Atrichomelina Explained

Atrichomelina is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.^{[1] [2]}

Biology

The larvae kill and consume aquatic pulmonate snails of various species.^[3]

Species

• A. pubera (Loew, 1862)

Notes and References

1. Book: Rozkošný, R. . 1984 . The Sciomyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark.. E.J. Brill/Scandinavian Science Press. . 14 . 224 pp. 90-04-07592-5 .
2. Book: Knutson . Lloyd Vernon . Vala . Jean-Claude . Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies . 2011 . 1–526 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 978-0-521-86785-6.
3. Foote . B. A. . Berg . C. O. . Neff . S. E. . 1960 . Biology and immature stages of Atrichomelina pubera (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) . Annals of the Entomological Society of America . The Entomological Society of America . 53 . 192–199 . 10.1093/aesa/53.2.192.