The Book of the Fly / A nature study of the house-fly and its kin, the fly plague and a cure

Chapter 2: ILLUSTRATIONS

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A practical natural history of the common house-fly and its kin that combines field observation, anatomical description, and public-health advice. It covers identification and life cycle, contrasts related fly species and their habits, and outlines morphology and metamorphosis. The work examines patterns of distribution and breeding, surveys natural enemies, and assesses the role of flies in transmitting disease and contamination. Emphasis is placed on remedial measures such as sanitation, refuse disposal, household control, and coordinated campaigns, while later chapters note occasional useful services of flies and offer technical aids for identification, including wing charts, illustrations, a glossary, and descriptive appendices.

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Fig. 1.	The House-Fly, Female, Enlarged	6

Fig. 2.	The Lesser House-Fly, Male, Enlarged	6

Fig. 2a.	The Stable-Fly, Female, Enlarged	6

Fig. 3.	Wing Patterns contrasted	12

Fig. 5.	Metamorphosis; Larva, Instar, Imago	39

Fig. 6.	Apparatus for the Breeding of Gentles	81


THE WINGATE FLY CHART (Appendix)

Plate I.	External Parts and Characters, named	88

Plate II.	Antennæ, many-jointed types	97

Plate III.	Antennæ, three or few-jointed types	99

Plate IV.	Wings, Type-forms of Nemocera	101

Plate V.	Wings, other Type-forms	103

Plate VI.	Details of Special Characteristics, etc.	105

Plate VII.	Ditto	107

NOTE. Fig. 4 has been found to be not available for this edition.