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... chapter . The flies of Chapter 18 are a group of three families of extremely advanced evolution , all of which have virtually eliminated the larval stage . They are known as Pupipara , because they do not release the larva until it is ...
... chapter . The flies of Chapter 18 are a group of three families of extremely advanced evolution , all of which have virtually eliminated the larval stage . They are known as Pupipara , because they do not release the larva until it is ...
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Harold Oldroyd. Chapter 15 Vegetable- and Fruit - Flies THERE IS NO REAL division between these families and those of the preceding chapter . Lines of evolution in acalyptrate flies are little understood , and undoubtedly such larval ...
Harold Oldroyd. Chapter 15 Vegetable- and Fruit - Flies THERE IS NO REAL division between these families and those of the preceding chapter . Lines of evolution in acalyptrate flies are little understood , and undoubtedly such larval ...
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... Chapter may be a convenient place to mention a group of South American flies which have developed maternal incu- bation of the larva in a way that is less complete and less efficient than that of the tsetses . One large larva at a time ...
... Chapter may be a convenient place to mention a group of South American flies which have developed maternal incu- bation of the larva in a way that is less complete and less efficient than that of the tsetses . One large larva at a time ...
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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