PAA Ten Oe 
EP EGa et 
MUSCA AURATA. 
DIPTERA. 
Wings two. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
A foft flexible trunk, with lateral lips at the end, no Palpi. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER 
AND 
SYNONYMS. 
Head brown. Thorax polifhed, greenifh, or braffy. Abdomen 
flat, obtufe, brownifh gold-colour. Legs yellowifh ; Feet brown. 
Mufca aurata: antennis fetariis nitida thorace eneo, abdomine obtufo 
aureo. Fabricius. nt. Syft. Vol. VI. 335. 
a7 Mantiffa. Vol, IT. p. 347. No. 63. 
This Infe& has been only noticed in the latter writings of Fabri- 
cius. We have not found it uncommon in the fummer upon the 
leaves of Fruit trees ; and particularly on fuch as grow againt{t a fouth 
wall: they fly brifkly about noon, when the fun fhines. 
O F 1G. 
