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Page 43
... similar habit of moving about in bands . The Sciara larvae march harmlessly across the leaf - mould of a forest floor as a band of worm - like insects an inch or so broad , and 10-15 ft long . No one knows why they should do so ...
... similar habit of moving about in bands . The Sciara larvae march harmlessly across the leaf - mould of a forest floor as a band of worm - like insects an inch or so broad , and 10-15 ft long . No one knows why they should do so ...
Page 108
... similar debris . It is distributed round the North Temperate Zone , and is clearly an evolutionary relict , though by no means ex- tinct . The others are rare , very local , and specialists ' fare , except for the genus Pelecorrhynchus ...
... similar debris . It is distributed round the North Temperate Zone , and is clearly an evolutionary relict , though by no means ex- tinct . The others are rare , very local , and specialists ' fare , except for the genus Pelecorrhynchus ...
Page 133
... similar lack of success attends the use of various species of Systoechus , a furry bee - fly closely re- lated to Bombylius , to eat the buried egg - capsules of locusts . One of the giants of the family is a huge black bee - fly which ...
... similar lack of success attends the use of various species of Systoechus , a furry bee - fly closely re- lated to Bombylius , to eat the buried egg - capsules of locusts . One of the giants of the family is a huge black bee - fly which ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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