Megachile farinosa. 
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garni d’une bande faisant touffe; les bandes sous-abdominales 
sont continues, le 6. Segment en forme de carene No. 3 (?), 
couvert de poils argentes; les cuisses des pieds auterieurs 
armees d une apophyze. Les ailes enfumees vets le bout. 
Apportee par M. Swirydoff d’Eriwan, Grece, Calabre 
Caucase. 
(La description de cette espece par M. C o s t a accompagnee 
d’une planche est tres-complete (für pugillatoria!)', eile dissipe 
tous les doutes sur l’identite de la Synonymie. Mais il faut 
ajouter que le blanc d’argent peut passer par tous les nuances 
au jaunätre merne presque dore, mais en conservant toujours 
l'aspect luisant.)« 
2 Jahre später ist Rad. aber schon anderer Ansicht! 
91. Megachile farinosa Sm. 
1853. - Megachile farinosa Smith, $ Catal. Hymen. Brit. Mus. I. p. 154 n. 27. 
***' ~~ Black > the face above the insertion ot the antennae 
as high as the anterior stemma covered with yellowish white 
pubescence, the clypeus strongly punctured and thinly covered 
with short fulvous hairs; the antennae, labrum and mandibles red, 
the latter black at their apex, coarsely sculptured and armed 
with 2 teeth. Thorax the disk covered with very short 
yellowish white pubescence; on the sides, the latter being white; 
the legs, tegulae and nervures towards the base of the wings 
pale red; wings hyaline and having a fuscous cloud on their 
apical margins. Abdomen the upper surface entirely covered 
with a short scale-like pubescence; beneath, the pollenbrush pale 
yehow. Long. 4 ] /2 Ünes ( == 9 x, ri mm.) 
Obs. - One entire insect has the appearance of being 
coveied with a white powder. 
Bagdad (Asia min.)« 
1863. 
1876. 
1886 , 
92. Megachile pugiliatoria Costa. 
Megachile pugillatoria Costa, $ $ Atti accad. sc fis. Napoli I. P. 
2. p. 43; T. 2 F. 4 (£) 5 ($). 
Megachile pugillatoria Radoszkowski, $ $ Horae soc. entom. Ross. 
XII. p. 117 n. 20. 
Megachile pugillatoria Radoszkowski, Horae soc. entom. Ross. XX. 
p. 7; T. 1 F. 4. 
