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Page 100
... hovering male . The swarms of male horse - flies proved elusive for a long time . Older authors , such as Brauer , stated that they hovered over forest clearings , and over mountain - tops at dawn , but these statements were not ...
... hovering male . The swarms of male horse - flies proved elusive for a long time . Older authors , such as Brauer , stated that they hovered over forest clearings , and over mountain - tops at dawn , but these statements were not ...
Page 155
... hovering flight , together with their conspicuous and attractive appearance . Some tiny flies , notably Pipunculidae and Drosophili- dae , hover equally competently , but they are so tiny that they are seldom noticed by anyone who is ...
... hovering flight , together with their conspicuous and attractive appearance . Some tiny flies , notably Pipunculidae and Drosophili- dae , hover equally competently , but they are so tiny that they are seldom noticed by anyone who is ...
Page 156
... hovering seems to be one of content , from which they are disinclined to depart . Though their hovering is conspicuous , they also feed at flowers , and after the bees are the most important pollinators . Sometimes they Figure 27 ...
... hovering seems to be one of content , from which they are disinclined to depart . Though their hovering is conspicuous , they also feed at flowers , and after the bees are the most important pollinators . Sometimes they Figure 27 ...
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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