300 Natal Bees 
HYPANTHIDIUM, Cockerell. 
Species without pulvilli on feet. 
HyPpaNrHIpDIUM CORDATUM (Smith). 
Male from Winklespruit, 21st December, 1918 (C. N. Barker) ; 
female from same locality and collector, but 23rd December, 1918 
I have compared the male with one from F. Smith’s collection, 
Hypanruipium compactum (Smith). 
Eshowe, December, 1916 (H. W. Bell Marley). @. 
HYPANTHIDIUM ANGUSTIFRONS, Sp. NOV. 
¢. Length about 6 mm.; black, with bright chrome yellow 
markings, which include mandibles (except the tridentate apex) all of 
clypeus, broad lateral face-marks ending abruptly just below level of 
antennx, band on occiput, large spot on tubercles, comma-shaped spot 
on tegule, entire axille, very broad posterior corners of the projecting 
scutellum (narrowing toward the middle where briefly interrupted), 
greater part of legs (including entire outer surface of tibiz), and 
broad bands on abdomen (lacking middle third on first two segments, 
broadly interrupted on third, narrowly on fourth, with linear 
interruption on fifth, sixth all yellow except lateral bases, and seventh 
yellow) ; scape with nearly apical half yellowish-red on outer side ; 
flagellum dark reddish beneath ; tegule piceous except the yellow 
mark ; wings dusky ; scutellum projecting and sharp-edged, with 
rectangular corners; seventh abdominal segment truncate and 
simple, but two little dentiform projections from beneath its margin. 
Malvern, Natal, March, 1916 (C. N. Barker). Resembles #. 
truncatiforme (Dianthidiwm truncatiforme, Ckll), which also lacks 
pulvalli. 
The following key separates the above Anthidiine bees : 
Tegument of face entirely black, but abdomen with yellow 
Markings... osc eee wes D. melanocephalum, sp.nov. @. 
Tegument of face partly light............... saiiticle USO RE cles REE IL. 
1. Clypeus entirely black............ ...D. spilotum, sp. nov. 9. 
Clypeus largely or wholly pale............ ny okies, cae see 2. 
