150 0. Gr. Niirsp — Now f^peries of Indian Bymenoptern, [No. 2, 



9. NOMADA FRISCILLA, n. sp. 



9 (^ . Head and thorax closely but not very finely punctured, median 

 segment and abdomen impunctate ; postscutellum very prominent ; an 

 impressed line on the median segment, enclosed space at the base of the 

 segment raised, sharply defined, convex, a few outwardly divergent strife 

 at base, slightly rugose. Red ; the abdomen black and shining ; two 

 yellow spots on second, fifth and sixth segments ; some specimens have 

 n, similar spot on the fourth segment, atid in others the spots, except on 

 the second segment, are obsolete ; pubescence white, very sparse, longest 

 on median segment: wings hyaline, apex infuscated, tegiilnered. nervures 

 reddish-brown. 



Hah. Deesa; Matheran. 



Length 5 mm. ; Exp. 10 mm. 



10. Mrgachtle Ooi^uoxysiDES, Bingham. 



This species was described by Bingham in the Journal of the 

 Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. XJl, Part I, from my specimens 

 he described the 9 , as I hnd not then n c?. The following is a descrip- 

 tion of the latter. 



cT. Similar to the 9 , but more slender, the abdomen cylindrical- 

 not tapering towards the apex ; the margins of the segments strongly 

 constricted, apical segment with several teeth ; the anterior tarsi normal, 

 not dilated. 



11. Megachile vera, n. sp. 



y . Closely resembles M. cselioxy aides, Bingham, but is a somewhat 

 robuster insect; it differs only in having the trochanters and femora of the 

 intermediate and posterior legs blood-red. and the femora of the anteiior 



legs dark-red. 



c5^. Resembles M. coelioxysides of the same sex, except that the 

 apices of the tibia^ and the whole of the tarsi of the anterior legs are 

 pale testaceous, the first joint of the tarsi being somewhat dilated ; the 

 intermediate legs have the trochanters, femora, and the apex of the tibi», 

 and the posterior legs the trochanters and femora light red ; the 

 pubescence, especially on the clypeus and front, has a golden tint. 



Hah. Deesa ; Matheran. 



Length 7-9 mm. ; Exp. 13-15 mm. 



12. Megachile katinka, n. sp. 



9. Closely resembles M. ccBlioxyaidei^, Bingliam, but the pollen 

 brush is light red, and not white. 



e . Resembles the same sex of M. coelioxysides, except that the 



