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Muscidae 



Fig- '35- (Muscidae) S/niiwxys inhi/rans Linn. 

 5 7X l6'5nim. The common "Stable fly" or 

 "Storm fly," biting in houses in summer and 

 autumn. Carries disease. Larva Uves in de- 

 caying vegetables. 



Fig. 



Linn. 5 5x9 nim. .Annoys horses 

 and cattle. (Milford Haven.) 



Figs. 137, 138. (Muscidae) Musca domcstica Linn, i, 6-5 x 13 mm., ? 8 x 15 mm. F^verywhere abundant in houses, 

 carries typhoid and other disease germs. The larva lives in horse manure, spent hops and e.\crement. 



