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... usually slender , slightly down- curved ; rictal bristles well developed ; feet and legs rather small ; wings short ; tail medium to long . Usually drably coloured in gray , brown , greenish , some with yellow , white , or red patches ...
... usually slender , slightly down- curved ; rictal bristles well developed ; feet and legs rather small ; wings short ; tail medium to long . Usually drably coloured in gray , brown , greenish , some with yellow , white , or red patches ...
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... usually in more than 3 rows ; gametophore usually not strongly flattened ; sex organs usually with paraphyses among them ; leaves unlobed and often with thickened midrib ; cells usually lacking corner thickenings ; oil bodies , if ...
... usually in more than 3 rows ; gametophore usually not strongly flattened ; sex organs usually with paraphyses among them ; leaves unlobed and often with thickened midrib ; cells usually lacking corner thickenings ; oil bodies , if ...
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... usually to be found among the three elements in each vertical group in the periodic table , although within each group the element of the first series usually differs more from the other two than they differ from each other . Most of ...
... usually to be found among the three elements in each vertical group in the periodic table , although within each group the element of the first series usually differs more from the other two than they differ from each other . Most of ...
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