5- B. atriceps 



BOMBYLIUS. Hover Fly. Eccfly. 



1. B. varius. J-r in. ; yellow hairy ; lioilv white markeil ami two 

 black spots on tlie sides of each ring; wing brownish. 



2. B. fratellus. og in.; yellow hairs- ; tiarker on back ; wing half 

 leddish black. 



3. />. acijual/s. j'l; in. ; \ellovv, liairv ; fiont half of the wing 

 brownish. 



4- B. fnIvHS. >4 In.; black, with golden hail- ; wing clear, with 

 gold \ellow veins. 

 J/4 in. ; like B. fratellus \\\ color, but darker. 



Family 21. STRATIOinVIID/E. Soldier Flics. Conl-(if-nrms-Flies. So named from the resemblance 

 of the body to a coat-of-arms. They feetl on flowers in swamps near water. Their larv.-e live in moist mould or 

 water. They carry their wings, one covering the other, when at rest. 



I. 

 2. 

 3- 

 4- 



SARGUS. Flat Fly. 



S. Jccorus. 3/8 in. ; green bronze, with yellow legs. 



6'. viridis. ]/^ in. ; bronze green or blue, with green legs. 



S. xaut/ioptts. y^ in. ; green gokl. with sellow legs. 



S. pallipes. % in. : brownish black ; back of body, belly and legs yellow. 



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