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Arlesia arleana sp.n. is described and illustrated. Arlesia proxima (Arlé, 1939) is redescribed based on especimens from Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.

Two new species are described: N. xavantina sp.n. and N. itaumiensis sp.n., both from Brazil.

The female of Huancabamba rotundiceps is described. Illustrations of male genitalia is also added.

A study of four tree-hole nesting bee species of Centris Fabricius, 1804 was conducted between July, 1988 and June, 1990 in isolated and continuous "terra firme" forests at Manaus region. Nests were obtained from wood trap-nests of different diameters and consisted of a linear series of brood cells. Centris dichrootricha (Moure, 1945) and C. terminata Smith, 1874 were the most abundant species. Centris terminata nested principally in gaps and continuous forest and C. dichrootricha in cleared areas and small fragments of forest. More nests were obtained in trap-nests placed at 8 and 15 m height above ground. Nesting activity was more pronounced in the wet season between August and January. Natural enemies are the beetle Tetraonyx Latreille, 1805 and the bees Coelioxys Latreille, 1809, Mesocheira Lepeletier & Serville, 1825 and Mesoplia Lepeletier, 1841. Nest architecture of Centris spp. are described.

Three new associations of Philornis Meinert, 1890 flies and Thamnophilidae are registered: Formicivora erythronotos (Hartlaub) with Philornis sp., Thamnophilus ruficapillus (Vieillot) with P. downsi and Thamnophilus palliatus with P. glaucinis.

Bordoniana is here proposed as a new name for Bordonia Sakakibara, 1997 (praeoc.) - non Bordonia Cobos, 1978 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) -, and, consequently, the following changes: Bordoniana venezuelana (Sakakibara, 1979) comb.n.; B. clypeata (Sakakibara, 1997) comb.n.; B. majuscula (Sakakibara, 1997) comb.n.; B. nigricosta (Goding, 1926) comb.n.; B. virescens (Funkhouser, 1940) comb.n..

A case of partial albinism in the pampas deer, recorded at the Emas National Park, Goiás, Brazil is described. The coat color and behaviour of the albino are compared with normal pampas deer.

Burckhardtia nom. nov. is proposed for Neopelma Burckhardt, 1987 (Psyllidae, Homoptera), preoccupied by Neopelma Sclater, 1860 (Pipridae, Aves).

Limnocoris bergi De Carlo, 1941 (Heteroptera: Naucoridae) is proposed as a new synonymy of L. brasiliensis De Carlo, 1941.

The species of the tribe Paracolletini are presented as the first part of a commented catalog of Colletidae bees, frora the Neotropical Region. The geographic distribution, flowers, biological behaviour, taxonomy, type locality and depositary museums are mentioned, bibliographic information are given for each species and a new genus, Actenosigynes, is proposed to Leioproctus (L.) fidvoniger Michener, 1989.

The following ones are considered as new species, from Brasil: Tetrapedia albodecorata (Óbidos, Pará); T. bipartita (Ouro Preto d'Oeste, Rondônia); T. garofaloi (Cajurú, São Paulo); T. helvola (Cáceres, Mato Grosso); T. hemileuca (Tefé, Amazonas); T. hypoleuca (Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo); T. imitalrix (Ouro Preto d'Oeste, Rondônia); T. melampoda (Imperatriz, Maranhão); T. spanosticta (Itajubá, Minas Gerais); T. xanthorrhina (Vila Bela, Mato Grosso); from Paraguay: T. nigropilosa (Colônia Carlos Pfannel, Guayrá); and from Argentina, T. pulchella (San Pedro Colalau, Tucumán). Some notes are added on T. alfkeni Cockerell, 1914 and on T. basalis Smith, 1879.

New combinations, notes, synonymy and redescriptions of some Neotropical Halictidae bees described by Vachal (1911), are given, and a new genus Vachalias is proposed to accommodate Haliclus cosmetor Vachal, 1911. The following species of Halictus: engys Vachal, 1911, liaspis Vachal, 1911 and rohdei Vachal, 1911 are transfered to Augochlora (Augochlora) Smith, 1853; H. levinasis Vachal, 1911 is a synonym of Augochlorella striala (Pmvzmcher, 1888); H. xanthogastris Vachal, 1911 belongs to Habralictus, H. myrrhites Vachal, 1911 to Pereirapis and H. psoraspis Vachal, 1911 to Ceraialiclus. Some notes are made on the specimens of Pereirapis simotes Vachal, 1911. Haliclus psorops Vachal, 1911 is included as a synonym in Ceratalictus clonius (Brèthes, 1909) and also Oxystoglossa theia Schrottky, 1910 and Oxystoglossa thalia pauloensis Schrottky, 1910. Halictus selloi Vachal, 1911 belongs to Augochloropsis (Augochloropsis). The lectotypes are designated for the following species: Halictus simotes and H. cosmetor.

