Pherbellia schoenherri (Fallén, 1826)
(a snail-killing fly)

Interactions where Pherbellia schoenherri 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 adult Minor Galba truncatula Dwarf Pond Snail Lymnaeidae Galba truncatula (Müller), the liver fluke snail: confirmed as alternate host of Pherbellia schoenherri schoenherri (Fallén) (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) in the wild, McDonell, R.J., Gormally, R.J. & Knutson, L.V., 2004
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sciomyzidae/Pherbellia schoenherri/Pherbellia schoenherria snail-killing flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lymnaeidae/Galba (Galba) truncatula/Galba (Galba) truncatuladwarf pond snailadultMinor
larva larva is endoparasitoid of adult SUCCINEIDAE amber snails Pulmonata Galba truncatula (Müller), the liver fluke snail: confirmed as alternate host of Pherbellia schoenherri schoenherri (Fallén) (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) in the wild, McDonell, R.J., Gormally, R.J. & Knutson, L.V., 2004
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sciomyzidae/Pherbellia schoenherri/Pherbellia schoenherria snail-killing flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Pulmonata/Succineidae/Succineidaeamber snailsadult

Author & YearTitleSource
McDonell, R.J., Gormally, R.J. & Knutson, L.V., 2004Galba truncatula (Müller), the liver fluke snail: confirmed as alternate host of Pherbellia schoenherri schoenherri (Fallén) (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) in the wildDipterists Digest (2nd Series) 10: 69-71.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPherbellia schoenherri (a snail-killing fly)
GenusPherbellia (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 Pherbellia schoenherri (a snail-killing fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
McDonell, R.J., Gormally, R.J. & Knutson, L.V. 2004 Galba truncatula (Müller), the liver fluke snail: confirmed as alternate host of Pherbellia schoenherri schoenherri (Fallén) (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) in the wild Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) 10: 69-71.

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pherbellia schoenherri (a snail-killing fly):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 18 images of Pherbellia schoenherri (a snail-killing fly)
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