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maxillary palpi 4-jointed; antennsB in c? with flagellum subraoniliform, 
joints compressed, last joint terminating in a slender curved spine. Sp. A. 
pilosifronsj Cresson ; A. productay Cress. 
Monumetha, Cresson, 1. c. p. 387. Allied to Chelostoma, but maxillary palpi 
6-jointed ; antennae short, filiform. Sp. M. argentifronsy Cress., &c. 
'New species : — 
Xylocopa calif ornicay Cresson, 1. c. p. 40, from California. 
Bomhus cmsimilisy Cresson, 1. c. p. 41, from Canada, New York, &c. ; B. 
centralisy Cress, ibid., from California. 
Apathus asJitmiy Cresson, 1. c. p. 42, from Canada, Maine, and New York. 
Andronicm (g. n.) cyKndricuSy Cresson, 1. c. p. 384, from Connecticut. 
Alcidamea (g. n.) ptlosifronsy Cresson, 1. c. p. 386, from Connecticut ; and 
A. productay Cresson, ibid., from Virginia. 
Monumetha (g. n.) argentifronSy Cresson, 1. c. p. 387, from Pike’s Peak ; M, 
ohsoleta, Cress. 1. c. p. 38, from Pike’s Peak and Hudson’s Bay Territory; and 
3f. horealisy Cress, ibid., from the Great Slave Lake. 
Anthidium similcy Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. ii. p. 378, from Mas- 
sachusetts. 
Heriades sitnpleXy Cresson, I, c. p. 384, from Connecticut. 
Ceratina tejomnsisy Cresson, 1. c. p. 390, from California. 
Epeolus pusillusy Cresson, 1. c. p. 398, from Massachusetts ; Epeolus hifas- 
ciatusy Cresson, 1. c. p. 38, from Illinois. 
Codioxys hrevis, Cresson, 1. c. p. 402, from Connecticut, &c. ; C. mccstaj 
Cross, t c. p. 403, from Connecticut ; C. lateralis, Cress. 1. c. p. 405, from 
Pennsylvania. 
Stdis lateralis, Cresson, 1. c. p. 410, from Pennsylvania ; S, elegans, Cress. 
1. c. p. 411, from Pike’s Peak, Colorado Territory ; 8. montana. Cress. 1. c. p. 
39, from the Colorado Territory. 
Osmia. Of this genus Cresson describes the following new North American 
species (Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. iii.) : Osmia bucephala, 1. c. p. 17, from 
British N. America ; 0. megacephala, 1. c. p. 18, O. longula, 1. c. p. 19, and 
O.juxta, ibid., from the Colorado Territory ; O. latitarsis, 1. c. p. 20, from New 
York and Virginia ; O. hudsonica, 1. c. p. 21, from the Hudson’s Bay Territory ; 
0. propinqua, 1. c. p. 23, and O. caUfornica, 1. c. p. 24, from California ; O. 
montana, ibid., and O. densa, 1. c. p. 25, from Pike’s Peak, Colorado ; O. purpurea, 
1. c. p. 27, from the Eastern States ; O. sericea, ibid., from the Colorado Terri- 
tory ; O. atriventris, 1. c. p. 29, from Connecticut; O. duhia, ibid., from Pike’s 
Peak ; O. distincta, 1. c. p. 30, from Connecticut ; O. alhiventris, 1. c. p. 31, 
from Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania ; O. conjuncta, ibid., from 
Connecticut ; O, proxima, 1. c. p. 32, from Maine and Mackenzie River ; O, 
canadensis, 1. c. p. 33, from Canada West; O. cognata, ibid., from Illinois ; O. 
fulgida, 1. c. p. 34, O. viridis, ibid., and O. pusiUa, 1. c. p. 35, from the Colo- 
rado ; O. pumila, ibid., from Pennsylvania ; O. brevis, 1. c. p. 36, from th 
Colorado ; O. globosa, ibid., from the Great Slave Lake ; O rustica, I. c. p. 37, 
from Pennsylvania ; and O, vicina, 1. c. p. 38, from Virginia. 
VeSPIDvE. 
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