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mesotliorax, and seutelluiu witli black hair; there is a small patch of white hair 
on each side at base of tegula\ Antenna? black, short ; scai:»e about one third the 
length of dagellum. Anterior wings with apical half pale brown as in male, but 
the first I’ecurrent nexwure enters second submarginal celJ nearer to the first 
transverso-cubital nervure than in the male. Legs black, stout, clothed with 
black hair; posterior legs very long and stout; hind tibia? and first joint of tarsi 
densely clothed with black hair on inner side; hind spurs black. Abdomen 
])lack, elongate, parallel-sided, with a thin white fringe at apex of each segment, 
\ddest at sides; thick black hair at sides and apex of abdomen; ventral scopa 
black. 
The female difters from the male in jts larger size, darker clothing, 
position of first recurrent nervure, and the long posterior legs, which are larger 
in proportion to the size of the insect than in any other ^lecjifchile with which 
I ain acquainted. Described from four females. 
9. M. stiff usipennis, Ckll. — Males, females, Brisbane, September, October^ 
December, January; on fiotvers of Daviesia 'idicim. The male, which has not 
been previously described, is smaller than the female. Its length is 11 mm. 
The chief difference hetw(?en the sexes is that in the male the face is densely 
clothed ■udth long golden hair; which on the clypeus is directed downwards, on 
the front, upwards; while on the facial fove^ it is directed outwards towards the 
eyes. Other markings and colours are exactly as in the female. Antenna? black, 
a little longer than in the female. 
10. M. maciilaris, D.T. — Males, females, Brisbane, Xovember, Jamiary,. 
March ; oji flowers of Bursaria s]>inosa. 
11. M. abdominalis, Sm. — IMales, females, Sunnybank, September,, 
October; on fiowers of Jacksonia scoparia. 
12. M. ferox, Sm. — Males, Brisbane, September, October ; on flowers of 
Baviesia ulicina. 
13. M. heliophila, Ckll. — Males, Snunybank, September: Kelvin Grove,. 
September; on flowers of Daviesia nlicina. 
14. M. quinquelineata, Ckll. — Females, Kelvin Grove, October, Novem- 
ber, February, jMarcli; on flowers of Daviesia 'iiUcina. 
15. M. simplex, Sm. — Males, females, Kelvin Grove and Sunnybank,, 
September, October, Novembei*; on flowers of Daviesia iilicina. 
It Avill be noticed that a large number of species were taken at flowers of 
Daviesia iiUoina. This plant is a great resort for bees iu tins district belonging 
tc the genus Megachile, as it flowers moi'e or less all the summer. I have noticed 
that they occasionally leave it for some of the Eucalypls, ])ut nsually return 
Vvhen the Eucalpytus flowers are over. 
16. M. serricauda, Ckll. — stales, Brisbane, Febmary; on flowers of 
J! esemkryantlieynum . 
