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Page 133
... parasites of caterpillars – for example of both larvae and pupae of the other ' army - worm ' , the moth Laphygma exempta , in South Africa - or attack the already parasitic larvae of ichneumons and of Tachinid flies ; these last two ...
... parasites of caterpillars – for example of both larvae and pupae of the other ' army - worm ' , the moth Laphygma exempta , in South Africa - or attack the already parasitic larvae of ichneumons and of Tachinid flies ; these last two ...
Page 193
... parasites and inquilines that are clever enough to get themselves into the gall- and a con- tinuous supply of food ... parasite , feeding upon plant tissues without killing it , and indeed may acquire the characteristics of a larva that ...
... parasites and inquilines that are clever enough to get themselves into the gall- and a con- tinuous supply of food ... parasite , feeding upon plant tissues without killing it , and indeed may acquire the characteristics of a larva that ...
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... parasite , Olfersia spinifera , which they pass between themselves when they nest . On the rare occasions when these magnificent birds are carried away by storms and turn up , for example , in Scotland ... PARASITES OF MAMMALS AND BIRDS.
... parasite , Olfersia spinifera , which they pass between themselves when they nest . On the rare occasions when these magnificent birds are carried away by storms and turn up , for example , in Scotland ... PARASITES OF MAMMALS AND BIRDS.
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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