214 ORDER VI. Mufca. 



5. S^athopsi, which differs from his Mufca 

 only in the fhape of the antennas, which 

 are filiform. 



Schaeffer has adopted all thefe new genera, 

 and obferves that they have each three (lem- 

 mata, 



Scopoli has formed the following new genera 

 from the Linnaean Mufcse, on account of the 

 different formation of their probofcis, or an- 

 tennas ; 



1. Mufca, to which he gives the following 

 characters : 



The mouth armed with a retractable probofcis, 

 which is dilated at its extremity, and furniflied 

 with cjavated palpi, fituate at its bafe, 



2. Ceria : the roftrum of the Ceria is formed 

 like that of the Mufca. 



The antennae are monilifbrm, with the laft 

 articulation larger than the others. 



This genus belongs to the firft family of Lin- 

 naean Mufcae. 



3. Conops : 



