*84 APIDiE. 



yellow. The clypeus, the face on each side of it, and the man- 

 dibles, yellow ; the tips of the latter ferruginous ; a minute spot on 

 the posterior margin of the vertex above the eyes yellow. Thorax 

 with a minute angulated white spot beneath the wings, and a 

 yellow one on the tegulae in front ; the apical joints of the tarsi 

 ferruginous ; the tarsi with white pubescence above and fulvous 

 beneath ; wings subhyaline, the anterior pair dark fuscous on the 

 fore margin and at the apex of the wings. Abdomen with the first 

 to fifth segments each with an oblong transverse yellow lateral 

 macula ; shining, with the two basal segments finely punctured ; 

 clothed beneath with white pubescence. 



Hah. Sierra Leone. 



2. Anthidium lanificum. 



Female. Length 4 lines. — Black ; the head and thorax closely punc- 

 tured ; abdomen smooth, shining, and punctured only at the basal 

 margins of the segments. A triangular spot on the clypeus$ a 

 similar spot on each side of it on the face, the mandibles, and an ab- 

 breviated line on the posterior margin of the vertex above the eyes, 

 yellow ; the nagellum beneath, except two or three of the basal 

 joints, fulvous ; the margins of the mandibles and their apex black. 

 The tubercles and the lateral margins of the scutellum yellow ; the 

 anterior femora and tibise in front rufo-testaceous ; the tarsi, and 

 the apical joints of the intermediate and posterior pairs, pale testa- 

 ceous, all being densely covered with pale pubescence ; the legs 

 shining and punctured ; wings dark fuscous. The second segment 

 of the abdomen with a minute lateral spot at the basal margin ; the 

 third, fourth, and fifth segments with an oblong transverse lateral 

 macula, yellow ; clothed beneath with pale fulvous pubescence. 



Hah. Old Calabar. 



3. Anthidium apicatum. 



Female. Length 3| lines. — Black, punctured, with the head and 

 thorax immaculate, abdomen spotted with yellow. The head and 

 thorax closely and strongly punctured ; the sides of the face, below 

 the insertion of the antennae, with pale pubescence ; the tarsi with 

 pale fulvous pubescence above, and bright fulvous beneath ; the 

 scutellum produced over the metathorax ; wings subhyaline, their 

 apical margins clouded. Abdomen with the first to fourth seg- 

 ments with a small ovate spot at their extreme lateral margins ; 

 the fourth segment has an additional spot within the extreme 

 lateral one ; the fifth and sixth segments entirely pale yellow ; 

 beneath densely clothed with pale fulvous pubescence. 



Hah. NataL 



