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Page 31
... proboscis - we shall see a number of these , scattered through the Nematocera and Brachycera - are less well served , because their relatively in- flexible proboscis , while it opens up one source of food to them , actually reduces ...
... proboscis - we shall see a number of these , scattered through the Nematocera and Brachycera - are less well served , because their relatively in- flexible proboscis , while it opens up one source of food to them , actually reduces ...
Page 121
... proboscis . These are not merely decorative , but serve the very real purpose of keeping the struggling victim , impaled upon the proboscis , away from the vulnerable eyes of the attacking fly . This protection is enhanced in many ...
... proboscis . These are not merely decorative , but serve the very real purpose of keeping the struggling victim , impaled upon the proboscis , away from the vulnerable eyes of the attacking fly . This protection is enhanced in many ...
Page 158
... proboscis is capable of great expan- sion in some Syrphidae , presumably under the pressure of blood . Mr Smith has seen Rhingia extend its proboscis by this means to penetrate into deep flowers such as bluebells . Perhaps the ability ...
... proboscis is capable of great expan- sion in some Syrphidae , presumably under the pressure of blood . Mr Smith has seen Rhingia extend its proboscis by this means to penetrate into deep flowers such as bluebells . Perhaps the ability ...
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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