. Manual of the apiary. Bees. 298 MANUAL OF THE APIARY. thus victimized, is readily known by the small hole in the back, through which the juices were pumped out. The insects plainly belong to the family Asilidse, the sam-j that includes the Missouri bee-killer, Asilus Missouriensis, the Nebraska boe-killer, Promaclms hastardi, and other predatory insects, several of which, I regret to say, have the same evil habit of killing and devouring our friends of the hive. The characters of this family, as given by Loew, one of the greatest authorities on Diptera, or two-winged flies, are pro- longed b
. Manual of the apiary. Bees. 298 MANUAL OF THE APIARY. thus victimized, is readily known by the small hole in the back, through which the juices were pumped out. The insects plainly belong to the family Asilidse, the sam-j that includes the Missouri bee-killer, Asilus Missouriensis, the Nebraska boe-killer, Promaclms hastardi, and other predatory insects, several of which, I regret to say, have the same evil habit of killing and devouring our friends of the hive. The characters of this family, as given by Loew, one of the greatest authorities on Diptera, or two-winged flies, are pro- longed basal cells of the wings, third longitudinal vein bifurcate, third joint of antenna simple, under lip forming a horny sheath, empodiiim, a projection below and beneath the claws (Fig. 131, c), a horny bristle, Fig. ]28. Pig. The insects in question belong to Loew's third group, Asilina, as the antennas end in a bristle (Fig. 128), while the second longitudinal vein of the wing (Fig. 129, 6) runs into the first (Fig. 129, a). The genus is Mallophora. The venation of the wings much resembles that of the genus Promachus, the same that con- tains the Nebraska bee-killer, though the form of these insects is very different. The Nebraska bee-killer is long and slim like the Asilus Missouriensis (see Fig. 108), while the one in question is much like the neuter bumble-bee in form. In Mallophora and , the venation is as repre- sented in Fig. 129, where, as will be seen, the second vein. 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 John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. , T. G. Newman
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