. The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, oeconomy, &c. together with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens. briciiis in the SpeciesInfeSforum enumerates only nine fpecies, of thofe five are found inEurope, major, medius, minor, ater and fufcus; the three formerare natives of this country ; the fourth is frequent in Germany, the iaft 6 y PLATE CXLVL laft In Italy.—To thef
. The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, oeconomy, &c. together with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens. briciiis in the SpeciesInfeSforum enumerates only nine fpecies, of thofe five are found inEurope, major, medius, minor, ater and fufcus; the three formerare natives of this country ; the fourth is frequent in Germany, the iaft 6 y PLATE CXLVL laft In Italy.—To thefe Fabricius has added a few fpecies in his laftwork Entomologia Syjlema, which have not been defcribed before, butthey are all exotics. The fpecies figured in the annexed plate is not common. It liveson the nedareous juice of flowers. Is found in May. F I G. HYPOLEON, DiPTERA. GENERIC foft flexible trunk, with lateral lips at the end. No palpi. SPECIFIC CHARACTER, Eyes brown. Thorax black, margined with yellow. Abdomeablack, with five yellow fpots. Legs yellow. Mufca Hypoleon. Lin. Syji. Nat. Stratiomys Hypoleon. Fab. Mantifa. 2. p. ^^rj. N 63. This Infeft was taken laft Auguft, flying among fome ruflies inBatterfea meadows. The line at Fig. 2. denotes the natural fize. plate; ca,:.b:^[dqe. ma usa i-y.
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