. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Fig. 775.—Wings of Larra. nests chiefly with orthopterous insects. Some species fre- quent milk-weed iAsclepias) blossoms, but are very difficult to capture. More than fifty species have been found in the United States and Canada; most of them occur in the Southwest. Family ^EMBECID^ (Bem-bec'i-dae). The Bembecids {Ben/be-cids,) The members of this family are most easily distinguished from the closely-related forms by the shape of the upper lip, which distinctly projects. In some genera it not only pro- jects, but is prolonged so as to appear like
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Fig. 775.—Wings of Larra. nests chiefly with orthopterous insects. Some species fre- quent milk-weed iAsclepias) blossoms, but are very difficult to capture. More than fifty species have been found in the United States and Canada; most of them occur in the Southwest. Family ^EMBECID^ (Bem-bec'i-dae). The Bembecids {Ben/be-cids,) The members of this family are most easily distinguished from the closely-related forms by the shape of the upper lip, which distinctly projects. In some genera it not only pro- jects, but is prolonged so as to appear like a beak. Great variations in size occur within the family. The majority of our species are of moderate size ; but some of. 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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