. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANUAI, OF THB APIARY. 491 There are two other insects of this family, Mallophora orcina and Mallophora bomboides, which diflEer greatly in form from those mentioned above ; they look more like bum- ble-bees, for which they have been mistaken. I have received these insects from several of our enterpris- ing bee-keepers of the South—Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida —with the information that they dart forth from some conven- ient perch, and with swift and sure aim grasp a bee, and bear it to some bush, when they leisurely suck out all
. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANUAI, OF THB APIARY. 491 There are two other insects of this family, Mallophora orcina and Mallophora bomboides, which diflEer greatly in form from those mentioned above ; they look more like bum- ble-bees, for which they have been mistaken. I have received these insects from several of our enterpris- ing bee-keepers of the South—Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida —with the information that they dart forth from some conven- ient perch, and with swift and sure aim grasp a bee, and bear it to some bush, when they leisurely suck out all but the mere crust, and cast away the remains. The insects in question, which in form, size, and color much resemble bumble-bees, belong to L,oew's third group. Fig. Wing of Mallophora.—Original. Asilina, as the antennae end in a bristle (Fig. 272), while the second longitudinal vein of the wing (Fig. 274, b) runs into the first (Fig. 274, a). The genus is Mallophora. The venation of the wings much resembles that of the genus Promachus, though the form of these insects is very different. In Mallophora and Promachus the venation is as repre- sented in Fig. 274, where, as will be seen, the second vein (Fig. 274, b) forks, while in the genus Asilus (Fig. 269) the third vein is forked, though in all three genera the third joint of the antennae (Fig. 272) ends in a prolonged bristle. One of the most common of these pests, which I am informed by Dr. Hagen, is Mallaphora orcina, Weid., is one inch long, and expands one and three-fourths inches (Fig. 275). The head (Fig. 272) is broad, the eyes black and prominent, the antennas three-jointed, the last joint terminating in a bristle, while the beak is very large, strong, and, like the eyes. 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 Cook, Albert Joh
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