. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. DIPTERA. 481 C. Antenna! bristle bare near the tip. p. 482. .SARCOPHAGlNiEr CC. Antennal bristle plumose or pubescent to the tip. D. Dorsum of abdomen bristly ; legs usually elongate, p. 482. DEXIINiE. DD. Abdomen not bristly, except sometimes somewhat so near the tip. p. 482 Muscin^e. AA. Cell Ille widely open, not narrowed at the margin of the wing (Fig. 589). p. 483 Fig. 589.—Wing of LisJ>e. Subfamily Tachinin^ (Tach-i-ni'nse). The Tachina-flies {Ta'Chi'na), The Tachina-flies are often found about flowers and rank vegetation. T
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. DIPTERA. 481 C. Antenna! bristle bare near the tip. p. 482. .SARCOPHAGlNiEr CC. Antennal bristle plumose or pubescent to the tip. D. Dorsum of abdomen bristly ; legs usually elongate, p. 482. DEXIINiE. DD. Abdomen not bristly, except sometimes somewhat so near the tip. p. 482 Muscin^e. AA. Cell Ille widely open, not narrowed at the margin of the wing (Fig. 589). p. 483 Fig. 589.—Wing of LisJ>e. Subfamily Tachinin^ (Tach-i-ni'nse). The Tachina-flies {Ta'Chi'na), The Tachina-flies are often found about flowers and rank vegetation. They are usually short, stout, and bristly, and can be distinguished from the three following subfamihes by the bristle of the antennae being wholly bare. The larvae are parasitic, chiefly within caterpillars, and play an ex- ceedingly important part in check- ing the increase of noxious insects. The female fastens her eggs to the skin of a caterpillar (Fig. S90); when the larvae hatch they bore their way into their host and live there till they are full- 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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