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punctures. The mandibles are rufescent at their apices, the antennae beneath, 

 largely fulvous, the tegulse, costse, and stigmata of the wings, and the tibiae 

 and tarsi of all the legs, yellowish. 



16. Halictus kervilleanus, Peiez?— 1 $ , Amara (M), 11th May. 



I name this very doubtfully, though it agrees in most respects with Perez's 

 brief diagnosis, e.g., the mesonotum is extremely shining, apparently quite 

 impunctate — the pin unluckily makes it impossible to be certain of this ! — 

 and the propodeum is also as described for kervilleanus. But the tibiae and tarsi 

 are largely flavescent, and if kervilleanus has that character the author has not 

 mentioned it. (Seems also near to pauxillus !) , 



17. Halictus villosulus, Ktrby — 1 $ , Qazvin (P), 8th August. 

 Determined for me by Herr Alfken. The mesonotum much more closely 



punctured than in British specimens. 



18. Halictus lucidulus, Schenck. — 1 J » 1 2 • Qazvin (P), 17th July. 



The 5 was determined by Herr Alfken I have no doubt that the J belongs 

 to it. 



(The next 7 species all belong to the group with seneous reflections on at least 

 the head and thorax. Spp. 22-25 were determined for me by Herr Alfken.) 



19. Halictus variipes, Morawitz. — 1 $ , Amara (M), 17th September. 



14 $ 2 , Amara (M), " on Zizyphus ", 9th 



September. 

 3 2 2, Amara (M), 25th, 26th June and 



18th Julv. 

 2 2 2, Qazvin (P), 17th July. 



20. Halictus vestitus, Lep. — 1 d" , Khaniqin (M), 1st August. 



1 d , Shahroban (M), 31st July. 

 To this species Herr Alfken refers pulvercus, Morawitz. The description of 

 the latter well suits the specimen from Khaniqin. That from Shahroban is 

 much rubbed, but I have little doubt the two are conspecific. Both have what 

 Morawitz calls "appendix distinctus " at the middle of the margin of the 4th 

 abdominal sternite. 



21. Halictus. sp.? — 1 2, Qazvin (P), 17th September. 



A small insect, much rubbed, but it seems, when fresh to have been entirely 

 covered with dense silvery pilosity. The head and thorax, dark metallic green, 

 the abdominal segments carneous with yellowish margins. I cannot identify 

 it with any described species. 



22. Halictus, dissidens, Perez. — 1 2 . Talish (P), 10th July. 



23. Halictus mucoreus, Eversmann. — 1 d" » 1 2 > Qazvin (P). 17th July. 



24. Halictus mongolicus, Morawitz. — 1 2 , Am.ara (M), "on Acacia," 13th June. 



25. Halictus sogdianus, Morawitz. — 1 2 » Baquba (M), 27th July. 



26. Nomioides variegata, Oliver. — 5 do, Amara (M), 9th- 17th September. 



1 d , Amara, November. 

 12, „ 9th September. 

 This and also the following sp. occurred " on Zizyphus.'' 



27. Nomioides excellens, E. Saunders. — 6 d d , Amara (M), 3lst August— 



17th September. 

 1 2 , Amara (M), 17th September. 

 I have named these after comparing them with Saunders's Types. They are 

 much larger insects than any other Nomioides known to me. 



{Tc be continued). 



