. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. dorsal end. Mesepimeron metallic green above, yellow below, with a metallic green or dark bar on ventral margin. Metasterna yellow, with small median line at hind end. Legs ochreous, darker and some- what metallic greenish on outer sides. Abdomen as described by Eis. Wings hyaline or banded; in the latter case whitish pruinose from Q or nodus to 5th - 6th postnodal cross-veins, thence brown- ish to a short distance proximal from ptero- stigma. Pterostigma bicolorous, blackish proximally, ferruginous
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. dorsal end. Mesepimeron metallic green above, yellow below, with a metallic green or dark bar on ventral margin. Metasterna yellow, with small median line at hind end. Legs ochreous, darker and some- what metallic greenish on outer sides. Abdomen as described by Eis. Wings hyaline or banded; in the latter case whitish pruinose from Q or nodus to 5th - 6th postnodal cross-veins, thence brown- ish to a short distance proximal from ptero- stigma. Pterostigma bicolorous, blackish proximally, ferruginous distally. Localities (see Bis).— This species has not been found in the Cape, except the one record from "Albert ; ( = Prince Albert.) Remarks.—The metallic stripe along the upper half of the metepisternum is the most conspicuous difference separating this species from tessellata and longicauda. All three species form a closely allied group distinguished from the other species by the apex of the distal hook on the penis, the bifid inferior appendages of <$, and the 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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