. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. South African Higher Myodarii (Diptera Calyptraiae). 497 transverse sinuous, moderately distant from the above-mentioned cubitus. Squamae whitish ; halteres yellowish, club fuscous. Legs black ; tibiae often brownish-red. Length 12 mm. Cape Colony, Springbokfouteiu (E. M. Lightfoot), S. Afric. Museum. TKIXOCLEA, u. gen. Fig. 5. This genus is founded for a species with a bright violaceous metallic tinge belonging to the section Trixa B. B. The head is that of a. FIG. 5. $. Trixa Meig. with the eyes bar
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. South African Higher Myodarii (Diptera Calyptraiae). 497 transverse sinuous, moderately distant from the above-mentioned cubitus. Squamae whitish ; halteres yellowish, club fuscous. Legs black ; tibiae often brownish-red. Length 12 mm. Cape Colony, Springbokfouteiu (E. M. Lightfoot), S. Afric. Museum. TKIXOCLEA, u. gen. Fig. 5. This genus is founded for a species with a bright violaceous metallic tinge belonging to the section Trixa B. B. The head is that of a. FIG. 5. $. Trixa Meig. with the eyes bare and a little distant; the short palps and the general facies recall Fortisia B. B. and Loewia Egg. ; the wing- is that oi'Zeuxia Meig., having the 1st posterior cell with a long petiole, and the 4th nervure prolonged beyond the cubitus. Geuae with an oblique row of small rigid setae, at the ba,ck of which are numerous ciliae disposed on two irregular rows ; the frontal setae descend as far as the half of the 2nd auteuual joint. Thorax with two pairs only of acrostical setae in front of the suture, the hind pair is wanting ; 4 descending setae; steruopleural = 2 + 1- Scutellum with 5 long marginal setae, the apical of which are crossed. Abdomen with segment 1 bare, the excavation limited by a border behind ; segment;;. 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; South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Cape Town [etc. , South African Museum, etc. ]
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