7iew Species o/Tabani. 269 



Type (female) and three other females from Fwambo, 

 N.E. Rhodesia, near the south-east end of Lake Tanganyika 

 (IF. //. .V«//), 90. 83. 



One female from .Mazoe, Mashonaland, Dec, 1898 {G. A. 

 K. Marshall). 



This specie.'!, which is related to Tahanns latipes, Macq., in 

 the markings of the wings, is easily distinguished from it by 

 the black spots on the abdomen. It is a handsome reddish- 

 yellow large species, with black legs and antennre and broad 

 fore tibi«^; there are seven black spots and three black bands 

 on the abdomen. 



Length 20 mm. 



Plead large, as broad as the thorax. Face and forehead 

 rusty red, with long reddish-yellow j)ubescence on the face 

 and cheeks, the beard being of the same colour. Palpi rather 

 more yellow, stout, ending in an obtuse point ; pubescence 

 short, tbe same colour as that on the face, tips of the palpi 

 black with black pubescence. The antenna3 wholly black ; 

 the tirst joint stout, the second small, cap-shaped, both with 

 black hairs, the third long with an obtuse tooth. Frontal 

 callus dark brown, broad, transverse, not reaching the eye=, 

 and no prolongation from it is visible. Eyes have no bands 

 or markings. Forehead broad and short, about 3^ times 

 as long as it is broad. Thorax brown, with reddish-yellow 

 tomentum, most noticeable on the anterior border ; sides 

 and shoulders rusty red, with reddish-yellow pubescence ; 

 breast browner ; scutellum as thorax, with traces of the bright- 

 coloured tomentum. Abdomen large, rather broad, rusty 

 red ; in the centre of the second segment is an oblong, brown- 

 black spot reaching the anterior border of the segment, but 

 posteriorly triangular, not reaching the border; on the third 

 segment are three spots, the centre one semicircular in shape 

 with its base on the anterior border not extending beyond 

 half the width of the segment, the side spots more oblong, 

 touching the anterior border; on the fourth segment are three 

 simihar spots ; on the tilth and sixth a black band on the 

 anterior border, extending over about half the segment; the 

 seventh almost wholly bh\ck, the short si)are pubescence is 

 reddish yellow : the underside yellowish, with broad black 

 bands on the anterior half of eacli segment, beginning 

 from the second, the posterior borders densely covered 

 with yellow pubescence. Legs wholly black, with short 

 black pubescence, some yellow pubescence on the hind 

 femora; the coxre with yellowish tomentum ; the fore tibiaj 

 broad, swollen, curved ; the first tarsal joint as long as the 

 other four, which are broad and short ; the pulvilli and claws 



