Table of Contents 



Table of the Higher Groups . . . 



The Crane Flies (Family Tipulidce) . . . 



Life History of a Crane Fly ( Bittacomorpha 



clavipes) 



Families Dixidce and Stenoxenidce . 

 Mosquitoes (Family Culicidce) 



Life History of a Mosquito (Culex pungens) 

 The Moth Flies (Family Psychodidce) 

 The Midges (Family Chironomidce) 



Life History of a Midge (Chironomus minutus) 

 The Gall-Gnats (Family Cecidomyiidce) . 



Life History of a Gall-Gnat (Cecidomyia legumini- 

 cola) ...... 



Fungus Gnats (Family Mycetophilidce) 

 The March Flies (Family Bibionidce) 

 The Black Flies and Buffalo Gnats (Family Sirnulii- 



dce) 



Life History of a Black Fly (Similium pictipes) 

 Families Orphnephilidce, Blepharoceridce and Rhy 



phidce 



The Snipe Flies (Family Leptidce) . 



Soldier Flies (Family Stratiomyiidce) 



Family Acanthomeridce ..... 



The Gad-Flies or Horse-Flies (Family Tabanidce) 



Life History of a Gad-Fly ( Tabanus atratus) 

 The Small-Headed Flies and the Tangle- Veined Flies 



(Families Acroceridce and Nemestrinidce) . 

 Families Mydaidce and Apioceridce . 

 The Bee-Flies (Family Bombyliidce) . 



Life History of a Bee-Fly (Systoechus oreas) 

 The Window-Flies and Stiletto Flies (Families See- 



nopinidce and Therevidce) 

 The Robber Flies (Family Asilidce) . . 

 The Dance Flies and the Long-Legged Flies (Families 



EmpididcB and Dolichopodidce) 

 The Spear-Winged Flies (Family LonchopterzdceJ 

 The Hump-Backed Flies (Family Phoridce) 



Life History of the Ant-Decapitating Fly (Apoce- 

 phalus pergandei) .... 



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