90 



HANDBOOK OF ANTS, BEES, ETC. 



The Wheat Midge {Diplosis iritici) is another very mischievous 

 species. 



Family 2, Myceiophilidce. — These are generally small species. 



Fig. 123— Mycetophila Distigma (Mag.) 



They are all vegetable feeders. The larvce. live gregariously in 

 fungi, rotten wood, bark, etc. 



The Army Worms [Sciara) of America, which belong to this 

 family, sometimes congregate in enormous numbers. 



Fig. 124. — Macrocera Lutea (Mag.) 



The flies are remarkable for their remarkable powers of 

 leaping. 



Family 3, Simiiliidce. — This family includes only one genus, 

 Si??wliu??i. 



It is, however, widely distributed, and some of the species, 



