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 Family

19.

ACROCERID^.

parasites in spitiers or their cocoons,

Sill all -headed

and

ACROCERA. I.

Family swift rtyer>.

20.

Tophorncd

BOnBYLIAD/E.

Bee

in the air.

Hover

Flies.

Their

with

flies

Ion',;

Flies.

lilack

A.

si/nson.

58 in.

black





They

larv;B lives as parasites

chest grayish red



body

3.

silver spottcil



with brown spots. A. plitto. y2 in.; black; Ijody with internnpted white Inuul with black lilotciies at base and point. 'j in. A. //a/cyoii. black, with ellow hair; wing brown, with 111 the iiiitkile. the point anil edge cells clear,

q.





.1.

tcgmhiipeiniis.

y^ in.;

black, with yellow hair



wing

wing a spot

wing dark brown



legs reiliiish. 5.

A. ocdipHS.

-^^

in.; black; hotly with

white spots; wing clear, with

black blotches and spots.

(36)

bands;

feeler

feed on the honev of flowers, are very on other insects.

clear,

2.

are

trunks.

ANTHRAX. Mourning Hover Fly. 1.

hirv:t

Fiv.

ig in,- black; body yellow, with three on the top of the head.

and stop sudtlenly

Their

Flies.

A. fasciata.

Xemestrinid:e are very rare bee-like

/'fA

HuinpbacJ:

live in tiielr belhes.