Species of Australian Hymenoptern. 59 



Genus Anthoglossa, Smith. 

 Anthoglossa sericea. 



A. nigra, thorace pedibusque pallide fulvescente tectis, segmentis 

 abdominis apice pallide testaceo late fasciatis. 



Female. — Black ; the sides of the face with a line of snow- 

 white pubescence, on the vertex it is slightly fuscous ; the anterior 

 margin of the clypeus and the mandibles rufo-piceous, the tips of 

 the latter black ; the flagellum fulvous beneath. The thorax 

 densely clothed with short pale pubescence on the disc, on the 

 sides and beneath it is cinereous ; the tibiae and tarsi rufo-piceous, 

 their pubescence pale fulvous ; the wings sub-hyaiine, the tegulae 

 pale testaceous. Abdomen subovate and covered with a short 

 changeable reddish pile; the apical margins of the segments 

 narrowly testaceous ; the fifth segment fringed with fulvous 

 pubescence, as well as the sides of the sixth ; the segment itself 

 being rufo-testaceous. 



Length 5 lines. 



From the Collection of J. Lubbock, Esq. 



Genus Prosopis, Fabr. 

 Prosopis metallicus. 

 P. nigro-cferulea, nitida et delicatule punctata, faciei scutello et 

 post-scutello jlavis. 



Female. — Black ; the clypeus and face on each side bright 

 yellow. Thorax closely and finely punctured ; the tubercles, 

 scutellum and post-scutellura yellow ; wings slightly smoky, the 

 nervures black ; the two recurrent nervures uniting with the two 

 transverse cubital nervures. Abdomen : obscurely nigro-seneous, 

 very finely and closely punctured. 



Length S\ lines. 



Male. — Shining nigro-aeneous ; the clypeus, the face on each 

 side of it, an angular spot above the clypeus and the scape in 

 front cream-coloured. Thorax closely and finely punctured ; a 

 large spot beneath the wings, the scutellum and post-scutellum 

 bright yellow ; wings sub-hyaline and iridescent, the nervures 

 piceous, the stigma pale testaceous ; the anterior tibiae in front, a 

 line on the femora outside near their apex, a line in front of the 

 intermediate and posterior tibiae and femora, yellow. Abdomen 

 finely and closely punctured ; the apical segments beneath fringed 

 with black pubescence. 



Hab. Australia. 



From the Collection of J. Lubbock, Esq. 



