n8 Z. BOUCEK 



Sudan, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaire, Kenya, 

 Malawi, Rhodesia, South West Africa, South Africa. 



Material examined. 



Type data given in synonymy. 



Portuguese Guinea: Bolama, 1899, 1 $ (L. Fea) (MCSN, Genoa). Sierra 



Leone: Njala, xi. 1931, 1 $ (E. Hargreaves) (BMNH); Freetown, xi. 1967, 1 $; 



Kambui Hills, iv. 1968, 1 $ (both D. Owen) (Townes). Liberia: Sengatown, viii. 



1926, 1 $ (Bequaert) (MRAC, Tervuren). Ghana: Ashanti, Obuasi, 23.ii.1907, 1 $ 



(W. M. Graham) (BMNH). Nigeria: Kano, Azare, 4.1X.1925, 1 $ {Lloyd) (BMNH); 



Ibadan, 1 $ (Olokemeji) (USNM, Washington). Sudan: West Darfur, E. Djebel 



Murra, Kirima, 1800 m, 20.V.1932, 1 $ (M. Steele) (BMNH); Juba, 5.xi.i948, 1 $ 



(J. C. Bradley) (CU, Ithaca). Central African Republic: Fort Crampel, 1919, 



1 $ (De Gaulle) (MNHN, Paris). Equatorial Guinea: Fernando Poo, 1901 



(Conradt) (MNHN, Paris); Musola, 500-800 m, 1902, 17 $, 1 <J (L. Fea) (MCSN, 



Genoa). Gabon: Ogoue, Ngomo, 1913, 1 $; Lambarene, 1912, 1 $ (both Ellenberger) 



(MNHN, Paris). Zaire: Eala, vi. 1932, hi. 1935, 2 $ (Corbissier, Ghesquiere); 



Kisangani (= Stanleyville), ii.1926, 1 $ [Ghesquiere); Leverville, 1928, I $ (Tinant) 



(all MRAC, Tervuren); Kasai, Tshikapa, iv. 1939, 1 $ (Bequaert) (BMNH); Haute 



Uele, Watsa, 1922, 1 $ (Burgeon) (MRAC, Tervuren). Kenya: Rabai nr Mombasa, 



viii. 1930, 2 $ (van Someren) (BMNH). Malawi: Chiromo, 1 $, 1 <$ (R. C. Wood) 



(BMNH). Rhodesia: Victoria Falls, i. 1929, ii. 1953, 2 $ (NM, Bulawayo); Insuza 



River, xi. 1949, 1 $; Sawmills, ii. 1925, 1 $; Penkridge, x. 1927, 1 $ (Stevenson) 



(all NM, Bulawayo) ; Lonely Mine, iv. 1914, 1 $ (H. Swale) (BMNH) ; Hot Springs, 



xii. 1928, 2 $ (NM, Bulawayo). South West Africa: Zesfontejn, ii. 1925, 1 $ 



(SAM, Cape Town). South Africa: Transvaal, Kaapmuiden, 3.V.1920, 1 $, 



(SAM, Cape Town); Natal, Durban, 1856-60, 4 $ (Quenzius) (BMNH); Pondoland, 



Port St. Johns, xii. 1970, 1 $ (M. & H. Townes) (Townes); New England, xii. 1923, 



1 $, and Lady Grey, xii.-ii. 1924, 1925, 1 $, 2 $ (R. I. Nel) (BMNH; DEI, 



Eberswalde); Katberg, 1300 m, ii.-iii. 1933, 2 $ (Turner) (BMNH); Sundays River, 



1 ? (O'Neil) (BMNH); Somerset East, xii. 1930, 1$ (Turner) (BMNH); Alice, xii. 1957, 



ex Megachile willowmorensis and ex 'carpenter bee', 13 $, 11 $ (T. S. Taylor) 



(BMNH; SAM, Cape Town); Grahamstown, xii.-iv. 1957-1961, 13 $ (Jacot- 



Guillarmod, Callan, Michener) (BMNH; AM, Grahamstown; SM, Lawrence); 



Scorgida, 5.1.1927, 1 $ (Brauns) (TM, Pretoria); Willowmore, ii.-iv. 1904-1924, ex 



Lithurge capensis, 15 $, 18 <$ (Brauns) (TM, Pretoria; BMNH; CAS, San 



Francisco); Modderfontein nr Willowmore, ii. 1925, 1 $, 1 $ (Brauns) (TM, Pretoria); 



Swellendam, xi. 1933, 1 $ (Turner) (BMNH); Hex River, xii.-i. 1883-1885, 2 $, 1$ 



(L.G.) (BMNH; SAM, Cape Town); Worcester, xii. 1933, 1 $ (Turner) (BMNH); 



Cape Town, 1888, 1 $ (SAM, Cape Town) ; Leipoldtville, Eland's Bay, x. 1948, 1 $ 



(Mus. Exped.) (SAM, Cape Town); Namagalieskraal, 24.ii.1925, 1 $ (W. Lignau) 



(DEI, Eberswalde) ; Hester Malan Nat. Reserve, 10 mis E. of Springbok, i. 1972, 



1 ?, 2 <J (Mus. Exped.) (BMNH). 



