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... Empididae are sometimes called ' dance flies ' and Dolichopo- didae ' long - legged flies ' or ' long - headed flies ' , though the last is a mistranslation from the Greek . As I have suggested about some others , these two families ...
... Empididae are sometimes called ' dance flies ' and Dolichopo- didae ' long - legged flies ' or ' long - headed flies ' , though the last is a mistranslation from the Greek . As I have suggested about some others , these two families ...
Page 278
... Empididae seem to do better in cooler countries , but there is some evidence that they are more conspicuous there because of reduced competition from other fami- lies less tolerant of the cold . When they are specially looked for and 60 ...
... Empididae seem to do better in cooler countries , but there is some evidence that they are more conspicuous there because of reduced competition from other fami- lies less tolerant of the cold . When they are specially looked for and 60 ...
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... Empididae on , 141 flies on , 36 , 60 , 178 , 185 , 205 larvae on , 145 Tabanidae on , 102 , 104 , 106 seasonal fluctuations in rain forest , 106 seaweed , Dolichopodidae in , 145 seaweed - flies ( Coelopidae ) , 6 , 11 , 141 , 173 ...
... Empididae on , 141 flies on , 36 , 60 , 178 , 185 , 205 larvae on , 145 Tabanidae on , 102 , 104 , 106 seasonal fluctuations in rain forest , 106 seaweed , Dolichopodidae in , 145 seaweed - flies ( Coelopidae ) , 6 , 11 , 141 , 173 ...
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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