. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. V112+1X Fig. tiAK.—Wine of Stratiovtyia. the first cell V^ is unusually short and broad ; the branches of Vein V and vein VIIj are comparatively weak. These flies are found on flowers and leaves, especially \\\ the vicinity of water and in bogs and marshes. The larvae ^^^^^^'^'^H^'^^ Some are carnivorous, others feed on Fig. 546—Puparium of Odon- , . , ^ ^ .. '-n^ tomyia. dccaymg vegetable matter, iney have six or seven pairs of spiracles; the pupa state is passed within the skin of the larva (Fig. 546). Family Leptid^ (Lep'ti-dae). The Snipe-flies
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. V112+1X Fig. tiAK.—Wine of Stratiovtyia. the first cell V^ is unusually short and broad ; the branches of Vein V and vein VIIj are comparatively weak. These flies are found on flowers and leaves, especially \\\ the vicinity of water and in bogs and marshes. The larvae ^^^^^^'^'^H^'^^ Some are carnivorous, others feed on Fig. 546—Puparium of Odon- , . , ^ ^ .. '-n^ tomyia. dccaymg vegetable matter, iney have six or seven pairs of spiracles; the pupa state is passed within the skin of the larva (Fig. 546). Family Leptid^ (Lep'ti-dae). The Snipe-flies. These trim-appearing flies have rather long legs, a cone- shaped abdomen tapering towards the hind end (Fig. 547), and sometimes a downward-projecting proboscis, which with the form of the body and legs has sug- gested the name snipe-flies. Some members of the family, however, are remarkable for their re- semblance to certain Ichneumon-flies, the abdo- men being long and somewhat compressed. The body is naked or hairy, but it is not clothed with strong bristles. Frequently the hairy covering, though short, is very dense and is of strongly-contrasting colors. Three ocelli are present. The antennae vary greatly in form ; in some. Fig. 547. Chrysopila 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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