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... Nycteribiidae , also restricted to bats . The fact that these two families share the same hosts only serves to emphasize the striking differences between Streblidae and Nycteribiidae . Nycteribiidae never have wings , and have evidently ...
... Nycteribiidae , also restricted to bats . The fact that these two families share the same hosts only serves to emphasize the striking differences between Streblidae and Nycteribiidae . Nycteribiidae never have wings , and have evidently ...
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... Nycteribiidae . Note the long legs , the small head ( H ) , placed dorsally , and the hooked claws . The female flies leave their hosts and attach their larvae to sur- rounding surfaces , the rock walls of caves , or trees where the ...
... Nycteribiidae . Note the long legs , the small head ( H ) , placed dorsally , and the hooked claws . The female flies leave their hosts and attach their larvae to sur- rounding surfaces , the rock walls of caves , or trees where the ...
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... Nycteribiidae , 239 Pupipara , 11 , 15 , 229 pursuit of other insects , by Asilidae , 122 - - by Conopidae , 169 – by Empididae , 138 pus , larvae in , 151 , 250 blowflies attracted to , 225 Queensland , onchocerciasis in , 247 ...
... Nycteribiidae , 239 Pupipara , 11 , 15 , 229 pursuit of other insects , by Asilidae , 122 - - by Conopidae , 169 – by Empididae , 138 pus , larvae in , 151 , 250 blowflies attracted to , 225 Queensland , onchocerciasis in , 247 ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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