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... mentioned in Chapter I as possibly being associated with the habit of dancing in swarms . Bibionids cer- tainly do this . The larvae of Bibionids are among the most terrestrial , and prob- ably the most primitive , of any flies . They ...
... mentioned in Chapter I as possibly being associated with the habit of dancing in swarms . Bibionids cer- tainly do this . The larvae of Bibionids are among the most terrestrial , and prob- ably the most primitive , of any flies . They ...
Page 57
... mentioned . They do not confine themselves to fresh water , but feed also in brackish , or even salt , more especially that of pools and lakes inland , where the salinity has risen through evaporation . The adult flies of the aquatic ...
... mentioned . They do not confine themselves to fresh water , but feed also in brackish , or even salt , more especially that of pools and lakes inland , where the salinity has risen through evaporation . The adult flies of the aquatic ...
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... mentioned the Army worm , Sciara militaris , which ' mar- ches ' across the forest floor , with clear determination but obscure Figure 39. The invasion of an empty house in London by larvae of the greenbottle Lucilia . The heavy black ...
... mentioned the Army worm , Sciara militaris , which ' mar- ches ' across the forest floor , with clear determination but obscure Figure 39. The invasion of an empty house in London by larvae of the greenbottle Lucilia . The heavy black ...
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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