428 yiv. T. D. A. Cockciell — Dcfcriptions and ]A. — Descri/>ti'o)i8 and Records of Bees. — LXXII. By T. D. A. COCKERELL, University of Colorado. Liphanthus sabnlosus, Reed. This insect was described by Roed as a new genus of Pliilantliid?e. Friese and Ducke refer it to P&aenytliia, but it is a peculiar little species, with remarkably long filiform mule antennae, and I am inclined to accept Reed's generic name. A specimen from the British Museum is labelled " Chili," and Mr. Meade-Waldo informs me that Pliilippi had proposed a new generic and specific name, which was not published. Tetndonia hirmtissima, sp. n. ? . — Length about li mm. Robust, black ; the head, thorax, and two basal segments of abdomen with long erect white hair ; sides of face, vertex, and cheeks anteriorly with black hair; head extremely broad; mandibles robust, black, with no orange spot ; labrum covered with white hair; clypeus strongly })unctured ; antennge black, third joint almost as long as next three combined; raesothorax dull; no intermixture of dark hair on thorax above ; legs with hair mostly white, but black on inner side of basitarsi and dark chocolate on inner side of hind tibiae; hind spurs not hooked; tegulic black. Wings dusky translucent, venation ordinary. Abdomen with white hair-patches at sides of segments 2 to 5, that on 2 rather small, the others large, transverse, and brilliant white ; other parts of these segments (except second) black ; apical segment with shining chocolate hair ; venter with bands of white hair. Hab. British Columbia, 4. 11. 07 {Capt. G. A. Beazeley, British Museum). It also has a type-written label, " Toba." Among the North-American species it falls nearest to T. lata (Prov.), described from Vancouver I., but it is easily known by the long white hair and spotted abdomen. It has a South-American aspect, recalling such species as T. hi-punctata, Friese. The locality may be erroneous; could it have come from Chile, where the bees are so often black and greyish-white haired ? I do not find any S. -American species with which I can identify it. Protandrena scutellata, sp. n. $ . — Length nearly 7 mm. Rather slender ; head and thorax black, with very scanty
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