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... species has been described , perhaps as many as 10,000 . Only an insignificant fraction of these species has been bred , or their habits studied . The Tipulinae and Cylindrotomini , Tany- deridae and perhaps such genera as Mycetobia ...
... species has been described , perhaps as many as 10,000 . Only an insignificant fraction of these species has been bred , or their habits studied . The Tipulinae and Cylindrotomini , Tany- deridae and perhaps such genera as Mycetobia ...
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... species of wide distribution . They are already known from two such species , and it is likely that the habit is more widespread . The same flies happily breed in places where the water does not dry up , and in loose , sandy soils where ...
... species of wide distribution . They are already known from two such species , and it is likely that the habit is more widespread . The same flies happily breed in places where the water does not dry up , and in loose , sandy soils where ...
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... species known , in about twenty genera , and there is a sharp difference between those of the Old World and the New . While the number of species in the two hemi- spheres is about the same , the Old World has only four genera , while ...
... species known , in about twenty genera , and there is a sharp difference between those of the Old World and the New . While the number of species in the two hemi- spheres is about the same , the Old World has only four genera , while ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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