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Page 133
... parasites of caterpillars - for example of both larvae and pupae of the other ' army - worm ' , the moth Laphygma exempta , in South Africa – or attack the already parasitic larvae of ichneumons and of Tachinid flies ; these last two ...
... parasites of caterpillars - for example of both larvae and pupae of the other ' army - worm ' , the moth Laphygma exempta , in South Africa – or attack the already parasitic larvae of ichneumons and of Tachinid flies ; these last two ...
Page 229
... parasites of mammals and birds . They are very considerably modified in structure to suit this way of life , and seldom or never leave their host . Since animals that give birth to living young are said to be vivi- parous , these flies ...
... parasites of mammals and birds . They are very considerably modified in structure to suit this way of life , and seldom or never leave their host . Since animals that give birth to living young are said to be vivi- parous , these flies ...
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... parasite took place within the mosquito . 1900 Reed and others showed that yellow fever in Cuba was carried by the mos- quito Aedes aegypti , then called Stegomyia fasciata . 1901 Forde observed parasites in the blood of persons ...
... parasite took place within the mosquito . 1900 Reed and others showed that yellow fever in Cuba was carried by the mos- quito Aedes aegypti , then called Stegomyia fasciata . 1901 Forde observed parasites in the blood of persons ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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