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New Bee of the Genus Heriades 
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mandibles, etc. From H. bruneri Titus, the species geograph- 
ically closest to currant, the latter differs by its coarsely punc- 
tate abdomen and white rather than yellow pubescence. Like 
H. texana Michener, and unlike other species, currani has an 
elevation on the ventral mandibular carina of the female, but 
it is not nearly so conspicuous as in texana. 
