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... pupae also have well - developed adaptive structures to suit the needs of the pupal environment . Aquatic pupae , and those that live in media deficient in oxygen , have ' horns ' or ' ears ' , or other extensions from the prothoracic ...
... pupae also have well - developed adaptive structures to suit the needs of the pupal environment . Aquatic pupae , and those that live in media deficient in oxygen , have ' horns ' or ' ears ' , or other extensions from the prothoracic ...
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... pupa , producing its daugh- ter larvae without completing its metamorphosis into an adult fly . He claims that this ... pupal skin , and is therefore a ' pharate adult ' . The reproductive stage of Tekomyia was called a ' hemipupa ' by ...
... pupa , producing its daugh- ter larvae without completing its metamorphosis into an adult fly . He claims that this ... pupal skin , and is therefore a ' pharate adult ' . The reproductive stage of Tekomyia was called a ' hemipupa ' by ...
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... Pupae of surface - living mosquitoes are an exception to the rule that most activity that is attributed to the insect pupa is really that of the pharate adult , still in its pupal skin . Mosquito pupae swim actively at any time . Figure ...
... Pupae of surface - living mosquitoes are an exception to the rule that most activity that is attributed to the insect pupa is really that of the pharate adult , still in its pupal skin . Mosquito pupae swim actively at any time . Figure ...
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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