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... areas ; Blepharoceridae world - wide , but rare or local ; Deuterophlebiidae known only from mountainous areas of Central Asia and North America . The larvae of both families have developed a bizarre equipment of lobes and suckers along ...
... areas ; Blepharoceridae world - wide , but rare or local ; Deuterophlebiidae known only from mountainous areas of Central Asia and North America . The larvae of both families have developed a bizarre equipment of lobes and suckers along ...
Page 132
... areas of overlapping , brightly coloured scales . Unfortunately these scales are very easily damaged , and specimens that are seen in collections are often only a poor shadow of the living fly . This second group have a short proboscis ...
... areas of overlapping , brightly coloured scales . Unfortunately these scales are very easily damaged , and specimens that are seen in collections are often only a poor shadow of the living fly . This second group have a short proboscis ...
Page 209
... areas , whether to destroy the game for the benefit of the cattle - raisers , or to preserve the game to please every- body else . The palpalis- group live in denser , wetter , heavily forested areas , either in the equatorial rain ...
... areas , whether to destroy the game for the benefit of the cattle - raisers , or to preserve the game to please every- body else . The palpalis- group live in denser , wetter , heavily forested areas , either in the equatorial rain ...
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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