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This is a distinct species ; I captured it some years ago at High- 

 gate, in July, since which I have not met with it. 



Sp. 32. Andrena angustior. 

 Melitta angustior, Kirby. 



Female. — (Length 4^ — 5 lines). Black; the face clothed with 

 fuscous pubescence ; the antennae piceous beneath. Thorax clothed 

 above with fulvous, but with paler pubescence on the sides and meta- 

 thorax ; the tegulae piceous; wings subhyaline, the apical margins 

 slightly clouded ; the legs nigro-piceous ; the posterior tibiae and 

 tarsi ferruginous ; the floccus very pale ochraceous ; the scopa pale 

 fulvous. Abdomen, the margins of the segments are sparingly fringed 

 with pale fulvous pubescence ; the apical fimbria fuscous ; beneath, 

 the apical segments have a rather long fringe of pale fulvous pubes- 

 cence. 



Male. — The head as large as the thorax ; the face clothed with 

 black pubescence ; the antennae scarcely as long as the head and tho- 

 rax ; the legs rufo-piceous. Abdomen has a thin cinereous pubes- 

 cence, beneath dark rufo-piceous. 



The male described is in accordance with Mr. Kirby's description, 

 but I think it doubtful if they are correctly paired : there is no speci- 

 men of either sex in the Kirbyan cabinet : the female is rare, being 

 seldom found in cabinets. 



Sp. 33. Andrena picicornis. 

 Melitta picicornis, Kirby. 



Female. — (Length 5 lines). Black ; the face clothed with dark 

 brown pubescence, a little paler on the cheeks ; the antennae rufo- 

 piceous. Thorax thinly clothed with pale fulvous pubescence ; the 

 tegulae piceous ; the wings subtestaceous, the apical margins slightly 

 clouded, the nervures piceous ; the legs rufo-piceous ; the floccus 

 very pale yellow, nearly white ; the scopa bright yellow. Abdomen 

 dark rufo-piceous ; the margins of the segments piceous ; the apical 

 fimbria fuscous. 



The only specimens which I have seen of this species are the 

 pair in the Kirbyan cabinet; taken by Mr. Kirby at Barham, 

 Suffolk. 



