''Sciomyza'' is a genus of
flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...
in the family
Sciomyzidae
The family (biology), family Sciomyzidae belongs to the typical flies (Brachycera) of the order (biology), order Fly, Diptera. They are commonly called marsh flies, and in some cases snail-killing flies due to the food of their larvae.
Here, t ...
, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Species
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S. aristalis''
( Coquillett, 1901)
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S. dryomyzina''
Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He receiv ...
, 1846
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S. pulchra''
Roller, 1996
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S. sebezhica''
Przhiboro, 2001
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S. simplex''
Fallén, 1820
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S. testacea''
Macquart, 1835
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S. varia''
( Coquillett, 1904)
References
Sciomyzidae
Sciomyzoidea genera
Taxa named by Carl Fredrik Fallén
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