Notioiaphria africana sp. n. Figs 16-19

Diagnosis: Similar to N. macra . Thoracic markings faint; microsetal distribution confined to distal half of wing only; gonopods of male narrowly rounded distally and lacking the finger-like projection characteristic of N. macra .

Description: Based on 3 ♂ 3♀ pinned.

Holotype male: Head: Lateral aspect (Fig. 17) similar to N. macra except: Face more inflated; mystax composed of long black setae overlayed by numerous long, dorso-ventrally flattened, shiny, gold setae. Proboscis as long as antenna.

Thorax: Mesonotum and scutellum shiny black with a dark, greenish-blue, metallic appearance. Wing (Fig. 16) as in N. macra but distribution of microsetae confined to distal half of wing.

Abdomen: Terga and sterna shiny black with the same dark, greenish-blue, metallic appearance as the mesonotum and scutellum. Two long black macrosetae on T2, other terga lack lateral macrosetae. Genital bulb (Figs 18-19) elongate oval, rotated through 180°, claspers and pseudoclaspers as in N. macra; gonopods narrowly rounded distally and lacking the characteristic finger-like projections seen in N. macra .

Dimensions: Body length 9,3 mm; wing length 8,3 mm; width of head across eyes 3,6 mm; antenna length I, [mm; proboscis length 1,2 mm.

Paratypes: 2 ♂ 3♀ Agree with holotype. Females have fewer and shorter gold setae in mystax. Dimensions: Body length ♂ 9,5-10,0 mm, ♀ 8,5-10,5 mm; wing length ♂ 7,5-8,0 mm, ♀ 7,5-8,5 mm.

Type specimens: (N. M. T2101) MOZAMBIQUE: Holotype ♂ and 2♂ paratypes, Gorongoza Mountain, Manica Sofala Dist., Port. East Africa, 840 m, gallery forest, IX.1957, Stuckenberg. RHODESIA: 2♀ paratypes, Mt Selinda, 3.II. l954, N. 1. Myers; 1♀ paratype, N. Vumba, 19.XI. l964, D. Cookson. (All specimens in Natal Mus.)

Remarks: Oldroyd labelled the above specimens 'Stands in B. M. drawer 141 as coerulescens Macq.? n. gen. et sp.?' As coerulescens was described as a species of Laphria and these specimens lack the characteristic laterally flattened proboscis of Laphria there is no doubt that they are not Laphria or Choerades . N. ajricana possesses a genitalial form very similar to N. macra and clearly belongs to the same genus.