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... Stratiomyidae have no such ties . An observation of my own may be pertinent here , as an example of how careful one should be when speculating about the significance of colour and pattern from dead specimens in museums . Platyna hastata ...
... Stratiomyidae have no such ties . An observation of my own may be pertinent here , as an example of how careful one should be when speculating about the significance of colour and pattern from dead specimens in museums . Platyna hastata ...
Page 115
... Stratiomyidae of the tropics do not seem to be either more numerous or more striking than those of temperate regions . From this we may infer that the family has existed for a long time , long enough to spread itself uniformly around ...
... Stratiomyidae of the tropics do not seem to be either more numerous or more striking than those of temperate regions . From this we may infer that the family has existed for a long time , long enough to spread itself uniformly around ...
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... Stratiomyidae , those torpedo - shaped larvae that live round the margins of ponds and streams . It may possibly be an asset if the larva dries up , and these larvae can with- stand a high degree of desiccation . I have received for ...
... Stratiomyidae , those torpedo - shaped larvae that live round the margins of ponds and streams . It may possibly be an asset if the larva dries up , and these larvae can with- stand a high degree of desiccation . I have received for ...
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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