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The larvae of fome of this genus devour the 

 the Aphides ; thefe larvae feem to want eyes, 

 and lengthen or ftretch out their head as if to 

 feel for their prey •, others live in and confume 

 all kinds of putrid flefh ; others are found 

 in cheefe ; others, again, in the excrement of 

 different animals ; many live in the water, and 

 prefer the moft putrid and muddy. 



3. Volucella, which genus contains the 



Mufca Plumatee of Linnaeus, or thofe 

 whofe antennae are furnifhed with a la- 

 teral feather. 



The mouth of this genus, according 

 to Geoffroy, is formed by a probofcis 

 concealed within a fheath. 



The larva of the voluncella perfectly refem- 

 bles that of the Mufca, and is frequent upon 

 the rofe. 



4. Nemotelus : this genus is compofed of fuch 



Linnaean Mufcae as have moniliform 

 antennae ending in a kind of fharp 

 point. 



The mouth refembles that of the 

 Voluncella. 



O 3 5. SCATHOPSF, 



