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... structure or pattern , these have rarely any obvious re- lation to the way of life of the fly , as they have in the ... structures for special purposes , notably the piercing proboscis of tsetse - flies and of the stable fly , Stomoxys ...
... structure or pattern , these have rarely any obvious re- lation to the way of life of the fly , as they have in the ... structures for special purposes , notably the piercing proboscis of tsetse - flies and of the stable fly , Stomoxys ...
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... structure originally evolved to suit one set of require- ments proves itself efficient in quite a different one ... structures . SHIWAD such larvae , as it were , a predisposition to exploit living tissues , where the physiological ...
... structure originally evolved to suit one set of require- ments proves itself efficient in quite a different one ... structures . SHIWAD such larvae , as it were , a predisposition to exploit living tissues , where the physiological ...
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... structure occurs in several related families of flies , in Mydaidae , Apioceridae and Therevidae , and indicates that these are closely related to the robber - flies , as we also believe from other evidence , to which we shall return ...
... structure occurs in several related families of flies , in Mydaidae , Apioceridae and Therevidae , and indicates that these are closely related to the robber - flies , as we also believe from other evidence , to which we shall return ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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