. Bulletin of entomological research. Entomology. CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE OF TABANIDAE OF PALESTINE. 303 shape evidently dependent upon degree of rubbing to which the specimen has been subjected; ocellar tubercle in <§ very small and inconspicuous, situate at bottom of cleft between eyes at vertex, no trace of ocellar tubercle in 9.; subcallus in $ pinkish buff pollinose, with a more or less distinct indication of a tawny-olive or light mummy-brown transverse band extending from eye to eye at level of antennae; eyes under an ordinary hand-lens appearing bare in both sexes (closer scrutiny
. Bulletin of entomological research. Entomology. CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE OF TABANIDAE OF PALESTINE. 303 shape evidently dependent upon degree of rubbing to which the specimen has been subjected; ocellar tubercle in <§ very small and inconspicuous, situate at bottom of cleft between eyes at vertex, no trace of ocellar tubercle in 9.; subcallus in $ pinkish buff pollinose, with a more or less distinct indication of a tawny-olive or light mummy-brown transverse band extending from eye to eye at level of antennae; eyes under an ordinary hand-lens appearing bare in both sexes (closer scrutiny sometimes reveals scattered minute hairs on lower portions), eyes in <J each with a bluntly triangular area of greatly and abruptly enlarged facets, partly encircled with a sharply contrasted zone of small facets occupying approximately lower fourth and outer and upper border, latter being continued to vertex in practically its full width ; eyes of $ in life dark green, with purplish-brown sheen and without bands ; palpi of (J clothed with whitish hair, terminal segment cream-coloured, greatly swollen, ovate pyriform and ending in a small curved point, proximal segment of $ palpi clothed with fairly long, whitish hair, terminal segment of $ palpi long. Fig. 7. Tabanus rwpinae, Austen, $. x 4. acuminate, considerably swollen at base, cream-coloured or ivory-yellow, clothed on outer side with short, appressed, glistening hair of similar colour (occasionally intermixed with a few minute black hairs towards distal extremity), and with longer whitish hair at base below; first joint of antennae cinnamon-buff, cream- buff pollinose, clothed with minute, appressed, glistening yellowish or whitish hair, with longer pale hair below, and with minute black hairs on upper distal angle, considerably swollen and expanded distally and partly embracing second joint, latter agreeing with first joint in coloration and in its hairy covering and with its upper distal angle considerably produce
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