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s. Dasycolletes vestitus. 
Dasycolletes vestitus, Smith, Trans. Ent. Soc., 1876, p. 485. 
Wellington (Wakefield).—B.M. 
| 6. Dasycolletes purpureus. 
Dasycolletes purpureus, Smith, Cat. Hym. Ins. B.M,, 1, p. 15 
(1853). 
New Zealand (Churton).—B.M. 
7. Dasycolletes metallicus. 
Dasycolletes metalhicus, Smith, Cat. Hym. Ins. B.M.,, i, p. 15 
1853). 
Dees trichopus (White), Voy. Erebus and Terror, Ins. pl. 
vil., fig. 12 (1874). 3 
8. Prosopis agilis. 
Prosopis agilts, Smith, Trans. Ent. Soc., 1876, p. 484. 
Canterbury (Wakefield) —B.M. 
g. Prosopis relegatus. 
Prosopis relegatus, Smith, Trans. Ent. Soc., 1876, p. 485. 
Canterbury (Wakefield).—B.M. 
10. Prosopis capitorus. 
Prosopis capitorus, Smith, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1876, p. 485. 
Canterbury (Wakefield).—B.M. 
I1. Prosopis levigata. 
Prosopis levigata, Smith, Cat. Hym. Ins. B.M. i1., p. 420 (1854) 
Auckland (Bolton).—B.M. 
Female, length 3% lines—Black; head and thorax subopaque, 
very delicately punctured ; the head subovate, the face having 
on each side of the clypeus an angular yellow spot; the anterior 
margin of the clypeus slightly emarginate. Thorax, the tubercles 
and an interrupted line on the collar, yellow; the metathorax 
smooth and rounded, the wings subhyaline and beautifully 
iridescent ; the legs entirely black. Abdomen elongate, sublan- 
ceolate, very smooth and shining, having a few black hairs to-- 
wards the apex. 
12. Prosopis vicina. 
Prosopis vicina, Sichel, Reise d. Novara, Hym., p. 143 (1867) 
Auckland (Voy. Novara); Tasmania (Sichel), 
Several species nearly allied to this have been described from 
Australia by Smith ; no other New Zealand species hasa yellow 
scutellum and post scutellum. 
_ 13. Halictus sordidus. 
Flalictus sordidus, Smith, Cat. Hym. Ins. B.M.i., p. 56 (1853) 
Auckland (Bolton).—B.M. 
14. Halictus familiaris, 
Flalictus familiaris, Smith, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1876, p. 486. 
Canterbury (Wakefield) —B.M. 
