Tetanocera elata explained

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]}

External links

• Images representing Tetanocera elata at BOLD

Notes and References

1. [Fauna Europaea]
2. 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.
3. Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
4. 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
5. Lloyd Vernon Knutson and Jean-Claude Vala, 2011Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies Cambridge University Press