. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 800 Annals of the South African Museum. Types in the South African Museum. Length of body: about 5-6 mm. Length of wing: about 5-6 mm. Locality.—Nieuwveld Karoo: Victoria West Distr.; Melton Wold (Mus. Staff., 1935). A species easily recognised by the dusky or dark smoky wings. This species was taken on flowers of Mesembryanthemums. Section 2. 6 (J(J C. melanopalis n. sp. Entire body, including scutellum and legs, black; frons and face brilliantly shining black; pubescence rather dense, but longish a
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 800 Annals of the South African Museum. Types in the South African Museum. Length of body: about 5-6 mm. Length of wing: about 5-6 mm. Locality.—Nieuwveld Karoo: Victoria West Distr.; Melton Wold (Mus. Staff., 1935). A species easily recognised by the dusky or dark smoky wings. This species was taken on flowers of Mesembryanthemums. Section 2. 6 (J(J C. melanopalis n. sp. Entire body, including scutellum and legs, black; frons and face brilliantly shining black; pubescence rather dense, but longish and. Text-fig. 241.—Side view and greater part of ventral view of hypopygium of (J Crocidium melanopalis n. sp. denser on occiput, head below, scutellum, abdomen and on coxae, that on abdomen above and below fairly dense and conspicuous, entirely frosty white, with slight sericeous gleams, with the hair-like scaling also entirely white, sparse on thorax but slightly more dense on sides of abdomen above and on venter, also sparse on pleurae, with the more flattened scaling on legs denser, but also whitish to cretaceous whitish; wings hyaline, iridescent, but with a scarcely perceptible milky whitish tint in certain lights, with the base, alula, and costal cell slightly more subopaquely whitish, with all the veins, even up to. 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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