1927] 
New West Indian Megachile 
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and with conspicuous basal ochraceous fasciae; segment 5 cov- 
ered, except the apical margin, with ochraceous appressed pubes- 
cence and with scattered erect pale hairs; none of the segments 
with apical fasciae except at extreme sides of segments 2-4; seg- 
ment 6 finely rugoso-punctate, the carina low and inconspicuous, 
broadly emarginate, so that the two teeth are all that is left, 
the segment above the emargination bare, on either side the 
surface covered with dense appressed ochraceous pubescence, 
morphological apex of the segment slightly carinate at the sides 
and with small lateral apical teeth; segment 7 broadly rounded, 
flat below, carinate apically, the carina projecting very slightly 
beyond the sixth segment medially; venter with four visible 
segments, the first three fringed behind with white hair, the 
fourth with an ochraceous apical fringe. Length 11.5 mm. 
Type: Male (Type No. 15705, Mus. Comp. Zool.); Mina 
Carlota, Trinidad Mts., Cuba, 1500 ft. altitude, on flowers of 
Neurolcena limbata, March 25, 1925 (Geo. Salt, coll.). 
Although the superficial resemblance is very slight, due to 
the color of the pubescence and legs, this insect is very similar in 
structure to M. xylocopoides Sm. and M. morio Sm., especially to 
the latter. It seems hardly possible that this can be the male of 
M. maura Cress, which belongs to the xylocojpoides-morio group, 
although it was caught at the same time and place as females 
of maura. M. sedula Sm. belongs to this same group, however, 
and the color of the pubescence and of the scopa suggests the 
possibility that this is the male of that species. M. sedula is 
recorded from St. Domingo, but may possibly occur on the 
island of Cuba. If this is not sedula it is at least a close relative. 
Records of other species of Megachile in this series follow: 
Megachile maura Cress. 
6 $ $ : Mina Carlota, near Cienfuegos, Cuba, March 21-24, 
at Neurolcena. 
Megachile poeyi Guer. 
7 d'd', 15 9 9: Mina Carlota, March 22-25; La Milpa 
(near Cienfuegos, at practical sea level), June 24 and July 4; 
Soledad, February 14, 22 and 23, April 6 and 10, June 9-29: on 
flowers of Neurolcena limbata, Vernonia neuthcefolia, Psidium 
cattleyanum and Caseria aculeata. 
