CYCLORRHAPHA 

 Proboscidka 



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Pipunculidae 

 Syrphidae 



Fig. 57. I'ipiinculns fiiraitiis. 3-3 x 10 iiini. In- 

 habils woods and fields, and often lioveis in the 

 air. Grantcliestcr. 



Fiy. 5S. Liogastcr nutatliiM F. ^ b>.\\ mm. 

 Distinguished' from Chrysogaster Ijy the entirely 

 metallic abdomen. In Chrysogaster the sides of the 

 abdomen are shiny and the central area dull. Found 

 on flowers of buttercup {Ranunculus bulbosus). 



Fig. 59. Melitnfiyna </u<ii/ihi!inii/ii/:t \'err. c? 9 >■ i S 

 mm., 98x18 mm. The ? has no yellow markings. 

 Always rather scarce. Painswick. 



Fig. 60. Volucella pclliuens (Volucellinae) L. ?. 

 At rest, 22 mm. from frons to extremity of abdomen. 

 Said to act as scavenger in the nests of the larger 

 Hymenoptera, or to be parasitic in their larvae, 

 especially wasps. 



