. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. A Revision of the Bombyliidae (Diptera) of Southern Africa. 4:4c7 black; general pubescence pale golden yellow, that on occiput and thorax in front more fulvous from above, that posteriorly paler from above, especially in $$, when viewed from side or in front, the entire body is deep golden yellow above, that on abdomen above in $$ be- coming distinctly paler and more yellowish white or sericeous apically, pubescence on upper parts of pleurae and metapleural tuft scarcely paler yellowish than above,
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. A Revision of the Bombyliidae (Diptera) of Southern Africa. 4:4c7 black; general pubescence pale golden yellow, that on occiput and thorax in front more fulvous from above, that posteriorly paler from above, especially in $$, when viewed from side or in front, the entire body is deep golden yellow above, that on abdomen above in $$ be- coming distinctly paler and more yellowish white or sericeous apically, pubescence on upper parts of pleurae and metapleural tuft scarcely paler yellowish than above, with that on lower pleural and pectoral regions and venter basally a little paler and more yellowish sericeous, that on base of venter inclining to be more whitish, that on frons and face slightly fulvous to almost orange in $?, paler and more sericeous yellow in <$<$, that on head below whitish, the bristly hairs on ocellar tubercle, sides of frons, first antennal joints, intermixed ones on sides of face and on genae yellowish brown to blackish brown in $$ to black in most <$<$, where they are also denser and more numerous on face, with those on antennae below often being more yellowish in ?$, with all the bristles on thorax, scutellum and transversely on abdomen entirely pale golden yellowish; wings with a distinct cinereous or slightly mauvish tinge, becoming very slightly and imper- ceptibly darker towards extreme base, in costal cell, first basal cell, second basal cell, bases of anal and axillary cells, basal part of marginal cell and, to a certain extent, the alula, with the costal cell, base and alula as well as the first basal cell being more subopaquely brownish yellow, with the entire wing often showing a distinct subopaque whitish tint in certain lights, with the basal comb black and the scaling behind it fulvous, the veins brown to reddish brown, becoming paler reddish brown towards base and along first longi- tudinal vein, with the squamae opaquely bro
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