mfm ^4s; 



Cenus VL-^EmjJtSi. 



The enipis is diftinguifhcd by that horny fubllance 

 which forms the probofcis ; it is bivalved, inclining 

 downwards under the breait, and is longer than the tho- 

 rax ; the valves are horizontal *. The antennse of thefe 

 infedls are compofed of three articulations ; the firft is 

 long, the fecond Iliort and globular, and the third much 

 larger at its bafe than in the middle ; from whence it 

 again grows larger, and is finally terminated by a long 

 fharp point f . 



The empis, in Its winged ftate, Is feen frequenting 

 flowers ; but its manners and refidence in its larva and 

 chryfalis ftate are but impcrfeilly known to the naturalift. 



Empis livida. This fpecies is of a leaden colour ; the 

 thorax is gibbous, of a pale green, and marked longi* 

 tudinally with three black lines : The upper part of the 

 abdomen is dufky brown : and the legs, which are long 

 and hairy, are of a deeper fhade of the fame colour, 



J Lm. Syft. Ord. VI. Gen. vi. f Eartut, p. 3x1. 



