124 ■ A.VWM, 



in the British Museum. The species has been received from Sierra 

 Leone ; and it has, as described by Fabricius, green pubescence on 

 the thorax. The A. cincta is described by Dours as having the 

 pubescence " archnte-rujis :" the size given is evidently a mistake, 

 being 18 millims. ; that is the size of A. hispanica, which belongs 

 to the division Magna, whilst A. emendata is placed in the division 

 Media, of which A. quadrifasciata is given as typical. 



13. Anthophora insularis. 



Female. Length 6| lines. — Black ; the pubescence on the face, 

 thorax anteriorly, and extreme base of the abdomen ochraceous ; 

 on the hinder portion of the thorax, from the tegulae, it is black ; 

 on the second and third segments of the abdomen it is fulvous, and 

 on the following segments black ; on the posterior margin of the 

 vertex and on the cheeks it is also black ; the posterior tibiae and 

 tarsi with fulvous pubescence outside ; on the tibiae within it is 

 black, but bright fulvous on the tarsi ; two or three of the apical 

 joints of all the tarsi ferruginous. The wings subhy aline, the ner- 

 vures and tegulae black. 



Hab. Vancouver's Island. 



14. Anthophora cineraria. 



Female. Length 7-7 j lines. — Black, and clothed with cinereous 

 pubescence, that on the thorax having more or less of an ochraceous 

 tinge ; the posterior tibiae and tarsi with bright fulvous pubescence 

 outside ; the apical joints of the tarsi ferruginous ; wings subhya- 

 line, the nervures and tegulae black. 



Male. Smaller than the female ; clothed with similar pubescence, 

 but the third to sixth segments of the abdomen with black pubes- 

 cence, the terminal segment with white ; on the thorax beneath, 

 and on the tibiae and tarsi, the pubescence is pale ; the apical joints 

 of the tarsi pale ferruginous. 



Hab. Vancouver's Island. 



XYLOCOPA, Latr. 



1. Xylocopa bomboides. 



Male. Length 12J lines. — Black ; the clypeus and sides of the face, 

 below the antennae, white ; the flagellum, except one or two of the 

 basal joints, fulvous beneath ; eyes large and subapproximate at the 

 vertex ; the head, thorax, legs, and three basal segments of the 

 abdomen with black pubescence, the legs having a long fringe be- 

 hind ; the fourth and following segments of the abdomen with bright 

 ferruginous pubescence ; the wings fulvo-hyaline, and slightly 



