Genus Tetanocera

Marsh Fly or Snail-killing Fly - Tetanocera

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Sciomyzoidea

Family Sciomyzidae (Marsh Flies, Snail-killing Flies)

Tribe Tetanocerini

Genus Tetanocera

Explanation of Names

Tetanocera Dumeril 1800

Numbers

30 species throughout the US and Canada; more diverse in the north(1)

Internet References

William L. Murphy. 2010. Draft Key to the Nearctic species of Tetanocera. https://www.sciomyzidae.info/news.php?readmore=4

Works Cited

1.	Manual of Nearctic Diptera Volume 2 Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood. 1987. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.

Contributed by Tom Bentley on 25 August, 2006 - 11:53am
Additional contributions by Keith Bayless, v belov, Chris Angell
Last updated 6 August, 2025 - 7:59pm

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