. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 320 L. LYNEBORG tergal bands than in the preceding species, and with 'normal' tibial chaetotaxy. Third antennal segment (Text-fig. 360) shortened. 9- With a broad and mostly mat brownish or greyish tomentose frons (Text-fig. 358), and a uniformly brownish grey tomentose abdomen. Description. 壉 Head (Text-fig. 360). Facial index about 0-94. Eyes almost touching for a short distance. Upper facets distinctly enlarged. Proboscis short and slender, just reaching to level of antennal bases. Palpi as long as proboscis, pale yellowish an
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 320 L. LYNEBORG tergal bands than in the preceding species, and with 'normal' tibial chaetotaxy. Third antennal segment (Text-fig. 360) shortened. 9- With a broad and mostly mat brownish or greyish tomentose frons (Text-fig. 358), and a uniformly brownish grey tomentose abdomen. Description. 壉 Head (Text-fig. 360). Facial index about 0-94. Eyes almost touching for a short distance. Upper facets distinctly enlarged. Proboscis short and slender, just reaching to level of antennal bases. Palpi as long as proboscis, pale yellowish and with whitish pile. All parts of head whitish grey to greyish tomentose. Frons with long black hairs, other parts of head with white hairs. 12-14 long and slender post-ocular setae on each side. A few occipital setae present, or occipital setae entirely absent. First and second antennal segments intensely whitish grey tomentose, first segment with whitish hairs and black setae apically and dorsally. Third antennal segment blackish grey to blackish, indistinctly paler brownish at the narrow base; remarkably short. Thorax. Mesonotum largely brownish black to dark brownish and not shining, with two narrow paler greyish brown stripes and lateral parts of mesonotum also greyish brown tomentose. Scutellum brownish black. Mesonotal pile rather long and exclusively whitish. Pleura greyish with whitish pile. Usually only 1 sa seta present. Dc setae absent. Wings. Cell M3 closed, and shorter or longer petiolate. Vein i?4 with proximal section nearly straight, distal section forming a low curve. Colour hyaline with a whitish tinge. Veins and stigma brownish black, without any infuscation. Knob of halteres brownish black. Legs. Fx and f2 without av setae, but /2 sometimes with a single pv seta. F3 with 3-5 av setae on apical half. 7\ with 2-3 ad, pd and pv setae, most of which are long and strong. T2 with 2 or 3 strong setae in the normal four positions. T3 with rows of 6-7 ad, pd and
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