. Elementary text-book of zoology. 252 ANNUL ATA. The gnats have aquatic larvse, the eggs being laid on the surface of the water. The Hessian Fly and the Wheat Midge both belong to the same genus, and both are destructive to crops, the larvae feeding on the leaves or flowers. The cotnmon " daddy-long-legs " or crane-fly has Fig. 172.—The or {Tipda oleraced).. Wale and also larva on the left, the female and the pupa on the right. a larva which feeds underground on the roots of grass. The bot-flies have a peculiar life-history. The common " horse-bot&qu
. Elementary text-book of zoology. 252 ANNUL ATA. The gnats have aquatic larvse, the eggs being laid on the surface of the water. The Hessian Fly and the Wheat Midge both belong to the same genus, and both are destructive to crops, the larvae feeding on the leaves or flowers. The cotnmon " daddy-long-legs " or crane-fly has Fig. 172.—The or {Tipda oleraced).. Wale and also larva on the left, the female and the pupa on the right. a larva which feeds underground on the roots of grass. The bot-flies have a peculiar life-history. The common " horse-bot" lays its small white eggs on the hair of the horse. The larva is found in the stomach of the horse and may give rise to serious inflammation. Other " bets " live in the nasal cavity of the sheep or under the skin of Fig. 173.—The Horse-Bot {Gastrus equi).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Masterman, Arthur Thomas. Edinburgh, E. & S. Livingstone
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