. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. 388 LONCHOI' segment tlie longest; bristles present but no pubescence ; genitalia in d prominent, closely applied to the venter, with two lamellae. Legs rather long, with iine bristles; pulvilli very small, en)podia absent. Whu/s comparatively long, tip pointed; venation abnormal ; auxiliary and 1st longitudinal veins very short; 2nd and 3rd veins ending near together towards wing-tip; 4th and 5tli united for a considerable distance; 4th vein forked ; Gth vein sexually abnormal; anterior cross-vein very near base ot" wing, oblique; discal cell tli
. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. 388 LONCHOI' segment tlie longest; bristles present but no pubescence ; genitalia in d prominent, closely applied to the venter, with two lamellae. Legs rather long, with iine bristles; pulvilli very small, en)podia absent. Whu/s comparatively long, tip pointed; venation abnormal ; auxiliary and 1st longitudinal veins very short; 2nd and 3rd veins ending near together towards wing-tip; 4th and 5tli united for a considerable distance; 4th vein forked ; Gth vein sexually abnormal; anterior cross-vein very near base ot" wing, oblique; discal cell tlierefore very long and open (or may be regarded as absent) ; the two basal cells and the anal cell all very short, sub- equal; alulae absent; squamae very Fig. 37.—Lonchop'er:i hitea, Panz. Life-liistory, The larvae possess a head and ten body-segments,, the last one possibly fornied of two segments anastomosed ; tliey live in decomposing vegetable matter ; metamorphoses unknown. The perfect insects occur on leaves and low bushes, in grass, and near streams. The aftiuities of this family have been questioned, but they seent best placed near the ;, Only one genus, Loncho- jyiera, is known. Cadremct, Walk., with one species from Celebes is doubtfully referred to this family. Genus LONCHOPTERA, 2Jg. Lo7ic7iopter(i, Meigen, Illi"-. Mag. ii, p. 272 (1808). Dipsd, Fall(5n, Specim. eiitomol. p. 20 (1810) ; Dipt. Suec. p. 1 (1823J. Lonchopteryx, Stephens, Syst. Cat. Brit. Ins. p. ;)9 (1829), Genotype, Lonchoj)tera latea, Panz. (Europe); by Curtis's designatioai (183y). The family characters apply wholly to this genus. The venation possesses the striking character, which is unique throughout the. 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 Brunetti, Enrico. London, Tay
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