyalinis. 



Female. Length 3$ lines. Bright shining green ; the disk of the 

 thorax and the vertex of the head with a coppery refulgence; the 

 elypeus coarsely punctured, a bright green line at the inner margins of 

 the eyes ; antenna? black, faintly piceous beneath ; the mandibles 



