. Natural history. Zoology. FLIES. 605. Kg. 98. mu5). DiPTBRA BkACHYCEKA (). The flies of this section are generally stouter than those of the last, and may be distinguished from them by their very short antennse, which generally consist only of three joints (never more than six), and often terminate in a long bristle ;4he palpi, too, consist of one or two joints only. The StratiomyidcB are a family of small or moderate-sized flies of sluggish habits, which are often to be "met with on flowers. Some are rather pretty black or black and yellow flies, often with Family spines on the s
. Natural history. Zoology. FLIES. 605. Kg. 98. mu5). DiPTBRA BkACHYCEKA (). The flies of this section are generally stouter than those of the last, and may be distinguished from them by their very short antennse, which generally consist only of three joints (never more than six), and often terminate in a long bristle ;4he palpi, too, consist of one or two joints only. The StratiomyidcB are a family of small or moderate-sized flies of sluggish habits, which are often to be "met with on flowers. Some are rather pretty black or black and yellow flies, often with Family spines on the scutellum. Many of their larvas live in water Stratiomyidce. or mud. The Tabanidos, or gad-flies, are large flies with stout bodies and a very strong proboscis. They vary in length from an inch downwards, and are frequently very troublesome in the Family woods and fields, by Tahanidae. — sucking the blood of Gad-Flies. men and animals. Some are of a plain brown colour, but others are rather pretty, being clothed with golden hair, while others are banded or marked with reddish- yellow. The larvffi are harmless, living in damp situations, among fallen leaves, etc.; and, as usual, it is only thefemale flieswhich suck blood. We have been speaking here chiefly of the genus Tabanus (Linn.), the largest British species of which, T. bovinus (Linn.), is here figured; but there are several other equally troublesome genera of this family, such as Ghrysops, with its variegated wings and beautiful large golden-green eyes ; and Hcematopoda (Meigen), which contains dull-coloured species, with longer and slenderer bodies than Tabanus and its allies. The species of Ilce- matopota are particularly troublesome in the neighbour- hood of woods, especially in rainy weather, one of the Linnean species being actually named phivialis (rainy). The next family of interest is that of the Asilidcs, which are large flies, often measuring an inch or more in length, which feed, in the perfect state, on other
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