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1NSECTA. 



Genus DCCXCII. Tetanocera, Dumeril, Latr. 

 Antennae of the length of the head ; the second and third 

 joints nearly equally long. 

 Sfi. 1. Marginata. Latr. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCCXCIII. Sepedon, Latr. Bacca, Fabr. 

 Mulio, Schellenberg. 



Antennae very much longer than the head, inserted on an 

 elevation; the second joint very long, cylindric. 

 Sfi. 1. Palustria. Latr. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCCXCIV. Loxocera, Meig. Illig. Latr. Fab. 

 Antennae very much longer than the head ; last joint li- 

 near ; abdomen narrow, linear. 

 Sfi. 1. Ichneumonia. Meig. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCCXCV. Scatophaga, Meig. Latr. 



PyROPA, Illig. 



Antennae shorter than the head ; head round, subglobose j 

 vertex horizontal; body very much elongated. 

 Sfi. X.Merdaria. Latr. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCCXCVI. Anthomyia, Meig. Illig. Latr. 



Antennae shorter than the head; head hemispheric, trans- 

 verse ; vertex inclined ; body not much lengthened. 



Sfi. I. Pluvialia. Latr. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Stirfia 7. Antennae inserted near the upper part of the 

 head, not setigerous ; palpi internal ; halteres visible ; an- 

 terior legs differing in form from the others. 



Genus DCCXCVII. Pipunculus, Latr. 

 Antennae two-jointed, the last joint subulated at its ex- 

 tremity ; anterior legs simple. 

 Sfi. 1. Camfieatria. Latr. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCCXCVIII. Sjenopinus, Latr. Fabr. Cona, 

 Schellenberg. 



Antennae three-jointed ; anterior legs simple. 

 Sfi. \.Mger. Latr. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCCXCIX. OcnTHERA,Latr. Macrochira, 



Meig. 



Anterior legs raptorious ; antennae terminated by a 

 bearded seta. 



Sfi. 1. Mantia. Latr. 



Inhabits Europe ? 



Stirfia 8. Antennae frontal ; palpi internal ; halteres en- 

 tirely or partly concealed ; wings deflexed. 



Genus DCCC. Lipse, Latr. 



Legs all alike. 



Sfi. 1. Tentaculata. Latr. 



Stirfia 9. Antennae frontal, very short ; palpi inter- 

 nal ; halteres entirely or partly concealed ; wings divari- 

 cating. 



Genus DCCCI. Melanophora, Latr. 



Antennae contiguous at their base, diverging, last joint 

 lenticulai 



Sfi. I. Rivalis. Latr. 



Genus DCCCII. Metopia, Latr. 

 Antennae contiguous at their base, diverging, last joint 

 oblong. 



Sfi. 1. Leucofithalmua. Latr. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCCCIII. Phasia, Latr. Leach. Thereva, Fabr 

 Walck. Meig. Panz. 



Antennae distant, sub- parallel, last joint subquadrate, with 

 a Particulate seta. (Body short; abdomen depressed, semi- 

 circular ; wings large.) 



Sfi, 1. Variabilit Leach. 



Musca hemifitera. Linn. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Stirfia 10. Antennae frontal, as long as the face; palpi in 

 tenia I ; halteres entirely or partly concealed ; wings divari- 

 cating. 



Genus DCCCIV. Musca, of authors. 

 Antennae with the third joint very much longer than the 

 others; abdomen moderately long, subacuminate. 

 Sfi. 1. Vomitoria. Latr. 

 Common blue-bottle fly. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCCCV. Ooypteryx, Leach. Octptera, Latr. 

 Exorista, Meig. Eriothrix, Meig. 



Antennae with their last joint longer than the others ; ab 

 domen distinctly annulated, rounded. 

 Sfi.l.Lateralia. Leach. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCCCVI. Gymnosoma, Meig. Leach. 

 Antennae with their last joint longer than the others ; ab- 

 domen semicircular, subuniarticulate. 

 Sfi. 1. Rotundata. Meig. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Genus DCCCVII. Echinomyia, Dumeril, Latr. 

 Tachina, Meig. Fabr. 

 Antennae with their second joint longer than the others; 

 abdomen subglobose, and very bristly. 

 Sfi. 1. Groaaa. Latr. 

 Inhabits the European woods. 



Genus DCCCVIII. Tachina. 



Antennae with their second joint longer than the others ; 

 abdomen ovate, rather bristly. 

 Sfi. I. Fera. 



Muacafera. Linne. 

 Inhabits the European woods. 



Tribe XV. Oestrides. 



The larvae of all the insects composing the present fami- 

 ly reside in the frontal sinuses, under the skin, or in the 

 stomachs, of graminivorous mammalia. Their curious 

 economy has been admirably detailed in the third volume 

 of the. Tranaactiona of the Linnean Society of London, by 

 Mr Biucy Clark, who has lately republished his Di-seita- 

 tion, under the title, An Eaaay on the Bota of Horaea and 

 other animala. London, 1815. 



Genus DCCCIX Oestrus, of authors. 

 Wings, with the two exterior hinder cells complete, the 

 other hinder cells terminal. Thorax with its surface un- 

 equal. Abdomen with its point deflexed ; of the female 



