. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. THE MYDAIDAE (DiPTERA) OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 293. Fig. i 8b Top left: Side view of head of <J Nothomydas gariepinus et Below left: Posterior oblique view of posterior half of abdomen and hypopygium of same species. Below middle: Posterior view of apical part of stemite 9 showing V-shaped apical indentation. Below right: Enlarged dorsal view of hypopygium and, on left, apex of process (lobe) of tergite 9. Top right: Side and ventral views of aedeagus and two phallic tubes. (AL = anal lobe
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. THE MYDAIDAE (DiPTERA) OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 293. Fig. i 8b Top left: Side view of head of <J Nothomydas gariepinus et Below left: Posterior oblique view of posterior half of abdomen and hypopygium of same species. Below middle: Posterior view of apical part of stemite 9 showing V-shaped apical indentation. Below right: Enlarged dorsal view of hypopygium and, on left, apex of process (lobe) of tergite 9. Top right: Side and ventral views of aedeagus and two phallic tubes. (AL = anal lobes; = stemite 9; = lobe or process of tergite 9; = process of sternite 9; V, VI, VII = abdominal segments 5-7.) especially front and middle ones, even paler, more yellowish; curved apical part of claws blackish. Integument with the dull and shining parts as described for genus; dull, matt thorax above and metanotum finely leathery in appearance; dull discal parts of tergites of abdomen due to dark dull tomentum; integument of abdomen transversely striate, more evident on less dull and more shining sides of tergites and on venter; shining integument of legs also with fine transverse striae. Vestiture mainly pale; longish hairs on each side of vertex, on frons anteriorly, clypeus and sparsely on head below entirely snow whitish; fine shortish ones on disc of thorax gleaming silky or even silvery in certain lights; longer, more apparently serrated, ones on sides of thorax, notopleural part, base of thorax, on postalar calli, scutellum, posterior part of mesopleuron, on pteropleuron, in front of halteres, on tergite 1 (especially sides) and on posterior. 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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