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Page 126
... abdomen like a broom , sweep- ing over the site of the egg . A great many genera of robber - flies have structures called by G. H. Hardy acanthophorites , or spine - bearing plates at the tip of the abdomen . These bear a crown of ...
... abdomen like a broom , sweep- ing over the site of the egg . A great many genera of robber - flies have structures called by G. H. Hardy acanthophorites , or spine - bearing plates at the tip of the abdomen . These bear a crown of ...
Page 169
... abdomen of the host , lives on the blood of the body - cavity , and only later begins to destroy the tissues . Adult Conopids have no common name , except that they are un- justly called ' thick - headed flies ' in some books . Although ...
... abdomen of the host , lives on the blood of the body - cavity , and only later begins to destroy the tissues . Adult Conopids have no common name , except that they are un- justly called ' thick - headed flies ' in some books . Although ...
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... abdomen of the female parent until the second instar . Part of the larva can be seen protruding from the tip of the abdomen , which is simplified to enable a large larva to pass out of it . There is no evi- dence that any food is ...
... abdomen of the female parent until the second instar . Part of the larva can be seen protruding from the tip of the abdomen , which is simplified to enable a large larva to pass out of it . There is no evi- dence that any food is ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
Part | 27 |
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abdomen able actively adapted adult adult flies African already animals appearance aquatic areas attack attracted become birds biting blood body breed called carnivorous carried cause Chapter close common countries crane-flies developed difficult disease effect eggs emerge evolution evolved example eyes fact feeding female Figure flies flight flowers genera genus give gnats habit habitats head horse-flies host human insects interesting known larvae later leaves legs less live look males mass materials mating mentioned midges mosquitoes move natural nearly nests occur organic parasites particularly perhaps plants present prey primitive probably proboscis pupae recent rest robber-flies round seems seen similar skin soil sometimes species spiracles stage structure suck suggests surface swarms tion tissues tropical true usually vegetation wings