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Genus VII.— Conops, 
X" here are thirteen different kinds of this tribe enumee 
rated by naturalifts, who have diltinguiflied them by a. 
ftriking charadter drawn from the roftrum, which is por- 
recled, and jointed like the knee. Thefe infects are uni- 
verfally fpread ; and from their air and general appear- 
ance are commonly taken for certain kinds of wafps. 
They come later in the feafon than the horfe flies, but 
are much greater tormentors of the horfes, v/ere they 
equally numerous. 
Conops vefpa. The antennas of this infect terminate in 
a broad articulation, like the mouth of a fpoon ; and 
■which, when clofely examined, appears very hairy. The 
feet and poifers are dun coloured ; the thorax is varie- 
gated with black and reddilh calls of the fame colour, 
which alfo prevails in the abdomen. Thefe infedts are of 
a large fize, and many of them adorned with very vivid 
and refplendent colours f . 
f Vide Barbut, p. jio, 311, 
