Key to Afrotropical species of Smeryngolaphria

1 First four obvious abdominal terga (T2-5) brownish with tiny black setae except for lateral margins which have yellow setae; last two obvious terga (T6-7) yellow, entirely covered with yellow setae. Face relatively wide (width of face to width of entire face in anterior view ratio ca 5). Aedeagus with long terminal filaments; ♀ with relatively pointed cerci. ... pallida Bromley, 1935

All six obvious terga (T2-7) of similar yellowish colour; all these terga with black setae dorsally and yellow setae laterally. Face relatively narrow (width of face to width of entire face in anterior view ratio ca 7). Aedeagus with relatively shorter terminal filaments; ♀ with relatively more rounded cerci bromleyi sp. n.