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... antennae with their long , sensitive hairs ; the eyes wrapped round the antennae ; and the long , segmented palpi , characteristic of the Sub - Order Nematocera . principally in the young stages and their biology . The adults have ...
... antennae with their long , sensitive hairs ; the eyes wrapped round the antennae ; and the long , segmented palpi , characteristic of the Sub - Order Nematocera . principally in the young stages and their biology . The adults have ...
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... antennae are carried well forward on this snout it is doubt- ful whether it gives any help in probing into blossoms . In fact the activity most characteristic of Stratiomyidae is just resting , if that is not a contradiction in terms ...
... antennae are carried well forward on this snout it is doubt- ful whether it gives any help in probing into blossoms . In fact the activity most characteristic of Stratiomyidae is just resting , if that is not a contradiction in terms ...
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... antennae . Empids show their versatility by having not only females in which the eyes meet , but also many genera in which the eyes meet below the antennae as well as above . All these modifications must have some optical value in the ...
... antennae . Empids show their versatility by having not only females in which the eyes meet , but also many genera in which the eyes meet below the antennae as well as above . All these modifications must have some optical value in the ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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