Tetanocera arrogans Meigen, 1830
(a snail-killing fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTetanocera arrogans (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)
Records of Tetanocera arrogans (a snail-killing fly) :
1: Tetanocera arrogans (a snail-killing fly)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings apart (2)Image 3: Male - lateral view
2: Tetanocera arrogans (a snail-killing fly)
9 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - lateral viewImage 3: Male - ventral view

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

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