ie lilnaiaaiias abit 
ai Sp. ls Dentata, 
cenit, Tihec anita, es ‘Fabr. Late, 
Dentata. idiata. 
~ Dimidiate. dimidiata. Fabr. ’ 
- Englossa dimidiata. Latr.__. 
677. Bom: “agg DCLXXVII. Soon ‘Latreille, ine 
‘eel disposed in tanvere, sight Iie \ 
iy nidificate in cavities beneath the 
surface. The fe ‘te im bom. The macs ae 
the salices or willows are in bloom. The males are 
most abundant in the autumn. 
Sp. 1. Terrestris. 
Apis terrestris, Linn. 
Inhabits ‘ 
Terrestris. 
Sp. 2. Muscorum, 
muscorum. Fabr. 
ique or linear. 
676. Aru. Genus $ DELXXVIIL. Aris of authors. 
wings with three submar, cells com 
Gblique and linear. 
ifica of 
Mel ne ge (Hive bee.) 
authors. 
eo the hive bee has en 
the attention of im, Reaumur, Huber, Wild- 
man, &¢. to whose works we must refer the reader, as 
bine of this curious animal would suffice to fill a 
679. Mz- _ Genus DCLXXIX. Metirona. Illiger, Klugellan, 
LIPONA Ane Fabr. y 
Hitslonsdiablsateh Unsks Ueed oleh chtsigonsie’ ches 
sera cw comple man. cl 
-“) i any rem 
. 1. Favosa, 
ae ys is favosa.” Fabr. 
Melipora favosa, Latr. 
680. Tar. Genus DCLXXX. Taicona. Jurine, Latreille. 
Sowa. Mextrona. _Illiger, Klug. 
Arts.’ Fabricius, 
oe Fabr. 
Spinipes 2. Spinipes. ‘ 
Contr spinipes. Fabr. 
Trigona spinigs. Me 
Orver DIPTERA. 
Oraver Dieters. Linn. Latr, &c. 
Crass Antiiata. Fabr. 
The insects | composing Se 
from all other the fo! 
Wit Ste ake, ig y he lowing carte 
* which are common to alm 
Hinder tarsi with their first joint ; Superior 
i6t 
or balancers,) placed behind, and generally beneath Metabolia 
the wings. —— 
Besides these characters, be noted some others, 
ost all dipterous i insects. The 
mouth is for the most | furnished with a rostrum 
having no articulations. Thorax composed of but one 
ra wag always distinct from the abdomen. . 
era are at this time under, investiga< 
tion by — very eminent aatetihese and as the 
Editor is desirous of rendering every part of this work 
as complete as the nature of the publication will admit,’ 
he has resolved to defer giving-the arrangements of this 
order, until the article Insecta goes to press, when the 
most approved rie of Diptera will be given ; in the 
mean time, we merely give a tabular view of the 
arrangement ‘of Latreille, the terminations only being 
, and the term tribe being used for family. 
Section I, Proposcippa. 
Head distinct from the thorax by an evident interval. 
Proboscis (rarely wanting ) univalve. Tarsi with two 
simple nails. 
Division I. 
Antenne with many joints, ; 
Tare Tl, Treucarimes. 
Diyision II. 
Antenne with not more than three joints. 
Subdivision 1. 
Antenne with the last joint having at least four rings 
or annulations. 
Trise II. Srratiomypes. 
Haustellum with two sete. | 
Trive II. Tapanmes. 
Haustellum with many sete. 
Subdivision 2. 
Antenne with the last joint haying not more thax 
three rings, 
‘A. Haustellum with four sete at least. 
a. Proboscis (when at rest) entirely ox partinlay pro- 
. minent. 
* Proboscis terminated by two large lips. 
Trive [V. Raacioniwes. . 
Palpi prominent, cylindric-conic. Wings divarica- 
ting. Antenne generally moniliform. : 
Trise V. Doxycurropes, 
Palpi prominent, lamelliform. Wings incumbent. 
Antenne patelliform. 
Taine VI. Mypaswes. 
Palpi not inen 
te Preboscis vortaihated by very small lips. 
Trise VII. . Astipes. 
soboay Ig Wings incumbent, Antenne threes 
Trise VIII, Empipes. 
jane long. Wings incumbent. Antenne two- 
