. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 25° ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM antennae above black; that on frons, antennae below and genae gleaming sericeous yellowish; that on body above sericeous yellow or pale golden, with- out any black prealar bristles; hair on pleurae scarcely paler; that on sides of abdomen gleaming paler sericeous yellowish in certain lights; black hairs present on sides of tergites 5-8 and without any dark hairs on last sternite; scaling on thorax (where still present) golden yellowish; that on legs dull yellowi
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 25° ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM antennae above black; that on frons, antennae below and genae gleaming sericeous yellowish; that on body above sericeous yellow or pale golden, with- out any black prealar bristles; hair on pleurae scarcely paler; that on sides of abdomen gleaming paler sericeous yellowish in certain lights; black hairs present on sides of tergites 5-8 and without any dark hairs on last sternite; scaling on thorax (where still present) golden yellowish; that on legs dull yellowish to whitish, more yellowish on femora. Wings with a uniform greyish brownish tinge throughout, the base, costal cell, basal half of marginal cell and first basal cell darker, more yellowish brownish, the costal cell appearing more yellowish; brownish spot-like indications present on apical cross veins of first and second basal cells; veins yellowish or reddish brown; basal comb moderately developed; first posterior cell broadish, narrowed apically, but still broadly open on hind margin, much shorter than discoidal cell; middle cross vein at a little less than apical fourth of discoidal cell; the latter slightly acute apically, its apical vein slightly sinuous and joining first posterior cell at a point considerably lower than base of vein between submarginal cells on opposite side of cell; alula with its apex moderately lobe- like; squamae subopaquely dirty whitish, white- fringed ; knobs of halteres yellowish. Head with the eyes in $ separated by ocellar tubercle on vertex, the space in front of tubercle only a little narrower than tubercle; frons with the hair anteriorly occupying entire middle upper part; face convex medially; antennae with joint 1 stout and incrassate, joint 3 thickened club-like basally, the slender part a little more than i\ times as long as basal bulb-like part; proboscis fairly relatively long, projecting much beyond buccal cavity, with fine and minu
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