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... Brachycera , having short antennae , in contrast with the long , filamentous antenna characteris- tic of Nematocera . About two - thirds of all known flies , somewhere between 40,000 and 60,000 species throughout the world , belong to ...
... Brachycera , having short antennae , in contrast with the long , filamentous antenna characteris- tic of Nematocera . About two - thirds of all known flies , somewhere between 40,000 and 60,000 species throughout the world , belong to ...
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... Brachycera are the long tran- sition towards the higher flies . As long as we remain in the Sub- Order Brachycera the larvae are varied and in general suited to their way of life , though in the families Empididae and Dolichopodidae the ...
... Brachycera are the long tran- sition towards the higher flies . As long as we remain in the Sub- Order Brachycera the larvae are varied and in general suited to their way of life , though in the families Empididae and Dolichopodidae the ...
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... Brachycera in pupating within the last larval skin . Before pupation the larva often moves out of the water , or other wet surroundings , into a drier place , soil , or leaf- mould , but some aquatic larvae remain in the water and form ...
... Brachycera in pupating within the last larval skin . Before pupation the larva often moves out of the water , or other wet surroundings , into a drier place , soil , or leaf- mould , but some aquatic larvae remain in the water and form ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 32 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
CRANEFLIES | 29 |
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abdomen acalyptrate actively adapted adult flies African Agromyzidae animals appearance aquatic larvae Asilidae attack bats bee-flies bees behaviour biological birds biting black-flies blood bloodsucking blow-flies body Bombyliidae Brachycera breed Calliphora carnivorous Cecidomyiidae Chapter Chironomidae Chloropidae Chrysops crane-flies Cyclorrhapha decaying developed Diptera disease Dolichopodidae dung egg-laying eggs emerge Empididae Empids Ephydridae evolution evolutionary evolved eyes families of flies female flight flowers genera genus gnats habit habitats head Hippoboscidae horse-flies host hover-flies hovering insects known large numbers larvae larvae feed larvae live legs Lucilia maggot males mammals mandibles mating midges mosquitoes mouthparts Muscidae Mycetophilidae Nematocera nests non-biting Nycteribiidae organic oxygen parasites perhaps Phorids piercing plants prey primitive proboscis pupae pupal pupate robber-flies seen Simulium skin soil sometimes species spiracles stage Stratiomyidae Streblidae sub-family suck surface swarms Syrphid Syrphidae Tabanidae Tabanus terrestrial thorax tion tissues tropical Trypetidae tsetse-flies vegetation wasps wings