5. B. atriceps. 



BOMBYLIUS. Hover Fly. Bee Fly. 



1. B. varius, ^ in. ; yellow hairy ; hotly white marked and two 



black spots on the sides of each ring ; wing brownish. 



2. B. fi-atellus. 3/g >" ; yellow hairy ; darker on back ; wing half 



reddish black. 



3. B '. acquaint. ^ in. ; yellow, hairy ; front hall of the wing 



brownish. 



4. B. fuli'us. } in. ; black, with golden hair ; wing clear, with 



gold yellow veins. 

 in. ; like B. fratel/its in color, but darker. 



Family 21. STRATIOHYIID^E. Soldier Flies. Coat-of-arms-Flies. So named from the resemblance 

 of the body to a coat-of-ai ms. They feed on flowers in swamps near water. Their larvae live in moist mould or 

 water. They carry their wings, one covering the other, when at rest. 



SAROUS. Flat Fly. 



1. S. decorus. 3/fr in. ; green bronze, with yellow legs. 



2. .S. virid/s.' }{ in. ; bronze green or blue, with green legs. 



3. 5'. xanthopus. % in. ; green gold, with yellow legs. 



4. ^. pallipes. l / in. ; brownish black ; back of body, belly and legs yellow. 



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