. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. A Revision of the Bombyliidae (Diptera) of Southern Africa. 455 2 33 4 $$ #. affinis var. discrepans n. These specimens justify the erection of a distinct variety in that they appear to show certain constant differences, and incidentally also very closely resemble montanus. From typical forms of affinis they differ in having the pubescence on body in 33 and in some $$ predominantly sericeous whitish, that towards apex of venter in 33 much paler and not ochreous brownish, that on body below scarcely p
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. A Revision of the Bombyliidae (Diptera) of Southern Africa. 455 2 33 4 $$ #. affinis var. discrepans n. These specimens justify the erection of a distinct variety in that they appear to show certain constant differences, and incidentally also very closely resemble montanus. From typical forms of affinis they differ in having the pubescence on body in 33 and in some $$ predominantly sericeous whitish, that towards apex of venter in 33 much paler and not ochreous brownish, that on body below scarcely paler than that above, in 1 $-paratype, however, the pubescence above is de- finitely yellowish and more like that of typical $$; legs with the femora in both sexes more extensively darkened or black- ened, being entirely or almost entirely black in 33 and blackened to very much beyond middle in $$. From montanus this variety differs in having the inter- ocular space in 33 distinctly narrower, only a little broader than front ocellus, with this space distinctly longer, the Text-fig. 120 inner margins on each side of tubercle being longer than in montanus and at least or even more than 2 times as long as space is broad; scutellum is more extensively reddish and sides of abdomen in 33 reddish; wings with the basal comb distinctly larger and more developed, the squamae more yellowish and the darker basal part of wings not so deeply brownish; pubescence distinctly shorter and less shaggy, that on disc of thorax with a more cropped-off appearance. The hypopygium of 3 as shown in text-fig. 120. Types in the Imperial Institute. Locality.— Cape Province: Lady Grey (Nel, Jan. 1924) (Types). S. Cape Province: Caledon Distr.; Zonder End Peak, 3600 ft. alt. (Barnard, Jan. 1919).. Side view of hypopygium of 3 $?• affinis var. discrepans n. 1 3 4 $$ S. subcontiguus n. sp. Black; scutellum, hind margins of tergites laterally very narrow in $$ and very broad in 3, and to a certain exten
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