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Page 134
... Bombyliidae are no less interesting than the big ones . Toxophora spends its larval life in the nests of solitary wasps , and is a small , hump - backed fly of very distinctive shape . In this case there is no great resemblance to the ...
... Bombyliidae are no less interesting than the big ones . Toxophora spends its larval life in the nests of solitary wasps , and is a small , hump - backed fly of very distinctive shape . In this case there is no great resemblance to the ...
Page 145
... Bombyliidae , Nemestrinidae , and Cyrti- dae . We have seen that water has much to offer to carnivores . Larvae of Empididae and Dolichopodidae have spread out on to the mud flats , the surface of the water , and even to the seashore ...
... Bombyliidae , Nemestrinidae , and Cyrti- dae . We have seen that water has much to offer to carnivores . Larvae of Empididae and Dolichopodidae have spread out on to the mud flats , the surface of the water , and even to the seashore ...
Page 316
... Bombyliidae , 132 ― by Tabanidae , 101 Neff , S. E. , 179 Nematocera , 6 antenna of , 59 , fig . 14 evolution of , 275 larvae of , 16 moults of , 18 Nemestrinidae , 133 , 134 , 157 Nemestrinus , wing of , 135 , fig . 22 Nemopalpus , 54 ...
... Bombyliidae , 132 ― by Tabanidae , 101 Neff , S. E. , 179 Nematocera , 6 antenna of , 59 , fig . 14 evolution of , 275 larvae of , 16 moults of , 18 Nemestrinidae , 133 , 134 , 157 Nemestrinus , wing of , 135 , fig . 22 Nemopalpus , 54 ...
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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