THE INSECTS OF NEW JERSEY. 



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PTILODEXIA B. and B. 



P. tibialis Desv. Del. Water Gap VII, 14, Orange Mts. VII, 4, Riverton V, 

 29, Clementon V, 16 (Jn). 



EUANTHA V. d. Wulp. 

 E. liturata Oliv. DaCosta VII, 30. 



CH^TONA V. d. Wulp. 

 C. macroptera V. d. Wulp. Trenton VII, 7 (Hk). 



THELAIRODES V. d. Wulp. 

 T. basalis Giglio-Tos. Dover VI, 23, Orange Mts. 

 T. cinereicollis V. d. Wulp. Riverton V, 30. 



THELAIRA Desv. 

 T. leucozona Panz. Avalon VII, 22. 



THERESIA Desv. 

 T. tandrec Desv. Chester (Sm); Malaga VIII, 4 (CG). 



Family SAl>^COPHAGID.E. 



These are the "flesh flies," so called because they lay their eggs on 

 exposed meats or other animal matter, these eggs being either ready to 

 hatch or actually hatched when laid. The antennal bristle is here 

 plumose at the base and bare at 

 tip, and as scavengers the insects 

 are useful, some lavvse occurring 

 in excrement and decay of all 

 sorts. 



SARCOPHAGA Meig. 



S. carnaria Linn. Anglesea VII, 

 19, Cape May VI, 14. This is 

 the common flesh-fly. 



S. £3egra Walk. Westville V, 19, 

 Anglesea VII, 19. 



S. georgiana Wied. Common 

 throughout the State. 



S. sarraceniae Riley. New Bruns- 

 wick VIII, 7 (Coll). 



S. incerta Walk. Lakehurst IX, 

 26 (Coll). 



50 IN 



Fig. 327. — .-\ flesh-fly, very much enlarged. 



