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... species of wide distribution . They are already known from two such species , and it is likely that the habit is more widespread . The same flies happily breed in places where the water does not dry up , and in loose , sandy soils where ...
... species of wide distribution . They are already known from two such species , and it is likely that the habit is more widespread . The same flies happily breed in places where the water does not dry up , and in loose , sandy soils where ...
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... species known , in about twenty genera , and there is a sharp difference between those of the Old World and the New . While the number of species in the two hemi- spheres is about the same , the Old World has only four genera , while ...
... species known , in about twenty genera , and there is a sharp difference between those of the Old World and the New . While the number of species in the two hemi- spheres is about the same , the Old World has only four genera , while ...
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... species of Hershkovitzia , all the species belong to one genus , Basilia , and live on vespertilionine bats . In the Old World Nycteribiidae are widespread , and appear to be immune from the temperature limits that confine the ...
... species of Hershkovitzia , all the species belong to one genus , Basilia , and live on vespertilionine bats . In the Old World Nycteribiidae are widespread , and appear to be immune from the temperature limits that confine the ...
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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