. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. Fig. 3.—Ceratopogon guttipennis: a, adult; b, head of same; c, larva; d, h;^ad of sam ; e, pupa. Ali greatly pnlargpd (original). being very much like the vesicles caused by contact with poison ivy. The adult is a minute fly 1 mm. in length, appearing })lackisli to the naked eye, but under a lens seen to be of a deep gray hue, with mot- tied wings (fig. 3). Its mouth parts are illustrated in figure 4. The species was described by Mr. D. W. Coquillett," to whose paper the reader is referred for descriptions o
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. Fig. 3.—Ceratopogon guttipennis: a, adult; b, head of same; c, larva; d, h;^ad of sam ; e, pupa. Ali greatly pnlargpd (original). being very much like the vesicles caused by contact with poison ivy. The adult is a minute fly 1 mm. in length, appearing })lackisli to the naked eye, but under a lens seen to be of a deep gray hue, with mot- tied wings (fig. 3). Its mouth parts are illustrated in figure 4. The species was described by Mr. D. W. Coquillett," to whose paper the reader is referred for descriptions of many species of this genus. The Virginia punkie is the name which the writer would suggest for this particular species, as it may possibly be distinct from the one occurring in Maine which the Indians called "no-see-um," and which is popularly known as "punkie," the latter name being corrupted according to locality. The flies of this species are very troublesome to man and domestic animals. If milking is put oft" later than usual in the morning, they drive the cows almost frantic by their persistence, and while that process is going on the operator, having both hands engaged, is at their mercy. THE LARVA. Larvse were found in the very dirty water in holes in the middle of poplar stumps, in company with larvae of mosquitoes (Anopheles har-. FiG. 4.—Ceratopogon guttipennis: Mouth parts of adult. Highly magnified (original). aProc, U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol, XXIII, No. J225, p. 603, 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 United States. Bureau of Entomology. Washington : G. P. O.
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