A new Ochreriades is described from Namibia, O. rozeni NEW SPECIES. Ne
w records are presented for the only other known species, O. fasciatus
Friese, restricted to the eastern Mediterranean. The disjunct distrib
utional pattern exemplified by Ochreriades is uncommon among megachili
ds. The inclusion of this maculated genus in the Osmiini is confirmed
and its relationship to other genera discussed.