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 ''TABANUS. Horse Fly.''

1. T. catenatus.

2. T. orion.

3. T. atratus.

4. T. ruficornis. except

1 in.; dark red, with a white spot on each side of body

i

T.

6. T. nigrescens.

7. T. abdominalis.

small triangular spot on each ring.

a

entirely black, with grayish bloom.



on front edge. yellowish red, J8 in-

5. T. rufus.

with

like last, but



in.

[

distinct

body brown.



in.

I

yellow; feeler red; chest red brown, with

in.; face pale

i

vellovv lines

Fly.



%

face

in.; in.

"/%

wing



brown, with

lilac



rings

last

brown

brown anil

in the

wing



clear.

middle; wing rusty.

body black.

five

white stripes on

ciiest,

white spots on

body, and brown spots on wing. 8.

T. validus.

y^ in.;

y.

T. lineatus.

"g in.

10.

T. paUidtis.

J'8

11.

T. tcctus.

12.

T. actacon.

l-^.

T. ductus.

^

body



shine

witii bluisii

brick red



wing biown.

liairy











body brown.

red-brown and black.

in.;



yellow lines body black wing brown. underneath oblong spots on body wing dull.

with rusty

chest red brown, with yellow lines



in.

3/|

brown,

in.;

in.

irj^

dark red

chest black



first

body orange, with

rings of

a

triangular bhick

spot on each ring. 14.

T.

{sfygtus)

of

first

^4 in.

ajfin/'s.



chest gray brown, with lighter lines

four rings reddish yellow

fiiniipe7inis.

15-

Z".

16.

T. varicgatus.

'7-

T. melaiiocerus.

'i/^

in.

Y^ in.

black, with yellow hair







wing smoky, with brown

lilac

3^ in.;

reddish





sides of

body chestnut

brown; chest with

five





body black;

sides

spots.

body and legs yellow.

wing brown spotted and edged.

whitish stripes; body witii triangu-

lar SlJOtS. iS.

T. tiirlndus.

wings

34 in.



reddish, with whitish stripes



dull.

(26)

body with

a yellow spot-stripe