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... materials of the larvae , and to arrange these in four groups : ( a ) compost - like vegetable debris , including rotten wood , leaf - mould , and peaty soil ; ( b ) dung , carrion , and similar materials of higher protein content ...
... materials of the larvae , and to arrange these in four groups : ( a ) compost - like vegetable debris , including rotten wood , leaf - mould , and peaty soil ; ( b ) dung , carrion , and similar materials of higher protein content ...
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... materials : fungi , rotting fruit , wounds , and even as causing myiasis of the intestine . Highly nitrogenous materials are also exploited by flies of the genus Fannia , of which there are a number of poorly known species , and two ...
... materials : fungi , rotting fruit , wounds , and even as causing myiasis of the intestine . Highly nitrogenous materials are also exploited by flies of the genus Fannia , of which there are a number of poorly known species , and two ...
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... materials are there for them to breed in , and such conditions also make it easier for the disease to spread by any mechanical means . It does not follow that if the flies were all killed the disease would vanish , like malaria or ...
... materials are there for them to breed in , and such conditions also make it easier for the disease to spread by any mechanical means . It does not follow that if the flies were all killed the disease would vanish , like malaria or ...
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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