Haematopota bistrigata Loew, 1858 - Identification
A brown species. Antennae distinct: first segment shiny brown, extremely thickened; third segment rusty red with black tip. Thorax brown with three white longitudinal lines, the median one extending down the scutellum; crescentic marks on hind border absent. Abdomen brown with pale patches, forming two longitudinal stripes. Legs brownish with lighter but not white rings on the tibiae.
The wings are brown and look like this:
Original description by Loew:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35325#page/69/mode/1up
Recorded from Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
iNat observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36671131
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