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more than two-thirds distance between eye and antenna; they 

 rapidly narrow below and end in an obtuse point a little below level 

 of antennae. Flagellum very dark reddish beneath. Third antennal 

 joint about as long as next two together. Hair on scutellum clear 

 light fulvous. Mesothorax and scutellum moderately shining, with 

 small not very dense punctures. Area of metathorax granular. 

 Hah* of hind tibiae pale reddish, very strongly plumose. Abdomen 

 shining, finely and distinctly punctured. Hind margins of segments, 

 including first, with complete cream-colored hair bands. Hair at 

 apex of abdomen cream color. 

 Type.— Cat. No. 18156, U.S.N.M. 



o 64 . Not as under a 6 *. 



a 65 . Stigma small and narrow; wings rather milky; species flying in October. 



ANDRENA LINCOLNELLA, new species. 



Lincoln, Nebraska. October. 



Female. — Length, 12 mm. Head and thorax black; antennae, 

 legs and abdomen dark reddish. Hind tibiae and tarsi honey color. 

 Pubescence pale, slightly ochreous above. Facial quadrangle broader 

 than long. Process of labrum broadly truncate. Clypeus shining, 

 except at sides, and with rather small punctures, which are sparse in 

 the middle. Facial foveae seen from above creamy white; they are 

 very broad above but rapidly narrow below, ending about level of 

 antennae and a little separated from eye. Third antennal joint about 

 as long as the next three together. Mesothorax and scutellum dull, 

 without evident punctures. Area of metathorax dull and granular. 

 Tegulae light testaceous. Wings hyaline, distinctly milky, the 

 narrow small stigma and the nervures ferruginous. Basal nervure 

 falling a little short of transverse median. Second submarginal cell 

 broad, receiving first recurrent nervure far beyond middle; hair of 

 hind tibiae very pale yellowish, spurs light ferruginous. Abdomen 

 dull and granular, without distinct punctures. Hind margins of 

 segments hyaline ; the abdomen above is nearly free from hair except 

 the bands of long white hair on hind margins of second and following 

 segments, very broadly interrupted on second and thin or absent on 

 middle of third. Second segment in middle depressed about one- 

 third. Hair at apex light ocherous. 



Type. — Entomological collection of the University of Nebraska. 



b 65 . Stigma ordinary; species flying May- July. 



a 66 . Hair at apex of abdomen bright orange-fulvous ; wings very red. 



ANDRENA ASTRAGALI, new species. 



Bad Lands, Mouth of Monroe Canon, Sioux County, Nebraska. 

 June 6, 1901. On Astragalus. (M. A. Carriker, jr.) 



Female. — Length, 12 mm. Black, the tarsi ferruginous. Pubes- 

 cence creamy white. Facial quadrangle broader than long. Process 



