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our wooden houses here, and selecting crevices and holes for their 
nests. ‘ 
Megachile conjuncta, Smith. 
Megachile rufipes, Smith. 
Procured at Bassein only. The male of conjuncta is often consi- 
derably smaller than the female, and has the face covered with 
white instead of black pubescence. 
Megachile disjuncta, Fabricius. 
Commonest of all of this genus. The width of the white band 
across the back differs considerably in individuals inter se. I have 
watched this bee cutting off and carrying away circular pieces out 
of the leaves of the guava. 
Megachile fraterna, Smith. 
Not uncommon in the Pegu hills in November and December. 
Jrocisa histrio, Fabricius. 
Of very wide distribution—India, France, Russia and Algeria. 
‘The blue interrupted bands on the abdomen vary in width in differ- 
ent specimens. 
Anthophora zonata, Linneous. 
Anthophora confusa, Smith. 
Henzada, Bassein, Rangoon: found throughout the year; in 
abundance during the rains. Ihave invariably found these bees 
keeping low down and buzzing about flowering shrubs and even 
grasses. : 
Xylocapa latipes, Drury. 
Xylocapa cestuans, Linneus. 
Xylocapa oliwrert, St. Fargeau. 
These are the great carpenter bees, sometimes mistaken for and 
called “humble-bees” by people in India. The true humble bee, 
Bombus, is of course quite different. 
The carpenter bees are very destructive to dry timber of any 
kind. I have seen a log even of the hard ironwood, Pyngado 
(Xylia dolabriformis), full of bee holes. 
X. oliviert seems rare, and to be crepuscular in its habits. I have 
procured it only at Pegu. 
Bombus eximius, Smith. 
Procured on Mooleyit, Dawnat mountains, at an elevation of 
about 4,500 feet. 
Apis dorsata, Fabricius. 
‘ 
This is the common honey bee of Burma. 
