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... natural division occurs between a smaller group of more primitive families , to which it is usual to restrict the name Brachy- cera , and a much larger group of families of more advanced evolution which have the name Cyclorrhapha , for ...
... natural division occurs between a smaller group of more primitive families , to which it is usual to restrict the name Brachy- cera , and a much larger group of families of more advanced evolution which have the name Cyclorrhapha , for ...
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... natural history , as well as of structure , mos- quitoes fall into three tribes : Anophelini , Culicini , and ... NATURAL HISTORY OF FLIES.
... natural history , as well as of structure , mos- quitoes fall into three tribes : Anophelini , Culicini , and ... NATURAL HISTORY OF FLIES.
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... naturally in animal tissues that are recently dead . In suitable weather the arrival of egg - laying females is prompt , and the larvae begin to feed even before natural decay is evident in the tissues . Hatching of the eggs and ...
... naturally in animal tissues that are recently dead . In suitable weather the arrival of egg - laying females is prompt , and the larvae begin to feed even before natural decay is evident in the tissues . Hatching of the eggs 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