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... family Chironomidae . So in these two families we see a rather mixed collection of habits and structures reminiscent of other , more successful families of flies : rather like earlier , discar- ded models of current motor - cars ...
... family Chironomidae . So in these two families we see a rather mixed collection of habits and structures reminiscent of other , more successful families of flies : rather like earlier , discar- ded models of current motor - cars ...
Page 108
Harold Oldroyd. Chapter 9 Snipe - Flies and others NONE OF THE OTHER families of this group has attracted as much ... family of flies that are seldom seen 108 SNIPE-FLIES.
Harold Oldroyd. Chapter 9 Snipe - Flies and others NONE OF THE OTHER families of this group has attracted as much ... family of flies that are seldom seen 108 SNIPE-FLIES.
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... insects , whether metaphorically , or literally in a true mimetic associa- tion . Some families , like the robber - flies we have just seen , have a certain number of bee - like members , but at least four complete families of flies are ...
... insects , whether metaphorically , or literally in a true mimetic associa- tion . Some families , like the robber - flies we have just seen , have a certain number of bee - like members , but at least four complete families of flies are ...
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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