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... Empids , but are only a small section of a varied family . Many Empids run rather than fly . Tachypeza ( Sicodus ) run about on smooth tree - trunks , Tachydromia on leaves and low vegetation . Others , like the curious little hump ...
... Empids , but are only a small section of a varied family . Many Empids run rather than fly . Tachypeza ( Sicodus ) run about on smooth tree - trunks , Tachydromia on leaves and low vegetation . Others , like the curious little hump ...
Page 141
... Empids , Laurence has also described how Microphorus crassipes steals its food from the prey caught in spiders ' webs . Empids also join the miscellaneous flies of the seashore , most of which are modified in some way for the rigours of ...
... Empids , Laurence has also described how Microphorus crassipes steals its food from the prey caught in spiders ' webs . Empids also join the miscellaneous flies of the seashore , most of which are modified in some way for the rigours of ...
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... Empids and Asilids . We have already noted how some Empids are aerial insects like the robber - flies , and how others run about and catch their prey on foot . Dolichopodidae also are footpads , as their name suggests , and although ...
... Empids and Asilids . We have already noted how some Empids are aerial insects like the robber - flies , and how others run about and catch their prey on foot . Dolichopodidae also are footpads , as their name suggests , and although ...
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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