■SPOTTED BLUE' ELY, 
OF NEV/ SOUTH WALES. 
The insect represented in the annexed "fi- 
gure, is called, by the settlers at New South 
vVales, their common Floiise Fly. As, ho.w- 
;ver, it appears to have four wings, it cannot 
)e a Diptera; and, indeed, though it bears 
;ome distant resemblance to our Blue Flesh 
Hy, the Vomitoria of LinnseuSj the white 
;pots are never found in that species. Perhaps, 
n every thing but colour, it more nearly ap- 
)roximates the Common Bee Fly, than any 
jther insect; yet that has only two wings. 
Our original drawing, the fidelity of which, 
from the living object, is not to be doubted, 
was received without any other information, 
than that it was esteemed the Common House 
Fly of New South Wales. As we entertain 
considerable doubt with respect to it's being a 
Domestic Flesh Fly, we have barely denomi- 
nated it, from it's appearance, the Spotted Blue 
Fly of New South Wales. 
It is said to be represented exactly of the 
natural size. 
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