ig22.] ' C. Dover : Notes on Bees. 89 



of Bombylius to B. lapidarius var. tunicains. I have never noticed 

 this myself and judging from his description I think it just pro- 

 bable that his Bombylius is really a Criorhina. 



Bombus eximius Smith. 



The Darjiling District, Khasi Hills, Shillong, and Mong-wan 

 in W. China may be added to the localities given by Bingham. 



Bombus flavescens Smith. 



The Darjiling District, Nepal and Kumaon may be added to 

 the localities given by Bingham. 



Bombus funerarius Smith. 



There are specimens in the Indian Museum from the Western 

 Himalayas. Col. Bingham remarks that individuals with the 

 pubescence on the apical three segments bright orange-red instead 

 of greyish have only been found in Sikkim, but I have seen an 

 example from the W. Himalayas. 



Bombus alienus Smith. 



1897. Bombus? vallestris, Bingham, Faun. Brit. Ind.Hym. I, p. 553. 

 1916. Bombrts alienus, Meade-Waldo, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. XVII, p. 

 467. 



This species (omitted from the "Fauna") was taken in 

 October, 1903, by Mr. R. E. Turner in Shillong. B. vallestris 

 agrees fairly well with the description of alienus, but as Smith's 

 type of the latter species is not available in Calcutta, and his type 

 and? cotypes of vallestris in the Indian Museum are almost 

 unrecognisable, I can offer no definite opinion. Meade-Waldo 

 says that it is probable that vallestris is synonymous with alienus. 



Bombus Bhaemorrhoidalis Smith. 



. The Museum possesses specimens from several localities in the 

 Eastern and Western Himalayas. 



Bombus orientalis Smith. 



To Mr. Paiva's list of the specimens in the Indian Museum 

 (Rec. Ind. Mus. VIII, p. 80, 1912) I may add Yokohama and ? 

 Calcutta. 



Bombus longiceps Smith. 



1910. Bombus longiceps, CocUerell, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. V, p. 505. 

 1916. Bombus longiceps, Meade-Waldo, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. XVII, 

 p. 468. 



The Museum possesses a worn specimen which is, I think, the 

 type of this species from Leh in Dadak. It has also been taken 

 by Captain Hingston in Kashmir. I agree with the authors 

 cited that longiceps cannot be a variety of hortorum. 



