THE MEAT-FLY. 



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large and hairy that it looks very much like a black humble- 

 bee. Tlie general colour of this insect is black, but tliere is 

 some yellow hair on the face and sides. The very peculiar 

 antenna is shown at Fig. b, and the front of the head at Fig. a. 

 Altogether no less than one hundred ard sixty-six species of 

 Tachina have been discovered in this country, and described ; 

 and, in all probability, many more remain to be discovered. 



LXXIV 



1. Musca or Anthoniyia lardaria, female. 

 c. Do., facets of eye. 2. Musca chloris, male. 



e. Do., tongue. /. Do., antenna. 



a. Do., antenna. h. Do., foot. 



d. Musca chloris, head of female. 



Another figure of Tachina grossa is given on Plate XX, 

 Fig. 4, 



On Woodcut LXXIV. Fig. 1 is shown an insect called 

 the Meat-fly {Musca Anthomyict or Aricia lardaria). In 

 this genus the bristle of the antennae is feathered, the abdomen 

 is oval and bri&tly, and the alulets are large. The colour of 



