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... Streblidae , for comparison with figure 37. The wings of this fly have been removed to show the compact appearance . Hippoboscidae than some other mammal - flies , and so must be of more recent origin . With the last two families we ...
... Streblidae , for comparison with figure 37. The wings of this fly have been removed to show the compact appearance . Hippoboscidae than some other mammal - flies , and so must be of more recent origin . With the last two families we ...
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... Streblidae : in the few in- stances where they have occurred outside the limits shown in the map there have been special circumstances , an exceptional year , or the protection of a cave against low temperatures . Jobling also notes ...
... Streblidae : in the few in- stances where they have occurred outside the limits shown in the map there have been special circumstances , an exceptional year , or the protection of a cave against low temperatures . Jobling also notes ...
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... Streblidae attach their mature larvae to a wall or other surface , and this becomes encrusted with puparia ( plate 27 ) from which the adult flies emerge in due course . Since they are already in the roosting place of the bats they have ...
... Streblidae attach their mature larvae to a wall or other surface , and this becomes encrusted with puparia ( plate 27 ) from which the adult flies emerge in due course . Since they are already in the roosting place of the bats they have ...
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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