Tetanoceroides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Sciomyzidae |
Subfamily: | Sciomyzinae |
Tribe: | Tetanocerini |
Genus: | Tetanoceroides Malloch, 1933 [1] |
Type species | |
Tetanoceroides mesopleuralis |
Tetanoceroides is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies. [2]
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.
The Helosciomyzidae are a small family of flies found exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. With the exception of the South American genus Sciogriphoneura, helosciomyzids occur only in Australia and New Zealand.
Pherbellia is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies. They occur throughout the world, except for the Subantarctic region.
Atrichomelina 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.
Sepedomerus is a genus of marsh flies. There are at least four described species in Sepedomerus.
Dictyodes is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Eulimnia is a New Zealand 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.
Neolimnia is a New Zealand genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Protodictya 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.
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.
Pseudomelina apicalis is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae.
Sciomyzinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Sciomyzidae.
Parectinocera is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies. The genus was first described by Theodor Becker in 1919.