Euligyra nigripennis (Loew, 1852)

Original description by Loew:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41528#page/671/mode/1up

nigricans, tota tomento obscure aureo, nitente tecta, quod in thorace brunnescit; alae totae aequaliter nigroinfumatae, cellulis marginalibus quatuor.

Groundcolour blackish, but totally covered with dark golden shining tomentum, brownish on the thorax; wings all uniformly black, with four marginal cells.

Description & key by Hesse:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40844644#page/946/mode/1up
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40844644#page/939/mode/1up

Distribution: Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Tanzania, Zambia

Observation on iNat: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194969839

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