Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera

Description:

A landmark reference book. Most photographs were taken in the field and show the insects in their natural environment. All of the world's fly families are included, with photographic coverage spanning the range from common deer flies and fruit flies through to deadly tsetse flies and malaria mosquitoes, with thousands of spectacular species such as exotic stalk eyed flies, giant robber flies and hedgehog flies in between. Three parts: Life Histories, Habits and Habitats of Flies; Diversity; Identifying and Studying Flies. The 20 pages of illustrated keys together with the photographic coverage of the world's fly families and subfamilies enable the reader to identify most flies quickly and accurately, and to readily access information about each family as well as hundreds of distinctive genera and species