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... dung and carrion , to final parasitism seems more plausible . Mr C. E. Dyte has suggested to me that the maggot may be an example of pre - adaptation , as discussed by Carter in his book on Animal Evolution , a form of evolu- tion in ...
... dung and carrion , to final parasitism seems more plausible . Mr C. E. Dyte has suggested to me that the maggot may be an example of pre - adaptation , as discussed by Carter in his book on Animal Evolution , a form of evolu- tion in ...
Page 184
... dung - flies or Coryluridae ( Scatophagidae ) , which begin the series of calyptrates . The larvae feed in the dung of the bats , and the adults appear to suck sweat and other body - secretions from the bats themselves . Biologically ...
... dung - flies or Coryluridae ( Scatophagidae ) , which begin the series of calyptrates . The larvae feed in the dung of the bats , and the adults appear to suck sweat and other body - secretions from the bats themselves . Biologically ...
Page 211
... dung fly , Scatophaga sterco- raria . These are the furry yellow flies that cluster over horse- or cow- dung , scatter temporarily at one's approach , and move back almost at once . The ones with bright yellow hairs are males ; the ...
... dung fly , Scatophaga sterco- raria . These are the furry yellow flies that cluster over horse- or cow- dung , scatter temporarily at one's approach , and move back almost at once . The ones with bright yellow hairs are males ; the ...
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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