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Show 1896.] HYMENOPTERA OF CEYLON. 455 Imp. d. Nat. Mosc 1863, 25 ; Smith, Jour. Linn. Soc. xi. (1867), 381, 3. Genus N O M A D A , Fabricius. 318. NOMADA LUSCA, Smith. Nomada lusca, Smith, Cat. Hym. Ins. B. M. ii. 243, 58 2 > Jour. Linn. Soc. xi. 391, 2. Pundaloya (Green coll.). Originally described by Smith from the Philippine Islands, this species occurs also in Burma and Sikkim. It is a somewhat variable insect, and Smith's description is insufficient. I have, however, examined the type in the British Museum, with which the Burmese specimens agree exactly; the Ceylon and Sikkim specimens are darker, and the former has a didl yellow spot on each side, at the base of the 2nd abdominal segment. In Sikkim specimens these two spots coalesce above and form an obscure band at the base of the segment. Genus ANTHOPHORA, Latreille. 319. ANTHOPHORA ZONATA (Linnaeus). Apis zonata, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 955. Andrena zonata, Fabr. Ent. Syst. ii. 311, 19. Mejilla zonata, Fabr. Syst. Piez. 331, 13. Anthophora zonata, Lepel. Hym. ii. 25, 1; Smith, Cat. Hym. Ins. B. M. h. 336,90 ; id. Jour. Linn. Soc xi. (1867), 392,1; Sich. Suppl. Hym. Novara Beise, 153. Pundaloya (Green coll.). 320. ANTHOPHORA VIOLACEA, Lepeletier. Anthophora violacea, Lepel. Hym. ii. 80, 47; Smith, Cat. Hym. Ins. B. M. ii. 338, 96. Pundaloya (Green coll.). 321. ANTHOPHORA OINGULATA (Fabricius). Andrena cingulata, Fabr. Ent. Syst. ii. 314, 30 2 • Megilla cingulata, Fabr. Syst. Piez. 332, 18. Anthophora cingulata, Lepel. Hym. ii. 46 2 \ Sich. Suppl. Hym. d. Novara Beise, 153. 322. ANTHOPHORA FALLAX, Smith. Anthophora fallax, Smith, Desc New Spec. Hym. B. M. 120, o o • Pundaloya (Green coll.). Only one specimen in Mr. Green's collection, which is not quite typical, as it wants the fulvous fasciae on the underside of the abdomen. Originally described from Natal, it is a wide-spread species, occurring throughout India. |