. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Fig. 757 —Eva7tia appendigaster. Fig. T^Z.—Fosnus. Evania appendigaster (E-van'i-a ap-pen-di-gas'ter) (Fig. 757)> from the ootheca of a cockroach, and have found another, a species of Fcemis (Foe'nus) (Fig. 758), common on flowers. We have named these insects Ensign-flies, because they carry the abdomen aloft like a flag. Family Chalcidtd^ (Chal-cid'i-dae). T/ie Chalcis-fiies. The Chalcis-flies are among the smaller of the parasitic Hymenoptera. In fact they are usually minute insects, often not more than one one-hundredth of an inch in length ;

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. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Fig. 757 —Eva7tia appendigaster. Fig. T^Z.—Fosnus. Evania appendigaster (E-van'i-a ap-pen-di-gas'ter) (Fig. 757)> from the ootheca of a cockroach, and have found another, a species of Fcemis (Foe'nus) (Fig. 758), common on flowers. We have named these insects Ensign-flies, because they carry the abdomen aloft like a flag. Family Chalcidtd^ (Chal-cid'i-dae). T/ie Chalcis-fiies. The Chalcis-flies are among the smaller of the parasitic Hymenoptera. In fact they are usually minute insects, often not more than one one-hundredth of an inch in length ; on the other hand, a few of our species are much larger, a common one measuring three eighths of an inch in length. They are nearly always black, with strong metallic reflec-. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.

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