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... in many different families of flies , and crane - flies provide examples of this . The most conspicuous example is the snow - fly , Chionea , which can be seen above the snow - line in Europe and North America 29 CRANE-FLIES.
... in many different families of flies , and crane - flies provide examples of this . The most conspicuous example is the snow - fly , Chionea , which can be seen above the snow - line in Europe and North America 29 CRANE-FLIES.
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Harold Oldroyd. the ways of adult crane - flies . The life - histories of the various species are determined , in the main , by the requirements of their larvae and so , like human parents , crane - flies live where it is best for the ...
Harold Oldroyd. the ways of adult crane - flies . The life - histories of the various species are determined , in the main , by the requirements of their larvae and so , like human parents , crane - flies live where it is best for the ...
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Harold Oldroyd. higher flies , especially Cyclorrhapha . In other ways Protoplasa is a sort of off - beat crane - fly . The Tanyderidae as a family are a relict group , lingering on in the tip of South America , in Australasia , Malaya ...
Harold Oldroyd. higher flies , especially Cyclorrhapha . In other ways Protoplasa is a sort of off - beat crane - fly . The Tanyderidae as a family are a relict group , lingering on in the tip of South America , in Australasia , Malaya ...
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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