13. 



Fa mil II c — 1. Bodies slender and cover(?d with fine scales. 2.1 54 



Wings broad and thin, and when at rest are not folded roof- 1 

 like but spread horizontally, scarcely overlapping. 3. I pnALAEN- 

 Autennae usually pectinated. 4. Palpi short and slender. >► iDAE. 

 5. Tongue or maxillae weak and sliort. 6. Delicate, ,,, ,., 



pale, often greenish or yellowish. 7. rly more by day or 



than the Noctuids. J Measuvers.) 



Family 6^. — 1. Triangular fore wings. 2. Abdomen slender.! 55 



3. Legs long and slender, front pair often tuCted. 4. | pyr-.r 

 Palpi compressed and very long and slender. 5. Color)- idaE." 



usually dull ashen gray with a marked silken lustre. 6. I (Snout- 



Fiy by night, dusk or day. (4 is most characteristic.) j Cloths.) 



Family Q. — 1. Palpi sho'rt and project beak-like. 2. Fore wings 1 56 



oblong, broad compared with f, and much rounded on the] ,,,- prpp^p 

 costa. 3. Wings rarely expand more tlian an inch, and ;► id\e 

 are folded roof-like over the body. 4. Antennae filiform. I (Leaf-rollers. 

 5. Legs much shorter than in d. 6. Fly mostly by night, j 



Family f.— 1. Body slender. 2. Wings elongated with long orl 57 



very long fringes of exceeding delicacy. 3. Maxillary 

 palpi greatly developed. 4. Labial palpi of usual size and | tineID\B 

 usually recurved in front of the head. 5. Antennae long f 

 and filiform. 6. Wings falcate or pointed acutely, and I ^^\|^^'"f~ 

 lie on top of, or are rolled around the body when at rest. J 



Family^ — 1. Body long and slender. 2. Antennae long. 3.1 58 



Legs long. 4. Wings fissured and plumed. 5. Lowest I PTERdP- 

 moths, the fissured wings and long slender abdomen being \ H( RIDAE. 



I 4> 1 1 ,- ° (Phmie- 



marus of d^'gradation. j Moths.) 



Sub ORDER IIL— DIPTERA. 



Body slender. Antennae louff, thread-like and many jointed {Nemocera), 



59-62. 



Familg 3,. — 1. Mouth-parts very long and slender. 2. Maxillael 59 



and mandibles free and lancet-like. 3. Body and legs | 

 rnuch elongated and delicate. 4. Antennae densely v-cuLICIDAE 

 pilose. 5. Transform in water: larvae stay near bottom, I . 

 pupae near surface. 6. Feed on vegetable and animal (Gnats.) 

 juices, — females alone attack animals. j 



Family t.— I. Body minute, delicate, slender and clofhed withl 60 



long hairs. 2. Wings have usually three or four lougi- 1 ^^„jr,m,,x- 

 tudinal veins and are folded over the back. 3. Eggs de- j" idaE 

 posited in the stems, leaves and buds of various plants. j (Gall-flies.) 



Family c. — 1. Antennae and palpi slender. 2. Legs very long.l 61 



3. Abdomen very slender and cylindrical. 4. A well de- 1 

 veloped ovipositor present with a pair of long, horny, point- 1 ^ dae ^' 

 ed valves. 5. Venation of wings complete. j (Crane-fl'ies. 



