. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. DIPTERA, 473 Professor Williston describes about three hundred species from this region.^ Family PlPUNCULlD^ (Pip-un-cu'li-dae). The Big-eyed Flies. This family is represented in the United States by a single genus, Pipuncuhis (Pi-pun'cu-lus). These are small flies, with very large heads composed almost en- tirely of eyes (Fig. 577). The head is nearly spherical, and broader than the thorax. The abdomen is somewhat elongate with the sides nearly parallel. The body is thinly clothed with hair or nearly naked. The wings are much longer than the abdom
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. DIPTERA, 473 Professor Williston describes about three hundred species from this region.^ Family PlPUNCULlD^ (Pip-un-cu'li-dae). The Big-eyed Flies. This family is represented in the United States by a single genus, Pipuncuhis (Pi-pun'cu-lus). These are small flies, with very large heads composed almost en- tirely of eyes (Fig. 577). The head is nearly spherical, and broader than the thorax. The abdomen is somewhat elongate with the sides nearly parallel. The body is thinly clothed with hair or nearly naked. The wings are much longer than the abdomen, and when at rest they lie parallel to each other upon it. (Fig. 578) closely resembles that of some of the Conopidae. Vein III is three-branched. The last branch of Vein III and i:i2+3. Fig. 577.—Pipuji- cuius. The venation. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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