Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 
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MYZIINIDAE 
Myzxne Latr. non Auct. — Meira Auct. 
Myzine (Meira) immaculatus, sp. n. 
Black ; the mandibles, except at the apex, labrum, antennal scape, 
tegulae, and legs rufo-testaceous, the basal three or four joints of the 
antennae of a darker rufous colour ; the coxae black, except at the apex ; 
wings fuscous- violaceous, the posterior pair paler, especially at the base. 
The antennal scape, occiput, apex of pronotum covered with short, the 
pleurae with longer rufo-fulvous hair ; the apices of the ventral abdominal 
segments fringed with similar hair. Head smooth and shining, except the 
clypeus, which is opaque and closely, rugosely punctured. Pronotum 
closely, irregularly punctured. Mesonotum and scutellums smooth and 
shining. Metanotum closely, rugosely punctured, a furrow — smooth, deep, 
gradually narrowed towards the apex — down the middle of the basal half. 
Pro- and mesopleurae strongly, but not closely punctured, the hairs 
springing from the punctures. Abdomen finely, sparsely punctured, and 
with a transverse band of punctures across the apex ; the last segment is 
aciculated and obscurely rufous or piceous towards the apex. Female. 
Length, 13 mm. 
Myzine (Meira) erythrostomus, sp. n. 
Black, smooth, and shining. The head red, the tarsi of a darker 
red ; an irregular transverse oval white mark on the sides of the second, 
third, fourth, and fifth abdominal segments, the marks becoming succes- 
sively smaller ; wings fuscous- violaceous, the posterior paler than the 
anterior ; the nervures and stigma black ; the pedicle of the second cubital 
cellule a little longer than the transverse cubital nervures, which are 
roundly curved ; the recurrent nervure is interstitial ; the antennal scape 
and base of pronotum covered thickly with longish fuscous hair ; the 
pleurae, base of abdomen, its ventral surface more sparsely, and the legs 
thickly with white hair ; mesopleurae closely, strongly punctured ; the 
apex of metapleurae irregularly striated. The sides and apex of the 
metanotum somewhat strongly, broadly striated, the striae more or less 
curved ; the smooth central basal part distinctly furrowed down the 
centre. Female. 
Length, 16 mm. 
Waterval No. 211, Zoutpansberg. November. 
Mandibles and palpi black. Mesonotal furrows deep, converging 
slightly at the apex ; the space between them, except in the centre at the 
base, punctured, the punctures large and clearly separated. Eyes slightly 
converging above ; the hinder ocelli separated from each other by one- 
third the distance they are from the eyes. Scutellum strongly punctured, 
the apex smooth. Base of mandibles strongly, closely punctured ; there 
is a wide furrow in front, near the middle. Calcaria pale, the tarsal spines 
pale rufous. Pedicle of basal abdominal segment twice longer than wide. 
Scutellum as long as the mesonotum, longer than it is wide at the base. 
The middle dorsal abdominal segments are tinged with piceous red. The 
