74 COLEOPTEUA. 



some flies in a box with these larvae, observed 

 that they collected in great numbers under the 

 thorax of the fly, so that in a short time they 

 sucked it to death. 



The celebrated Blister fly is classed by Lin- 

 naeus in this genus, 



SPECIFICATION. 



Meloe BiMACULATUS. M. alatus niger, elytris lu- 

 teis macula nigra postica. Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 680. 

 Gmel. p. 1738. 

 Apalus bimaculatus. Fabr. Syst. Ent. 1. p. 127. 



Spec. Ins. 1. p. 161. Ent. Syst. l.p. 50. 

 Degeer, Ins. 5. t. l.f. 18. 

 Tanzer, Faun. Ins. Germ.fasc. 104. t. 4. 

 Inhabits Europe, and frequents sandy places. 

 PI. 27. a. The natural size. b. Magnified, c. A 

 horn. d. Lips with two of the palpi, e. A leg. 



