. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 7.—Conocephalus bechuanensis Per. p, lateral pronotal lobe ; c, right cercus from above. the base of the first one (fig. 7, c). Subgenital plate is not,," deeply arcuate emarginate," the emargination being round and shallow. Conocephalus (Xiphidion) rhodesianus Pering. This is a very slender species, resembling somewhat Megalotheca longiceps in its outward appearance, even the cerci being of the same type. The structure of the fastigium, however, shows plainly that it is not a Megaloth
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 7.—Conocephalus bechuanensis Per. p, lateral pronotal lobe ; c, right cercus from above. the base of the first one (fig. 7, c). Subgenital plate is not,," deeply arcuate emarginate," the emargination being round and shallow. Conocephalus (Xiphidion) rhodesianus Pering. This is a very slender species, resembling somewhat Megalotheca longiceps in its outward appearance, even the cerci being of the same type. The structure of the fastigium, however, shows plainly that it is not a Megalotheca, but a Conocephalus. The figure of the cercus and of the pronotum may help in recognising the species (fig. 8, p, c).. Fig. 8.—Conocephalus rhodesianus Per. p, lateral pronotal lobe ; c, right cercus. Together with the unique type of this species there was sent to me another male Conocephalus, which belongs to a new species as follows :. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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