. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. REVISION OF THE BOMBYLIIDAE (DIPTERA) OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 899 of tergites i and 2 and base of 3 white, the rest of hairs on sides and posteriorly and fine ones on abdomen above golden or yellowish; dense scaling on abdomen above uniformly yellowish or ochreous yellowish, only that on extreme sides of tergite 2 and inflexed sides white; dense scaling and hairs on venter entirely snow-white; scaling on legs dense, snow-white. Wings greyish hyaline, exten- sively infuscated yellowish, the infuscation occ
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. REVISION OF THE BOMBYLIIDAE (DIPTERA) OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 899 of tergites i and 2 and base of 3 white, the rest of hairs on sides and posteriorly and fine ones on abdomen above golden or yellowish; dense scaling on abdomen above uniformly yellowish or ochreous yellowish, only that on extreme sides of tergite 2 and inflexed sides white; dense scaling and hairs on venter entirely snow-white; scaling on legs dense, snow-white. Wings greyish hyaline, exten- sively infuscated yellowish, the infuscation occupying and extending from base to near or to about base of submarginal cross vein and across to include basal third of second posterior cell, more than basal half of third posterior cell, basal two-thirds or three-quarters of fourth posterior cell, more or less entire anal cell and to a fainter extent greater part of axillary lobe, leaving posteriorly only the middle apical parts of third and fourth posterior cells clearer; veins yellowish brownish; basal cross veins of enclosed submarginal cell, first, second, third and fourth posterior cells and to a lesser extent basal cross vein of second submarginal cell darker, showing as faint spot-like infuscations; submarginal cross vein sinuous; first posterior cell broadly open apically, the cell markedly broadened near apex; discoidal cell acute apically, its upper vein outwardly curved apically, its apical vein sinuous, slightly bent inwards, subparallel to hind margin; middle cross vein at about, or just behind, middle of discoidal cell; sides of second posterior cell sinuous, especially outer one; base of second vein sometimes tending to be a little before middle cross vein; squamae yellowish, white-fringed; halteres and knobs pale yellowish. Head with the interocular space in $ broadish, narrowish in <$; head in front comparatively narrowish; face markedly sharply or acutely pointed apically; antennal joint 3 conical, taperin
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