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... genus Tipula itself have a variety of habitats , besides eating the roots of our lawn - grass and seedling plants . In fact one species or another can be found in all the habitats from de- caying wood , through moss , earth , and mud ...
... genus Tipula itself have a variety of habitats , besides eating the roots of our lawn - grass and seedling plants . In fact one species or another can be found in all the habitats from de- caying wood , through moss , earth , and mud ...
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... genus Hippobosca attacks the ostrich , though all the others of this genus are external parasites of mammals : apparently it treats ostriches as if they were merely feathered relatives of the ungulate mammals with which they roam the ...
... genus Hippobosca attacks the ostrich , though all the others of this genus are external parasites of mammals : apparently it treats ostriches as if they were merely feathered relatives of the ungulate mammals with which they roam the ...
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... genus is a leaf- miner . Instead , they live in the soil at the bottom of lakes , ponds , and streams . It is not clear what the larvae feed on . We might see in this genus a clue to the origin of the plant - feeding Ephydridae from ...
... genus is a leaf- miner . Instead , they live in the soil at the bottom of lakes , ponds , and streams . It is not clear what the larvae feed on . We might see in this genus a clue to the origin of the plant - feeding Ephydridae from ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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