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... Streblidae and Nycteribiidae are confined to bats . It appears most probable that these three families came from at least two different ancestors , Hippoboscidae perhaps from flies living in birds ' nests , and Streblidae and Nycteri ...
... Streblidae and Nycteribiidae are confined to bats . It appears most probable that these three families came from at least two different ancestors , Hippoboscidae perhaps from flies living in birds ' nests , and Streblidae and Nycteri ...
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... Streblidae : in the few in- stances where they have occurred outside the limits shown in the map there have been special circumstances , an exceptional year , or the protection of a cave against low temperatures . Jobling also notes ...
... Streblidae : in the few in- stances where they have occurred outside the limits shown in the map there have been special circumstances , an exceptional year , or the protection of a cave against low temperatures . Jobling also notes ...
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... Streblidae attach their mature larvae to a wall or other surface , and this becomes encrusted with puparia ( plate 27 ) from which the adult flies emerge in due course . Since they are already in the roosting place of the bats they have ...
... Streblidae attach their mature larvae to a wall or other surface , and this becomes encrusted with puparia ( plate 27 ) from which the adult flies emerge in due course . Since they are already in the roosting place of the bats they have ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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