The Natural History of Flies |
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... known flies , somewhere between 40,000 and 60,000 species throughout the world , belong to this branch , so ... known . Collectively known as Tabanoidea , this group of families looks back towards the gnats and water - midges of the ...
... known flies , somewhere between 40,000 and 60,000 species throughout the world , belong to this branch , so ... known . Collectively known as Tabanoidea , this group of families looks back towards the gnats and water - midges of the ...
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... known with certainty about the diet of its larvae . Having regard to their size , over 30 mm long , their powerful mouthparts , the abundance of other insect larvae in the dung , and the common tendency of many fly - larvae to become ...
... known with certainty about the diet of its larvae . Having regard to their size , over 30 mm long , their powerful mouthparts , the abundance of other insect larvae in the dung , and the common tendency of many fly - larvae to become ...
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... known , perhaps as Ortalidae ) , Lonchaeidae , and a number of small ' splinter groups ' : Pallop- teridae , Ulidiidae , and so on . Except to the specialist , they are diffi- cult to separate from Trypetidae , but biologically their ...
... known , perhaps as Ortalidae ) , Lonchaeidae , and a number of small ' splinter groups ' : Pallop- teridae , Ulidiidae , and so on . Except to the specialist , they are diffi- cult to separate from Trypetidae , but biologically their ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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