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The larva of the Ephydrid fly Hydrellia nasturtii, which mines the stems of water-
cress. wounds or sores, dead cells, pus ; then a gradual transition to lacerating
living tissues. This progress is shown by the sheep blow-fly, Lucilia, which attacks
...
The larva of the Ephydrid fly Hydrellia nasturtii, which mines the stems of water-
cress. wounds or sores, dead cells, pus ; then a gradual transition to lacerating
living tissues. This progress is shown by the sheep blow-fly, Lucilia, which attacks
...
Page 214
Calliphora larvae feed naturally in animal tissues that are recently dead. In
suitable weather the arrival of egg-laying females is prompt, and the larvae begin
to feed even before natural decay is evident in the tissues. Hatching of the eggs
and ...
Calliphora larvae feed naturally in animal tissues that are recently dead. In
suitable weather the arrival of egg-laying females is prompt, and the larvae begin
to feed even before natural decay is evident in the tissues. Hatching of the eggs
and ...
Page 251
The latter, Patton's grouping, is the more helpful to us here, and recognizes three
classes of myiasis : specific - ie larvae that can live only in the living tissues of a
particular host ; semispecific - larvae that mostly live in decaying animal, or even
...
The latter, Patton's grouping, is the more helpful to us here, and recognizes three
classes of myiasis : specific - ie larvae that can live only in the living tissues of a
particular host ; semispecific - larvae that mostly live in decaying animal, or even
...
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Contents
THE PATTERN OF FLIES | 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 Muscid Mycetophilidae Nematocera nests non-biting Nycteribiidae 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
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Natural History of Flies The World naturalist |
| Author | Harold Oldroyd |
| Publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1964 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 9 May 2007 |
| Length | 324 pages |
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