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... interesting than those of the larvae . As among Nematocera , there is a ' watery ' group of families and an ' earthy ' one . The former consists of the horse - flies , those formid- able biters from wet meadows , and one or two related ...
... interesting than those of the larvae . As among Nematocera , there is a ' watery ' group of families and an ' earthy ' one . The former consists of the horse - flies , those formid- able biters from wet meadows , and one or two related ...
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... interesting speculation is to wonder which adapta- tion came first , and required the other in compensation . An equally interesting development in the opposite direction has taken place in several genera of Rhagionidae , which have ...
... interesting speculation is to wonder which adapta- tion came first , and required the other in compensation . An equally interesting development in the opposite direction has taken place in several genera of Rhagionidae , which have ...
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... interesting forms for future dipterists to study . Interesting experiments have already been made in sterilizing male flies by irradiation , and releasing them in an attempt to upset the natural breeding of certain species . Macleod and ...
... interesting forms for future dipterists to study . Interesting experiments have already been made in sterilizing male flies by irradiation , and releasing them in an attempt to upset the natural breeding of certain species . Macleod and ...
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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