. Monographs of the Diptera of North America [microform]. Diptera; Insects; Diptères; Insectes. APPENDIX. 301 Page 212. Medeterus viridiflos Feu. Fulvo-vlridis, thoracis disco fusco, autcnnis pcdibiisciuo uigris, fumorilMis viridibus, alis subcinorcis ad costaia sulifiiscis. Pale grassy-grcon, tinged with tawny above and witli whitish bloom beneath, beset with a few black bristles; head brown about the eyelets, beset behind the eyes with a row of black bristles, clothed l)eneath with white hairs; eyes red, thickly clothed with short, white hairs ; feelers black; disk of the chest brownish ; a
. Monographs of the Diptera of North America [microform]. Diptera; Insects; Diptères; Insectes. APPENDIX. 301 Page 212. Medeterus viridiflos Feu. Fulvo-vlridis, thoracis disco fusco, autcnnis pcdibiisciuo uigris, fumorilMis viridibus, alis subcinorcis ad costaia sulifiiscis. Pale grassy-grcon, tinged with tawny above and witli whitish bloom beneath, beset with a few black bristles; head brown about the eyelets, beset behind the eyes with a row of black bristles, clothed l)eneath with white hairs; eyes red, thickly clothed with short, white hairs ; feelers black; disk of the chest brownish ; abdomen obconical, longer than the chest, clothed with very short white hairs; legs black, clothed with very short black hairs, beset with black bristles; thighs green, with which color the shanks arc also tinged; wings slightly gray, tinged with pale-brown beneath the fore l)order ; wing-ril)s and i)oisers tawny ; veins black, tawny at the base. Length of the body one and one-half lines; of the wings four and one-half Hues. North I'W. k\lÂ¥: 'â ::t Page 212. Dolicliopiis bif rons Fem. JlJneo-viridis, capitis vertice cyaneo, abdominis segmcntorum larginibus anticis cupreis, antennis fulvis, pedibus flavis, alls sidjcinereis. Green, beset with black bristles, adorned beneath with a white covering; crown of the head blue, tinged with green and purple; an olive stripe between the feelers and the epistoma ; eyes red; mouth pitchy. Feelers tawny ; third joint pitchy towards the til); sixth black, feathered; a brassy tinge on the chest; alKlonien obconical, longer than the chest, coppery on the fore border of each segment whose sides are adorned with a white covering; legs yellow, clothed witli very short black hairs, which as usual are most frecjuent on the feet; thighs stout, shanks beset with black bristles ; wings very slightly gray ; wing-ribs tawny ; veins black, tawny at the base, poisers yellow. Length of the body one and one-half to one and three-fourth lines;
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