. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. REVISION OF THE BOMBYLIIDAE (DIPTERA) OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 635. Text-fig. 207. Side view of hypopygium and ventral view of the aedeagal appara- ratus of o* Litorrhynchus macropterus (Lw.). the apices of anal cell and axillary lobe being usually extensively clear; infusca- tion beyond clear indentation broad on hind margin, usually quite as broad as clear indentation, relatively broader than in most species; basal, pale or yellowish streak across bases of basal cells very distinct; whitish spots in basa
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. REVISION OF THE BOMBYLIIDAE (DIPTERA) OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 635. Text-fig. 207. Side view of hypopygium and ventral view of the aedeagal appara- ratus of o* Litorrhynchus macropterus (Lw.). the apices of anal cell and axillary lobe being usually extensively clear; infusca- tion beyond clear indentation broad on hind margin, usually quite as broad as clear indentation, relatively broader than in most species; basal, pale or yellowish streak across bases of basal cells very distinct; whitish spots in basal cells conspicuous, sometimes also with a pale spot in first posterior cell; second posterior cell markedly elongate and narrow, its base very much longer than part separating it from first posterior cell; apical margin of third posterior cell very broad, distinctly much broader than along fourth posterior cell and usually more than twice or even three times width of second posterior cell on hind margin; second vein roundly recurved at end, the apical part clear; squamae yellowish to brownish, usually with a brownish fringe which may, however, be much paler. Head with the style of antennal joint 3 slender, long, much longer than joint, sometimes quite twice length of joint; proboscis long relative to size of specimens, about 3*5-7#5 mm. Hypopygium of $ as shown in text-fig. 207. In the Transvaal, British, Albany and South African Museums and the Commonwealth Institute. Length of body: about 8-17 mm. Length of wing: about 10-2of mm. Locality: Western and Eastern Cape, Karoo and Namaqualand. This is the common Litorrhynchus species of the Cape and is easily recognized by its characteristic wing-pattern, long stylar element, long proboscis, etc. It can only be confused with rostratus and certain forms of vernayi n. sp. From the former it may at once be distinguished by the relatively longer and narrower wings, much longer second posterior cell, broader clear indentation, longer c
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