. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 62 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM occiput, ocellar region and basal part of frons more coarsely punctured than in both the preceding species; puncturation on thorax also denser and coarser, the discal part of tergite i rather coarsely transversely wrinkled and rugose; foveate depression on each side of tergites 2-4 prominent, deep and conspicuous as in pilosulus, with a shallower and fainter one on each side of tergites 5 and 6 also, and with a slight depression on each side and more to side near
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 62 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM occiput, ocellar region and basal part of frons more coarsely punctured than in both the preceding species; puncturation on thorax also denser and coarser, the discal part of tergite i rather coarsely transversely wrinkled and rugose; foveate depression on each side of tergites 2-4 prominent, deep and conspicuous as in pilosulus, with a shallower and fainter one on each side of tergites 5 and 6 also, and with a slight depression on each side and more to side nearer base of tergites 2-4 in addition to the large submedial depressions; puncturation on abdomen above comparatively coarse, dense basally on the tergites, coarser and more scattered across apical parts, subrugose or scabrous and fairly dense on sides of tergites 2 and 3, distinctly finer, much denser and more scabrously rugulose on sides of 4-6 or 7, the puncturation across basal parts of tergites also subrugulose; integument of pleurae as in preceding species. Vestiture only in form of decumbent, depressed, scale-like or setae-like pile, without any erect hairs on thorax and legs, this pile on thorax also distinctly more scale-like; that on head above predominantly gleaming golden to deep golden yellowish; that on thorax predominantly gleam- ing brassy to pale yellowish, with an admixture of reddish golden, with the pile in two submedial longitudinal bands, and a broader band on each side of thorax appearing paler, even pale seri- ceous yellowish to whitish in cer- tain lights; pile on abdomen above gleaming brassy yellowish, to pale golden discally and more silvery or whitish on sides (where not denuded), this pile on abdo- men also shorter and slightly less dense than in preceding two species; that on sides of tergite 1 more sericeous, more scale-like and distinctly shorter; that on legs predominantly gleaming brassy to golden yellowish; silvery tomentum or pruinescence on s
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