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... feeding , are only two examples of a wide range of larval habitats in this one family . Going back , once again , to compost - feeding , larvae of the genus Elachiptera are found in leaf - mould , rotting vegetation , decaying wood and ...
... feeding , are only two examples of a wide range of larval habitats in this one family . Going back , once again , to compost - feeding , larvae of the genus Elachiptera are found in leaf - mould , rotting vegetation , decaying wood and ...
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... feeding on , 52 , 185 Dolichopodidae feeding on , 145 Forcipomyia feeding on , 57 Allolobophora , 226 Amani , Tanganyika , rare flies at , 277 Amitermes atlanticus and Termitometopia , 227 ammonia in excreta of blow - flies , 215 ...
... feeding on , 52 , 185 Dolichopodidae feeding on , 145 Forcipomyia feeding on , 57 Allolobophora , 226 Amani , Tanganyika , rare flies at , 277 Amitermes atlanticus and Termitometopia , 227 ammonia in excreta of blow - flies , 215 ...
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... feeding on , 226 numbers laid by flies , 15 ornamental shell of , 15 , fig . 6 production of , 15 protection against rain , 15 large and few , 151 respiration of , 15 , fig . 6 robber - flies , 127 Scatophaga , 211 Egypt , plagues of ...
... feeding on , 226 numbers laid by flies , 15 ornamental shell of , 15 , fig . 6 production of , 15 protection against rain , 15 large and few , 151 respiration of , 15 , fig . 6 robber - flies , 127 Scatophaga , 211 Egypt , plagues of ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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