On Bees from New Mewico. 125 
with ten long diverging hairs. The plates of the chitinous 
ring are deeply incised. ‘The posterior dorsal tubercles each 
with 45 to 70 round spinnerets. ‘The derm also bears many 
small glands and spinnerets. 
Hab. On branches of Jnga sp., growing along the banks of 
the River Mogy-guassti, near the town of Mogy-guassti, State 
of §. 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 Biological Station. 
—X. Observations on Bees collected at Las Vegas, New 
Mexico, and in the adjacent Mountains. II. By'T. D. A. 
CocKERELL *, 
Colletes americana, Cresson. 
Las Vegas, Aug. 11, at flowers of Solidago canadensis, 1 9 
(W. Porter). 
Colletes bigelovie, Ckll. 
Beulah (W. Porter). 
Colletes gilensis, Ckll. 
Las Vegas, July 21, at flowers of Petalostemon oligophyllus, 
4? (Ckll.) ; Aug. 1,3 9 (Porter & Ckil.); Gallinas River 
at La Cueva, Aug. 6, 2 ? (Porter & Ckill.). The joints of 
the palpi measure as follows in ~ :— Maxillary palpi, (1) 200, 
(2) 110, (8) 140, (4) 180, (5) 110, (6) 110; labial palpi, 
(1) 170, (2) 150, (8) 140, (4) 160. 
Petalostemon oligophyllus is the plant heretofore reported 
from Las Vegas as P. candidus; I am indebted to Miss A. 
M. Vail for the correct identification. 
Prosapis basalis, Smith. 
Beulah, July 28, 1d (Ckii.). New to New Mexico. 
This and other species of Prosapis were taken on moist 
ground by a stream. 
Prosapis mesille, Ckll. 
Las Vegas, June 19, at flowers of alfalfa, 9 (Ckil.) ; 
Aug. 4, 3 (W. Porter). 
* The first part of this paper appeared in Ann. & Mav. Nat. Hist., 
May 1900, p. 401. 
