Tetanocera Duméril, 1800
(a genus of snail-killing flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Tetanocera arrogans
a snail-killing fly
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 6 images
Tetanocera elata
a snail-killing fly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 8 images
Tetanocera ferruginea
a snail-killing fly
Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open) (Click to open)
 		Species 41 images
Tetanocera phyllophora
a snail-killing fly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 13 images
Tetanocera punctifrons
a snail-killing fly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 9 images
Tetanocera silvatica
a snail-killing fly
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 4 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusTetanocera (a genus of 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)

Tetanocera (a genus of snail-killing flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tetanocera (a genus of snail-killing flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tetanocera (a genus of snail-killing flies)
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