. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. THE /tNTHOMYlA lUHS (I'mittly The (lies of this family also .is a rule lH.|ân!,. i,, the houso-fly type. They arc generally rather small but ol unpronounced color It IS a very large lamily and a most dilficult one to study and the (lies themselves are singularly unatlrattive in general appearance Nevertheless, the habits ol many of
. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. THE /tNTHOMYlA lUHS (I'mittly The (lies of this family also .is a rule lH.|ân!,. i,, the houso-fly type. They arc generally rather small but ol unpronounced color It IS a very large lamily and a most dilficult one to study and the (lies themselves are singularly unatlrattive in general appearance Nevertheless, the habits ol many of the species are of interest and they leed not only upon decaying vegetable matter but also upon growing plants and a few piey upon the eggs of grasshoppers Such a wide variation in habit suggests that characters will eventually be found which will split up this large family. 'â 'g ';7âIlonialomyia brcvis. (Author'' iUustration.) Several species will be found mentioned i:: i .'dical works under the head of " iiividsis iiitiiiia" and in these cases they have been taken into the stomachs of human beings with spoiled vegetables. They frequently retain their vitality and issue alive with the fxces. The insects commonlv known as little house-tlies (Hoi)i,ih,iiivi,i r iirufcin's and H. hicvi^) frequently seen in houses on windows belong to this familv. The'- breed in decaying veu'etable material ar I dung. The so-called onion-lly (â Pliorbia cpanim) '7> » HoonsK KUti if if; TTwnnTsm^ wi^-^ WU^iA. 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 Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950. Toronto : W. Briggs
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