﻿12 Anna]:^ of the Soufh African Miifteiu». 



BoMBYLius FURiosus, Wiilkev (1860). 



A A-^eiy distinct species on account of the l>right orange tufts on tlie 

 •sides of the abdomen. 



Originally described from Port Natal ; there are some males from 

 M'Fongosi, Zululaud, December, 1911 (W. E. Jones), from Barberton, 

 Transvaal (H. EdAvards), and from Durban, Natal, April (J. H. 

 Bowker). 



BoMBYLius ORNATUs, AViedeniann (1828). 



Easily distinguished l)y its smaller size and hyaline wings, which 

 have the base only narrowly black. 



Plettenberg Bay (Cape), June; Potchefstroom, Transvaal (T. 

 Ayres) ; Dunbrody (Cape) (J. A. CNeil) ; Estcourt, Natal 

 (Haviland). 



BoMBYLius RUFivENTRis, Macquart (1846). 



Closely allied to the preceding species, but distinguished by the 

 prevalent black hairs on the face, and liy the reddish tomentum of 

 thorax and abdomen. 



Some specimens of both sexes from M'Fongosi, Zululaud, December, 

 1911 (W. E. Jones) ; Durban, Natal (T. D. Butler) ; Lourenço Marques 

 (Mozambiqiie) (T. B. Paidus). Originally described from Port 

 Natal. 



Length of the body 5-7 mm. Previously mistaken by me for 

 ■oruatas. On the face the black hairs are so prevalent that the cross- 

 band of silvery hairs is much less distinct than in ornat(i.<. Thorax 

 and scutellum of male with only a less distinct scaly tomentum of 

 golden colour, Avliile in tlie female this tomentum is so dense that 

 these parts ap})ear to be entirely golden reddish ; in addition in the 

 female the hairs on the pleurae are yellow, not black. The scaly 

 tomentum of the abdomen is well developed in the male, while in the 

 female it is as dense as that of the thorax. On the Avings the discoidal 

 ^ell is very acute outwards, and therefore the base of the second 

 posterior cell is pointed and often this cell is briefly stalked, while in 

 oniatus the same cell is always sessile and usually broad at base. 



The female of the present species is very like a small JJsia in 

 appearance. 



(B) Group of B. minor. 



I have placed here a great number of species of medium and often 

 •4tf very small size, which were completely unknown to Loew at the 



