Tetanocera elata is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic[1][2][3] Larvae of T. elata are known obligate feeders on slugs both as parasitoids and predators.[4][5]
Tetanocera elata | |
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Tetanocera elata North Wales | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Sciomyzidae |
Genus: | Tetanocera |
Species: | T. elata
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Binomial name | |
Tetanocera elata (Fabricius, 1781)
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References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
- ^ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
- ^ T.M. Hynes, I. Giordani, M. Larkin, R.J. Mc Donnell, and M.J. Gormally, 2014 Larval feeding behaviour of Tetanocera elata (Diptera: Sciomyzidae): potential biocontrol agent of pestiferous slugs Biocontrol Science and Technology Vol. 24 , Iss. 9, 2014
- ^ Lloyd Vernon Knutson and Jean-Claude Vala, 2011Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521867856
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