2 io ORDER VI, Mufca. 



Genus III. Musca. 



Linn. Syft. Nat. page 979. 



The mouth of the M ufca is formed by a 

 foft, flefhy probofcis, with two lateral lips ; 

 it wants palpi. 



The Mufcas are divided into different 

 families, from the form of their antennae, 

 as follows : 



1. Filata, with fimple antennae, or whofe 



antenna? are without any lateral 

 hair or feather. 



2. Armatce, in which the antennae are fur- 



nished with a lateral hair, or fea- 

 ther ; thefe laft are either 



Tomentofce, or Pilofg. 



The bodies of the Tome?itofce are 

 downy, though fcarce per- 

 ceptibly fo ; and they are 

 either 



Plumatce 



