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Page 55
... non - biting midges and small mayflies . Downes has investigated the relative importance of nectar , pollen , and blood in the diet of these and other flies , and his views are of considerable general interest . Of more immediate ...
... non - biting midges and small mayflies . Downes has investigated the relative importance of nectar , pollen , and blood in the diet of these and other flies , and his views are of considerable general interest . Of more immediate ...
Page 58
... biting midges and non - biting midges is one that is easily appreciated in practice ! Entomologically , the biting midges , family Ceratopogonidae , include many that devour other insects , as well as those that attack warm - blooded ...
... biting midges and non - biting midges is one that is easily appreciated in practice ! Entomologically , the biting midges , family Ceratopogonidae , include many that devour other insects , as well as those that attack warm - blooded ...
Page 316
... non - biting flies and Man , 250 non - biting midges , 58 Northern Rhodesia , sleeping sickness in , 250 nose - bots , 219 , 220 Nostoc parmeloides and Cricotopus , 64 Notiphila , 187 , 188 numbers of flies , 5 , 185 , 203 , 271 Nyasa ...
... non - biting flies and Man , 250 non - biting midges , 58 Northern Rhodesia , sleeping sickness in , 250 nose - bots , 219 , 220 Nostoc parmeloides and Cricotopus , 64 Notiphila , 187 , 188 numbers of flies , 5 , 185 , 203 , 271 Nyasa ...
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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