N"- '^'"' SOLDIER FLY LARVAE — McFADDEN 29 



Material examined. — Washington: Tampico, Mar. 1, 193], A. R. 

 Rolfs, 1 puparium, USNM. 



Discussion.— In addition to the specimens described above, the 

 author has examined 2 puparia of A. claripennis that were collected 

 in Pima County, Ariz., Dec. 27, 1951, by Ryckman, Ames, and Ara- 

 kawa USNM. Both specimens lacked the head capsule but were in 

 agreement with other key characters of A. rustica. 



Adoxomyia hetninopla (Wiedemann), 1819 



Figures 74, 77, 80 



Description.— Mature larva: the characters that appear to be of 

 generic significance are given m the key to genera. Specific characters 

 are unimportant since the species does not occur within the geographic 

 range covered in this paper. 



Biology.— Larvae of this species were collected from Kaempferia 

 species, a tuberous-rooted plant. It has also been reported from 

 papaya by Brimetti (1923). 



Material examined.— India: Calcutta, May 26, 1955, HO-19477, 

 lot no. 55-11257, 10 larvae, 5 puparia, USNM. 



Tribe Hermetiini 



Composed of the single genus Hermetia, this tribe is represented 

 in North America by 8 species. Seven of them appear to be re- 

 stricted to the southwestern United States. One species, Hermetia 

 illucens (Linnaeus), has been recorded from as far north and east as 

 Maryland and Delaware. 



Tribal characters. — As given in key to subfamilies. 



Habitat of larvae. — Hermetiine larvae are terrestrial scavengers. 

 They have been reported from excrement (mammal and avian), 

 decaying vegetable matter, wax in beehives, and a cadaver (Dunn, 

 1916). H. illucens has been involved in the human disease en- 

 teric myiasis (James, 1947). 



Key to Species of Hermetia Latrielle 



1. Lateral and transverse setae (dorsal and ventral) very prominent; body 



segments with dense yellow pubescence especially on apical segment and 



on lateral margins illucens (Linnaeus) 



Lateral and transverse setae not prominent; dense yellow pubescence lacking 

 or, if present on dorsum of thorax, then divided into 2 patches by a bare 

 median line o 



2. Posteroventral region of head with coarse yellow pubescence; 2 setae in 



prothoracic leg group species 



Bib on venter of head lacking (fig. 108) ; more than 2 setae in prothoracic 

 leg group 3 



