SOME BEES FROM PANAY 
By T. D. A. Cockerell 
Of the University of Colorado 
During May, June, and July, 1918, Mr. R. C. McGregor col- 
lected insects at Culasi, on the west coast of Panay, and on 
Batbatan Island, off Panay. Many species of various orders 
were found, but the present report deals only with the bees.^ 
Since no bees had been collected on Panay or Batbatan, the 
collection was examined with a lively expectation of novelties. 
It has been rather surprising to find only one new species, a very 
fine and distinct Nomia from Culasi. A Megachile from Culasi 
represents a new variety or subspecies, but with these two ex- 
ceptions the insects all agree with those previously found in 
other islands of the Archipelago. Among the previously known 
forms, however, was the striking carpenter bee Mesotrichia 
cuernosensis, of which I had only a single female, from Negros. 
It is evidently common on Panay, and the male, previously un- 
known, was obtained. As in the case of several other species 
of Mesotrichia, it is very unlike the female in appearance; the 
thorax with orange-fulvous hair, and the abdomen appearing 
blackish green. 
All that we know of Philippine bees shows that the lowland 
faunae of the several islands are very much alike, and suggests 
that most of the islands have been connected in comparatively 
recent times. Even the apparent differences in the faunae are 
probably due largely to the imperfection of our knowledge, though 
there are undoubtedly species which do not extend all over the 
Archipelago, and probably some at least are really peculiar to 
particular islands. It should be added that we know very little, 
comparatively speaking, of the upland bees, and these may be 
expected to show more precinctive types. 
CULASI 
Apis indica nigrocincta (Smith). 
Thirteen workers. 
^ One of the most interesting of the other insects is a remarkable orthop- 
teron looking like a small piece of wood, collected at Culasi. Mr. Rehn 
has kindly identified it for me as Misythus cultatrix (Walker). 
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