Sciomyzidae (unidentified)
(Unidentified Snail-killing Flies)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
UnidentifiedSciomyzidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Snail-killing Flies)
FamilySCIOMYZIDAE (snail-killing flies)
SuperfamilySCIOMYZOIDEA (snail-killing, lesser dung & kelp flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Sciomyzidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Snail-killing Flies) :
1: Sciomyzidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Snail-killing Flies)
28 May 2008 OSGR: SK58 53° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
In cop. on Wych Elm leaf
Image 1: In cop - lateral view - enlargedImage 2: In cop - rear three-quarter view - enlargedImage 3: In cop - rear three-quarter view - enlarged (2)
2: Sciomyzidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Snail-killing Flies)
27 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on Hogweed leaf
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 5: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale background (3)Image 6: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale background

Sciomyzidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Snail-killing Flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sciomyzidae (unidentified) (Unidentified Snail-killing Flies)
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