│ Wings │ the hairs of │ during June or
│ smoke-coloured. │ horned stock. │ July, in the
│ Female rather │ │ rectum of the
│ larger. Head, │ │ horse. When
│ thorax, and │ │ ready to become
│ first segment of│ │ pupæ, they creep
│ the abdomen with│ │ out of the anus,
│ colour and hairs│ │ to the margin of
│ as in the male; │ │ which, however,
│ rest of abdomen │ │ they may remain
│ black, and │ │ sticking for
│ tapering │ │ some time.
│ posteriorly. │ │
│ Wings │ │
│ smoke-coloured. │ │
=Red-tailed= =Bot= │About ⅖ inch. Fore│Black: on the lips│First red, then
(_Gastrus_ │ part of thorax │ and margins of │ bluish-green. To
_hæmorrhoidalis_).│ dark fawn │ the nostrils in │ begin with, in
│ colour, with │ the horse. │ the cavities of
│ bright yellow │ │ the nose or
│ fur-like hair; │ │ mouth, in the
│ hinder part │ │ horse, very soon
│ black. Abdomen │ │ in the stomach
│ shining black, │ │ or small
│ with yellowish │ │ intestine,
│ white hair in │ │ remaining there
│ front, black in │ │ several months;
│ the middle, and │ │ then, a few
│ orange yellow at│ │ months longer,
│ the tip. Wings │ │ in the rectum.
│ of glassy │ │ Exceptionally,
│ clearness, with │ │ the maggots
│ dark brown │ │ remain in the
│ veins. │ │ gullet for some
│ │ │ time.
=Nose Bot= │Nearly ½ inch (not│White: on the lips│Yellowish white.
(_Gastrus_ │ including the │ and margins of │ In the first
_nasalus_). │ long ovipositor │ the nostrils in │ part of the
│ of the female). │ the horse. │ horse’s small
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