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but lias the femora, the ventral surface of the abdomen 

 basallj, and the thorax below the wings bright ferruginous, 

 wliile the clypeus, scutellum, metathorax, basal part of first 

 abdominal segment, &c. are dull red. The hair on inner side 

 of hind tibiae and tarsi is light ferruginous. The antennse 

 are as in 31. obliqua, but clearer red, and the wings are 

 hardly so dark. 



Melecta interrupta, Cresson. 



This insect occurs in New Mexico in two varieties, which 

 may possibly prove to be distinct species. Unfortunately 

 the species is rare, and only a few specimens have been 

 collected. As the New Mexico varieties do not precisely 

 agree with the typical form from Texas, they are herewith 

 described : — 



YsiX.fallugice. 



Pubescent markings bright orange-fulvous (pale ochraceous 

 or tawny in the type) ; mesothorax extremely densely punc- 

 tured, so as to be dull ; the most distal point of third sub- 

 marginal cell not much above its middle. 



Pecos, N. M., June 27, at flowers of Fallugia, 1 $ 

 {M. Orabham) ; Continental Divide, La Tenaja, N. M., 

 Aug. 2, 1 $ (C. //. T. Townsend). 



Var. rociadensis , 



Pubescent markings pale ochraceous, those on abdomen 

 white shaded with ochraceous; disk of mesothorax with the 

 ])unctures well separated, showing the shining surface 

 between ; the most distal point of third submarginal cell con- 

 spicuously above its middle. Looks like a large Al. miranda, 

 but easily distinguished by the dark wings and teguloe and 

 the shape of the abdominal markings. 



ilociada, N. M., Aug. 10, 1 S [Cockerell). 



Melipona ligata, Say. 



San Kafael, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, middle of July, 

 at flowers of plant no. 31 [Cordia sp., probablv C. ferrujinea). 

 Collected by Prof. C. H. T. Townsend. 



Eulema surinamensis (L.) . 



Vicinity of San Pafacl, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, March 

 23 and 26, at flowers of plants nos. 1-1 and 21 {<J. II. T. 

 Townsend). 



