Tetanocera elata (Fabricius, 1781)
(a snail-killing fly)

Interactions where Tetanocera elata is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva is endoparasitoid of Deroceras laeve Marsh Slug Pulmonata: Agriolimacidae Biology of a slug-killing fly, Tetanocera elata (Diptera: Sciomyzidae), Knutson, L., Stephenson, J.W. & Berg, C.O., 1965
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sciomyzidae/Tetanocera elata/Tetanocera elataa snail-killing flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pulmonata/Agriolimacidae/Deroceras (Deroceras) laeve/Deroceras (Deroceras) laevemarsh slug
larva larva is endoparasitoid of Deroceras reticulatum Netted Slug, Netted Field Slug Pulmonata: Agriolimacidae Biology of a slug-killing fly, Tetanocera elata (Diptera: Sciomyzidae), Knutson, L., Stephenson, J.W. & Berg, C.O., 1965
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sciomyzidae/Tetanocera elata/Tetanocera elataa snail-killing flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pulmonata/Agriolimacidae/Deroceras (Deroceras) reticulatum/Deroceras (Deroceras) reticulatumnetted slug, netted field slug

Author & YearTitleSource
Knutson, L., Stephenson, J.W. & Berg, C.O., 1965Biology of a slug-killing fly, Tetanocera elata (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 36: 213-220.

Tetanocera elata (a snail-killing fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tetanocera elata (a snail-killing fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTetanocera elata (a snail-killing fly)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tetanocera elata (a snail-killing fly)

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Knutson, L., Stephenson, J.W. & Berg, C.O. 1965 Biology of a slug-killing fly, Tetanocera elata (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 36: 213-220.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Tetanocera elata (a snail-killing fly):

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