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Genus Mimomyia. 
Genus MIMOMYIA. Theobald (1903). 
Mono. Gnlioid. III., 804 (1903). 
Seven species are so far described in this genus. They 
tabulate as follows :— 
A. Legs with apical and basal pale banding. 
Last hind tarsal creamy. 
Thorax shiny brownish-black ; abdo¬ 
men with basal pale yellow bands 
spreading out laterally ............... minuta. Theobald. 
AA. Legs unbanded. 
Thorax with apple-green scales; 
abdomen violet-brown, base and 
apex ochreous; narrow basal pale 
lines to abdominal segments . splendens. Theobald. 
Thorax testaceous, with black scales; 
abdomen brown, with black-brown 
scales; apical segments, with 
scattered creamy scales. uniformis. Theobald. 
Thorax deep shiny brown in middle, 
with a broad yellowish testaceous 
border at sides and in front; abdo¬ 
men with traces of pale, nearly 
basal spots most prominent on 
apical segments . circumtestacea. Theobald. 
Thorax dark brown, with bright blue 
reflections ; pleurae pale ochreous; 
abdomen unbanded, venter paler... malfeyti. Newstead. 
Uniformly brown ; legs pale .. africana. Newstead. 
Thorax bright rufous; pleurae pale 
dull creamy-yellow; abdomen dark 
brown ..... mashonaensis. Theobald. 
Mimomyia minuta. Theobald (1908). 
Rec. Ind. Mus. II., p. 301 (1908), <j ; III. (1910), ? . 
Thorax shiny brown-black ; head pale creamy yellow ; abdomen 
brown with basal pale yellow bands spreading out laterally. 
Legs with apical and basal pale banding; last hind tarsal pale 
creamy. 
9. Head clothed with flat pale creamy scales and some 
black upright forked ones at the back ; two long pale chaetae 
projecting forwards in the middle in front and some dark incurved 
ones at the sides; antennae deep brown, basal segment black. 
Thorax shiny black, with scattered long curved black scales 
and very long black chaetae; scutellum shiny black with long 
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