Tlie OdoiiKta or Drayotijiieg of South Africa. 



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Postocular spots larger tliau in (J , transversely oval, connected by 

 a line over the occipital margin. Protliorax black in the middle 

 with two median olivaceous spots, olivaceous in front and on the 

 sides. Posterior lobe black in the middle to base of styles, styles 

 olivaceous with blackish point. Thoracic dorsum as in male, but 

 light olivaceous instead of pruinose blue. Sides olivaceous, the black 

 band at humeral suture narrow, scarcely more than one-half as broad 

 as ante-humeral stripe ; in dorsal end of first and second lateral 

 sutures only small blackish dots. Legs very light yellowish ; narrow, 

 partially interrupted black lines on lateral surface of femora. 



Dorsum of abdomen bronze black, sides olivaceous, passing ventrally 

 into yellowish ; very narrow basal olivaceous rings on segments 3-7 ; 



Fig. 25. — Psnudagr 



I praetexiatiun^ ^. Barbertou. Appendayes, ri^ht 

 side and dorsal view. 



dorsal olivaceous spot on posterior half of 9 and 10 entirely. Appen- 

 dages blackish. Pterostigma in shape like male, but very light greyish 

 yellow. 



S , Abel. 30, hdw. 20-5 to 32, pf. 2-2 mm. ? , 31, 22 to 32, pt. 23. 



This species is undoubtedly de Sclys' P. praetextatum, the types of 

 which (from Zanzibar) were compared with our South African series. 

 Considerable uncertainty exists about the older names Kersteni and 

 Deckeni, both given by Gerstacker to specimens from the region of 

 Mombasa. It is possible that one or both of these names (absolute 

 priority would belong to the name Kersteni) apply to the species 

 here described ; but since no certainty could be reached, it was 

 thought preferable to adopt the name for which the types could be 

 examined. 



