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... evolved . Most such struc- tures have been evolved to meet the demands of aquatic life , the need to breathe , to swim , or just to cling against the pull of the current . As flies have advanced in evolution they have streamlined ...
... evolved . Most such struc- tures have been evolved to meet the demands of aquatic life , the need to breathe , to swim , or just to cling against the pull of the current . As flies have advanced in evolution they have streamlined ...
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... evolution , their food and their raison d'être , the game , is vanishing before their eyes . Tabanus , the very large genus into which most horse - flies are still grouped , is apparently older than Haematopota , and more catholic in ...
... evolution , their food and their raison d'être , the game , is vanishing before their eyes . Tabanus , the very large genus into which most horse - flies are still grouped , is apparently older than Haematopota , and more catholic in ...
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... evolution of feeding habits of , 102 length of larval life , 105 pupae of , 10S Tabanoidea , 8 , 96 relationships of , 275 Tabanocella , 104 Tabanus , 96 recent evolution of , 98 , 99 larva of , 103 glaucopis , 103 kingi , larva of ...
... evolution of feeding habits of , 102 length of larval life , 105 pupae of , 10S Tabanoidea , 8 , 96 relationships of , 275 Tabanocella , 104 Tabanus , 96 recent evolution of , 98 , 99 larva of , 103 glaucopis , 103 kingi , larva of ...
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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