Insects at home; being a popular account of insects, their structure, habits and transformations . ct to the attacks of these flies, for they have been as-certained to inhabit the larvse of various Coleoptera, Hymen-optera, and even the bodies of spiders. The present species has its head tinged with grey, andchestnut hairs on either side. The abdomen is yellowish, andshining as if made of horn, and is black along the middle, andslightly clothed with stiff hairs. The wings are transparent,and tend to yellow towards the base. The largest of these insects is that which is drawn on Wood-cut LXXIII
Insects at home; being a popular account of insects, their structure, habits and transformations . ct to the attacks of these flies, for they have been as-certained to inhabit the larvse of various Coleoptera, Hymen-optera, and even the bodies of spiders. The present species has its head tinged with grey, andchestnut hairs on either side. The abdomen is yellowish, andshining as if made of horn, and is black along the middle, andslightly clothed with stiff hairs. The wings are transparent,and tend to yellow towards the base. The largest of these insects is that which is drawn on Wood-cut LXXIII. Fig. 4» It is called Tachina grossa, and is so THE IVIEAT-FLY. 629 large and hairy that it looks very much like a black humble-bee. general colour of this insect is black, but there issome yellow hair on the face and sides. The very peculiarantenna is shown at Fig. 6, and the front of the head at Fig. no less than one hundred ard sixty-six species ofTachina have been discovered in this country, and described ;and, in all probability, many more remain to be discovered. DOQV. 1. Musca or Anthoaiyia lardaria. Do., facets of eye. 2. Musca chloris, male. e. Do., tongue. /. Do., antenna. a. Do., antenna. 6. Do., foot. d. Musca chloris, head of female. Another figure of Tachina grossa is given on Plate 4. On Woodcut LXXIV. Fig. 1 is shown an insect calledthe Meat-fly {Musca Antho^myia or Arlcia lardaria). Inthis genus the bristle of the antennae is feathered, the abdomenis oval and bristly, and the alulets are large. The colour of 630 INSECTS AT HOME. this species is blue-black, and the head is gilded above and infront. The eyes are hairy, there are four longitudinal blackstripes on the thorax, and the whole of the body is .sparinglycovered with very short greyish down. There are many species of this genus, the larvoe of whichundergo their transformation in various substances, both animaland vegetable. These substances are generally in a more or
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