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the margins of ponds and streams, to a fully aquatic life in still water and in
torrents, in fresh water, brackish and even salt. All these habitats are colonized by
different groups of crane-flies, and some have joined the associations of insert
larvae ...
the margins of ponds and streams, to a fully aquatic life in still water and in
torrents, in fresh water, brackish and even salt. All these habitats are colonized by
different groups of crane-flies, and some have joined the associations of insert
larvae ...
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Aquatic Chironomidae lay their eggs into the water, often in masses, or in 'strings'
. The latter are like long capillary tubes ... It used to be thought that all
Chironomidae had aquatic larvae, but this is not so. There are many terrestrial
larvae, ...
Aquatic Chironomidae lay their eggs into the water, often in masses, or in 'strings'
. The latter are like long capillary tubes ... It used to be thought that all
Chironomidae had aquatic larvae, but this is not so. There are many terrestrial
larvae, ...
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... 129 Apion attacked by Chlorops, 193 apneustic larvae, 44, 56 Apocephalus,
attacking ants, 152 apricots, damage to, 258 Apterina, 141 Apterodromia evansi,
95 'aquarium' of Bromeliads, 90 aquatic behaviour of Simulium, 68 flies, 15
larvae ...
... 129 Apion attacked by Chlorops, 193 apneustic larvae, 44, 56 Apocephalus,
attacking ants, 152 apricots, damage to, 258 Apterina, 141 Apterodromia evansi,
95 'aquarium' of Bromeliads, 90 aquatic behaviour of Simulium, 68 flies, 15
larvae ...
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Contents
THE PATTERN OF FLIES | 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 Muscid Mycetophilidae Nematocera nests non-biting Nycteribiidae 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
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Natural History of Flies The World naturalist |
| Author | Harold Oldroyd |
| Publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1964 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 9 May 2007 |
| Length | 324 pages |
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