Plate XXXVII. fig. 6.
ORDER: Diptera. SECTION: Athericera. FAMILY: Syrphidæ, _Leach_.
GENUS. MILESIA, _Latreille_. Musca, (_Drury_).
MILESIA VIRGINIENSIS. Fulva, thorace 2- abdomine 6-fasciato, hujus
fasciis 1 et 2, 3 et 4, 5 et 6, lineâ longitudinali connexis. (Long.
Corp. fere 1 unc.)
SYN. Musca Virginiensis, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.
Milesia ornata, _Fabr. Syst. Antl._ 188. _Wiedemann Ausseur. Zw. Ins._ 2.
106.
HABITAT: Virginia.
Eyes black. Front of the head cream-colour. Antennæ like short hairs.
Thorax and abdomen yellow, with black rings. Wings transparent. Legs
yellow, and furnished with small hooks at their extremities. Breast
black, with yellow spots and patches. Ocelli distinct.