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Genus: | Atrichomelina Cresson, 1920 [1] |
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Sciomyza pubera Loew, 1862 |
Atrichomelina is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies. [2] [3]
The larvae kill and consume aquatic pulmonate snails of various species. [4]
The family Sciomyzidae belongs to the typical flies (Brachycera) of the order Diptera. They are commonly called marsh flies, and in some cases snail-killing flies due to the food of their larvae.
Colobaea is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Tetanocerini is a tribe of flies in the family Sciomyzidae. There are more than 400 described species in the tribe.
Hoplodictya is a genus of marsh flies in the family Sciomyzidae. There are about five described species in Hoplodictya.
Pteromicra is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Dictyodes is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Euthycerina is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Eutrichomelina is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Sepedonea is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Sepedonella is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies..
Sepedoninus is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Shannonia is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Tetanoceroides is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Teutoniomyia is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Thecomyia is a Neotropical genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Sciomyzini is a tribe of flies in the family Sciomyzidae.
Calliscia callisceles is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae from the Neotropical region, and the only described species in the genus Calliscia.
Ditaeniella is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Oidematops ferrugineus is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is the sole member of its genus.
Sciomyzinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Sciomyzidae.