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meet the opposite ones and form a series of V's; tliis is not 

 tlie case with vinctus. H. IcalutarcB also has a larger head, 

 elevated iposteriorly, and sides of vertex shining (dull in 

 vinctus). They are, however, allied. 



Halictus matheranensis, Cameron, 1907. 



H. emergendus, Cameron, 1908, is a little larger, but is 

 the same species. 



Postscutellum densely covered with pale ochreous-tinted 

 tomentuni. 



India. 



Halictus inoa (Cameron). 



Andrena inoa, Cameron, 1904 (type, c? , in British Mu- 

 seum), belongs to Halictus. 



Face broad, with subparallel eyes ; stigma and nervures 

 bright ferruginous ; middle of scutellum with moss-like 

 bright ferruginous hair ; abdominal segments with basal 

 hair-bands. 



Himalayas. 



Halictus pseudopectoralis, Cockerell. 



Halictus notatieollis, Friese, 1916, from Costa Rica, is a 

 sjMionym. The U.S. National Museum has specimens of 

 notaticollis from Friese. 



Halictus oppositus (Smith). 



The type (?) of Smith's JVomia opposifa from China, in 

 the British Museum, is a species of Halictus. ■ 



Mesothorax and scutellum entirely dull. Wings brownish, 

 first r. n. meeting second t.-c, third s.m. subquadrate, very 

 broad above. Hind spur dentate. Entire creamy-white 

 bauds at bases of abdominal segments 2 to 4. 



Halictus sepositus, sp. n. 



c? (type). — Length about 12 mm. 



Slender, black ; clypeus produced, convex, rugoso-punc- 

 tate, glistening, entirely black except for a pair of very 

 obscure reddish marks near apex ; in lateral profile of head 

 the clypeus is entirely out of line with eyes ; malar space 

 distinct. Head broad, oval, facial quadrangle much higher 



