Guatemalia

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Guatemalia
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Guatemalia

Steyskal, 1960
Type species
Guatemalia straminata
Wulp, 1897

Guatemalia is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies. [1]

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Sciomyzidae

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.

<i>Coremacera</i> Genus of flies

Coremacera is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.

<i>Sepedon sphegea</i>

Sepedon sphegea is a Palearctic species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies. The larva feeds on aquatic snails and as an opportunist on other invertebrates. The habitat of this species includes among many others, pond margins and damp meadows. It has a particular fondness for Iris pseudacorus which grow at the edges of the pond. Adults can be found all year long but the main flight period is from March to October.

<i>Pherbina</i> Genus of flies

Pherbina is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.

<i>Anticheta</i> Genus of flies

Anticheta is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.

Atrichomelina is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.

<i>Colobaea</i> Genus of flies

Colobaea is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.

<i>Tetanocera robusta</i>

Tetanocera robusta is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic The larvae develop in aquatic pulmonate snails including Gyraulus, Helisoma, Lymnaea, Physa, Planorbis.The habitat is marshy borders of lakes and ponds and permanent marshes.

<i>Pteromicra</i> Genus of flies

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.

Tetanoceroides is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.

Calliscia callisceles is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae from the Neotropical region, and the only described species in the genus Calliscia.

<i>Ditaeniella</i> Genus of flies

Ditaeniella is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.

Sciomyza is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.

Tetanura is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Knutson, Lloyd Vernon; Vala, Jean-Claude (2011). Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–526. ISBN   978-0521867856.