Eumorpha danielis (Schrottky, 1907) and Centris nigrita var. raymondi Schrottky, 1907, are trasferred to Euplusia Moure, 1943 and validated as Euplusia danielis and Euplusia raymondi comb.n.. Specimens from Santa Isabel do Morro, Ilha do Bananal, Tocantins, and from Santarém and Cachimbo, Pará, are described as Euplusia danielis fuscatra subsp.n., Euplusia fragocara Kimsey, 1977, was discovered in Ouro Preto d'Oeste, Rondônia; its female shows bluish colors as E. caerulaescens (Lepeletier, 1841), and E. violacea (Blanchard, 1840). The true meaning of E. smaragdina (Perty, 1833) as different from E. surinamensis (Linnaeus, 1758) is restored according to the study of the type specimen in Munich, Germany. E. xantha Kimsey, 1977 is a new synonym of E. vidua Moure, 1976. The following species from Brasil are described as new: Euplusia faceta from Mucujé, Bahia, Euplusia nordestina from Santa Luzia, Paraiba, and Euplusia velutina from Mérida, Northwestern Venezuela.

Friese (1916) described Parapsaenythia flavescens, changing the name to P. argentina. This species is a Colletidae, Paracolletini and belongs in Eulonchopria Brèthes, 1909, and a new combination Eulonchopria flavescens (Friese, 1916) is proposed. The second species apparently was not described: it is a Panurgini and here described as Friesina carinulata gen.n. and sp.n.. At Berlin Museum Psaenythia bernardinensis syn.n., decribed by Strand (1910), from Paraguay, is the male of' Eulonchropiaparaguayen-sis Brèthes, 1909, syn.n.

The bees described as Panurginus Nylander, 1848, from southern South America and deposited in the Museum Humboldt, Berlin, were studied. Seven species were redescribed and trans-ferred to the genus Panurgillus Schlindwein & Moure, 1998: P. aeneiventris (Friese, 1908),P. brunneicornis (Strand, 1910), P.paraguayanus (Strand, 1910), P. pauloensis (Friese, 1916), P. saltensis (Friese, 1908), P. solani (Ducke, 1912) e P. steinbachi (Friese, 1916). A key for the identification of the 21 known species of the genus is included. Panurginus flaviceps Friese, 1916 and P. saltensis var. nigroclypeata Friese, 1908 described by Friese are synonyms of Anthrenoides meridionalis (Schrottky, 1906). Panurginus laticeps Friese, 1916 belongs to Cephalurgus Moure & Oliveira, 1962 and P. nigriceps Friese is a species of Bicolletes Friese, 1908 (Colletidae, Paracolletini).

New species of the Neotropical genus Anthodioctes Holmberg, 1903 are described: A. xilitlae sp.n. from México; A. salvatoris sp.n. from El Salvador; A. costaricensis sp.n. from Costa Rica; A. chiribogae sp.n. from Equador; A. argentinus sp.n. and A. angelicae sp.n. from Argentina; A. navarroi sp.n. from Bolivia; and A. camargoi sp.n., A. cerradicola sp.n., A. claudii sp.n., A. gracilis sp.n., A. langei sp.n., A. manauara sp.n., A. meridionalis sp.n., A. moratoi sp.n., A. santosi sp.n., A. sioneii sp.n., A. speciosus sp.n. and A. vilhenae sp.n. from Brazil. The lectotype of A. calcaratus (Friese, 1921) is designated. Some descriptive and taxono-mic notes on/f. callorhinus (Cockerell, 1927), A. indescriptus (Dalla Torre, 1890), A. mapirensis (Cockerell, 1927), A. megachiloides Holmberg, 1903, A. psaenythioides Holmberg, 1903, A Kf///(Schwarz, 1933) and A. veraon/ae(Schrottky, 191 l)aregiven and a key to the studied species is proposed.

By the first time is reported the oceurrence of a gynandro-morph of Alloscirtetica brethesi, collected together with normal males and females.

Lophothygater aculeata sp.n., Lophothygater nigrita sp.n. and Pachysvastra flavofasciata sp.n. are described and the diagnosis of the female of Dasyhalonia phaeoptera is given.

The subgenus Hoplostelis (Austrostelis), proposed by Michener and Griswold (1994), is here raised up to the genus levei: Austrostelis stat.n. The following nomenclatural changes are introduced: Austrostelis catamarcensis (Schrottky, 1909) comb.n. (= Dianthidium nudum Schrottky, 1909syn.n. = Ste/i4-a//e«aCockerell, 1919syn.n. = Stelis argentina Friese, 1925 syn.n. = Stelis magna Friese, 1925 syn.n.); Austrostelis iheringi (Schrottky, 1910) comb.n.; Austrostelis zebrala (Schrottky, 1905) comb.n. Lectotypes are designated for: Dianthidium catamarcense Schrottky, 1909, Dianthidium iheringi Schrottky, 1910, Dianthidium nudum Schrottky, 1909, and Dianthidium zebratum Schrottky, 1905. A key for species and illustrations are also provided.

Aglaenita Spinola and A. bipunctata Spinola are redescribed; the geographic distribution of the species is widened to Brazil (Mato Grosso). The taxonomic position of Aglaenita is also altered, now considered as belonging to Neocoelidiinae. The correct spelling of the generic name is discussed.