. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 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
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 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- Fig. $qo. •~-'Nemorcea leucanice. Larva, adult, puparium, and eggs upon fore part of an army-worm. (From the author's Report for 1879.). 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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