﻿On the Boinhi/IiiJ F((i(iia of Siintlt Afrira (Dipt^'ra). 113 



LoMATIA ACUTANGULA, Loew (1860). 



Dipteren-Fauna Siid-Afrilcas, p. 203, pi. ii, fit>-. 10. 



A species very distinct from any other on account of its slender 

 body and of the very long and narrow wings, which have l)esides a 

 peculiar venation. 



Originally described from Caffraria, and subsequently recorded 

 from Pi'etoria (Transvaal), there are in the collection some speciinens 

 from M'Fongosi, Zululand, Fel)ruary and December (W. E. Jones). 



In the pi'esent species the middle femora have 2 strong spines in the 

 middle of the fore side, and the hind femora 3-4 spines below. The 

 hitherto undescribed male is veiy like the female ; the eyes are 

 more approximate but always more distinct than in the allied species ; 

 the ocellar tubercle is curiously shaped, with a prominent border 

 behind. 



LoMATIA LONGITUDINALIS, Loew (ISGO). 



Dipteren-Fauna Siid-Afrilcas, p. 204, pi. ii, fig. 11. 



A gigantic species, very different from any other by having wholly 

 yellow legs. Originally described from Caffraria, there is a male 

 specimen from Berg River (Cape). 



Middle femora with 4, hind femora Avith 8-9 spines. 



LoMATIA LITURATA, LoeW (1860). 



Dipteren-Fauna Siid-Afrikas, p. 205, pi. ii, fig. 13. 



A species distinguished by the yellowish tibiae and by the peculiar, 

 often less pronounced coloration of the wings. Described from the 

 Cape, and recorded with a doubt from Barberton (Transvaal), there are 

 a couple of specimens from Potchefstroom (Transvaal) (T. Ayres). 



Middle femora with 5-6, hind femora with 7-8 spines. 



LoMATiA picTiPENNis, Wiedemann (1828). 



Loew's Dipteren-Fauna Siid-Afrikas, pi. ii, fig. 12. 



A well-known .species, easily recognisable by the black legs and the 

 very variegated yellow and brown wings. 



Common in South Africa; M'Fongosi, Zululand, December, 11»11 

 (W. E. Jones) ; I have received it also from Grahamstown, March, 

 1909 (Miss Dale). 



Middle femora with 3, hind femora with 5-6 spines. 



