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CHAPTER IV. 



THE GLOSSINA PALPALIS GROUP. 



SYNOPSIS OP SPECIES.* 



Dorsum of abdomen ochraceous-buf£ or 

 buff ; third and following segments 

 exhibiting sharply defined, dark brown 

 or clove-brown, interrupted, trans- 

 verse bands tachinoides, Westw. 



Dorsum of abdomen not so marked ... 2 



Third joint of antennae pale (cream- 

 buff to ochraceous-buff), clothed with 

 long fine hair, forming a conspicuous 

 fringe on front and hind margins 

 {cp. Fig. 13, p. 36) pallicera, Bigot. 



Third joint of antennae entirely dark 

 (mouse-grey), except at extreme base 

 on outer side', and without a con- 

 spicuous fringe of long fine hair 3 



Dorsal surface of abdomen dark sepia- 

 brown ; median paler area on second 

 segment broad and more or less 

 quadrate or irregular in outline ; 

 hypopygium f oi 6 buff or ochraceous- 

 buff caliginca, Austen. 



Dorsal surface of abdomen blackish- 

 brown ; median paler area cuneate 

 {i.e. triangular in outline) ; hypo- 

 pygium of S grey iialpalis, Rob.-Desv. 



* Glossina fuscipes Newst. (see p. 29), which belongs to this Group, is 

 not included in the above Table, since the author has not yet had the 

 opportunity of studying this species. 



t See p. 13, note f. 



