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... Mating habits of crane - flies also set a pattern for Diptera in general . Much depends on the timing of emergence from the pupa . If there is a general emergence of both sexes , mating may take place at once , sometimes when the ...
... Mating habits of crane - flies also set a pattern for Diptera in general . Much depends on the timing of emergence from the pupa . If there is a general emergence of both sexes , mating may take place at once , sometimes when the ...
Page 266
... mating . In the fruit - fly , Dacus , where the males call and the females respond , Myers [ 212 ] found that a male of one species may attract the female of another , but as soon as she touches him the response ceases because the ...
... mating . In the fruit - fly , Dacus , where the males call and the females respond , Myers [ 212 ] found that a male of one species may attract the female of another , but as soon as she touches him the response ceases because the ...
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... mating behaviour of Chaoborinae , 75 – of Chironomidae , 59 of crane - flies , 31 of Dolichopodidae , 143 of Empididae , 139 , 140 of mosquitoes , 83 of Piophila , 176 of Sepsidae , 175 of Syrphidae , 155 of Tabanidae , 100 of ...
... mating behaviour of Chaoborinae , 75 – of Chironomidae , 59 of crane - flies , 31 of Dolichopodidae , 143 of Empididae , 139 , 140 of mosquitoes , 83 of Piophila , 176 of Sepsidae , 175 of Syrphidae , 155 of Tabanidae , 100 of ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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