. Elementary entomology . Fig. 363. St7-atiomyia iliscalis. (Greatly enlarged) (After Lugger) and the wing venation is quite characteristic. The adults are found on flowers near water, and the larvae are carnivorous or feed on decaying vegetable matter, living in water, earth, or decaying wood. In the second group are found two families having four or five distinct antennal segments,—the robber-flies (Asilidac) and the nearly related Midas-flies {Midaidac), which have very similar habits. The robber-flies (Asilidae). They are well named, being large, hairy, ferocious-looking flies, which are s
. Elementary entomology . Fig. 363. St7-atiomyia iliscalis. (Greatly enlarged) (After Lugger) and the wing venation is quite characteristic. The adults are found on flowers near water, and the larvae are carnivorous or feed on decaying vegetable matter, living in water, earth, or decaying wood. In the second group are found two families having four or five distinct antennal segments,—the robber-flies (Asilidac) and the nearly related Midas-flies {Midaidac), which have very similar habits. The robber-flies (Asilidae). They are well named, being large, hairy, ferocious-looking flies, which are strong, swift flyers. They may often be seen resting quietly on a dead twig, which they closely resemble in color; suddenly they will dart off and in mid-air will snatch a fly or any insect which they can overpower, in much the
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