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... Agromyzidae and Trypetidae , introduce a third confusing factor . Cecidomyiidae and some Trypetidae make galls , and most larvae of Agromyzidae tunnel in leaves and make compli- cated mines . For a long time people have made collections ...
... Agromyzidae and Trypetidae , introduce a third confusing factor . Cecidomyiidae and some Trypetidae make galls , and most larvae of Agromyzidae tunnel in leaves and make compli- cated mines . For a long time people have made collections ...
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... Agromyzidae as the leading exponents of it . Leaf - miners normally feed upon the parenchyma of leaves , leaving the epidermis of both surfaces intact ( figure 32 ) , but a few epidermal miners occur in the tropics . Pro- fessor Martin ...
... Agromyzidae as the leading exponents of it . Leaf - miners normally feed upon the parenchyma of leaves , leaving the epidermis of both surfaces intact ( figure 32 ) , but a few epidermal miners occur in the tropics . Pro- fessor Martin ...
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... Agromyzidae disfigure some ornamental shrubs and trees , but seldom defoliate them to the point of danger ; others attack commercial crops such as tea , coffee , and leguminous fodder plants . The family Chloropidae and a few close ...
... Agromyzidae disfigure some ornamental shrubs and trees , but seldom defoliate them to the point of danger ; others attack commercial crops such as tea , coffee , and leguminous fodder plants . The family Chloropidae and a few close ...
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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