First tabulation and analysis of natural enemies of snail-killing flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae), their position in the fly / mollusc ecosystem, and implications for use of sciomyzids in biological control
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Williams, C. D.
Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK;
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Knutson, L.
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Gordh, G.
Plant Protection & Quarantine, APHIS USDA, Raleigh, NC, USA;
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Mc Donnell, R. J.
Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA;
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Kula, R.
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA;
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Gates, M.
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA;
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Buffington, M.
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA;
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Broad, G.
Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London, UK & Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK;
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Journal of Natural History
2025
2025-01-30
59
5 - 8
331
396
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2024.2443125
journal article
10.1080/00222933.2024.2443125
1464-5262
14798887
Table 5. Taxon authorities for genera and species of natural enemies of Sciomyzidae, with geographical distributions [A: Australian; AF: Afro tropical; H: Holarctic; N: Nearctic; O: Oriental; OC: Oceanian; P: Palearctic; SA: Sub Antarctic (New Zealand)] of the natural enemies with sciomyzid behavioural groups and phenological groups attacked, and non-sciomyzid host groups (by order, family) attacked. | | Scio. behav. grp | Scio. phenol. grp |
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| Natural enemy | Distribution | attacked | attacked |
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| HYMENOPTERA |
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| Trichogrammatidae |
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| Trichogramma japonicum Ashmead | | 11 | 6 (2), 2 |
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| Trichogramma julianoi Platner and Oatman | | 11 | 2 |
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| Trichogramma kalkae Schulten and Feijen 1978 |
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| Trichogramma pinneyi Schulten and Feijen |
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| Trichogramma sp. nr. californicum Nagaraja and | | 11 | 2 |
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| Nagarkatti | | | |
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| Trichogramma sp. nr. semblidis (Auriv.) | | 11 | 2 |
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| Trichogramma semblidis (Auriv.) | | 11 | 2 |
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| Trichogrammatoidea bactrae Nagaraja | | 11 | 6 (2) |
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| Trichogrammatoidea nana Zehntner | | 11 | 6 (2) |
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| Trichogrammatoidea simondsi |
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| Diapriidae |
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| Spilomicrus barnesi Early and Horning | | 12c | 6 |
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| Trichopria atrichomelinae Muesebeck | | 1, 11, 11, | 1, 2, 2 |
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| Trichopria popei (Muesebeck) | | 11, 11, 1, 9 (8) | 1, 2, 1, 1 |
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| Ichneumonidae |
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| Cephalobaris eskelundi Kryger | | 2 | 1 |
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| Mesoleptus declivus (Provancher) | | 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 11 | 1, 5(a), 1, 2, 5(a), 2 |
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| Mesoleptus sp. nr. declivus | | 5 | 5(a) |
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| Mesoleptus laticinctus (Walker) | | 11 | 1 |
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| Mesoleptus vigilatorius (Förster) | | 11 | 2 |
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| Mesoleptus Gravenhorst sp. | | 11 | 2 |
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| Atractodes Gravenhorst sp. | | 1, 11, 9 (8) | 1, 2, 1 |
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| Mesoleptus incessor (Haliday) | | 4 | 1 |
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| Phygadeuon sp. (misidentified as ‘ cinctorius ’) | | 11 | 2 |
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| Phygadeuon elegans (Förster) | | 11 | 1 |
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| Phygadeuon leucostigmus Gravenhorst | | 2 | 4 |
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| Phygadeuon trichops Thomson | | 4 | 6 |
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| Phygadeuon yonedai Kusigemati | | 11 | 6(2) |
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| Unidentified Phygadeuontinae | | 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 (8), 11 | 1, 2, 5a, b, 6 |
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| ‘ Cylindricomorpha’ sp. |
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| Phygadeuon pumilis (Cresson) | | 11 | 1 |
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| Braconidae |
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| Aphaereta Förster sp. |
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| Aphaereta pallipes (Say) | | 1 | 1 |
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| Phaenocarpa antichaetae Fischer | | 5 | 5(a) |
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| Phaenocarpa impugnata Papp | | 5 | 5a |
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| Pteromalidae |
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| Eupteromalus Kurdjumov sp. | | 2, 11, 11 | 1, 6 (2), 6 |
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| Eupteromalus dubius (Ashmead) | | 2 | 1 |
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| Spalangia rugosicollis Ashmead | | 1 | 1 |
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| Spalangia Latreille sp. | | 1 | 1 |
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| Trichomalopsis Crawford sp. |
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| Trichomalopsis dubia (Ashmead) | | 2 | 1 |
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| Trichomalopsis oryzae Kamijo and Grissell | | 11 | 6 (2) |
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| Urolepis rufipes (Ashmead) | | 11, 1 | 2, 1 |
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| Chalcididae |
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| Cephalobaris eskelundi Kryger (determ. not certain) |
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| Sphecidae |
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| Bembix amoena Handlirsch | | 11 | 4 |
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| Bembix spinolae Lepeletier | | 11 | 2 |
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| Ectemnius paucimaculatus (Packard) | | 11, 11 | 1, 2 |
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| Crabronidae |
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| Dasyproctus bipunctatus Lepeletier and Brulle |
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| Crabro hilaris Smith |
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| Natural enemy | Distribution | attacked | attacked |
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| Crabro sp. | | 1 | 1 |
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| Formicidae |
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| Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius) | | 11 | 6 |
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| ODONATA |
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| Anisoptera sp. | | 11 | 6 |
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| Zygoptera sp. | | 11 | 6 |
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| COLEOPTERA |
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| Hydrophilidae |
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| Tropisternus sp. | | 11 | 2 |
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| HEMIPTERA |
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| Veliidae |
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| Mesovelia mulsanti White | | 11 | 6 |
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| Notonectidae |
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| Notonecta L. sp. | | 11 | 2 |
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| DIPTERA |
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| Asilidae |
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| Andrenosoma atrum (L.) | | 2 | 1 |
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| Dioctria lateralis Meigen | | 7 | 5b |
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| Dysmachus echinurus Richter | | 6 | 5a |
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| Tolmerus atricapillus (Fallén) | | 7, 2 | 5b, 4 |
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| Empididae |
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| Empis opaca Meigen | | 2 | 1 |
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| Empis tessellate Fabricius | | 2/8, 14 | 5b, 1 |
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| Scathophagidae undet. | | 7 | 5a,b |
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| Tabanidae |
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| Hybomitra schineri Lyneborg | | 11 | 1 |
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| ORTHOPTERA |
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| Tettigoniidae |
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| Conocephalus saltator Saussure |
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| ACARI |
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| Argiopidae |
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| Tetragnatha sternalis Nicolet | | 11 | 6 |
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| ARANEAE |
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| Salticidae undet. | | 11 | 6 |
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| AVES |
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| Acarinidae |
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| Araneus umbraticus Clerck |
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| Fringillidae |
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| Leucosticte tephrocotis (Swainson) | | 2 | 1 |
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| Caprimulgidae |
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| Chordeiles minor Forster |
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| Icteridae | | | |
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| Euphagus carolinus Muller | | | |
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| PISCES |
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| Salmonidae |
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| Salmo (L.) sp. |
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| FUNGI |
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| Hypocreales |
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| Hirsutella citriformis Speare | | 11 | 6 (2) |
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| Entomophthora sp. | | 11 | 1 |
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| NEMATODA | | | |
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| Gordiacea undet. | | 11 | 4 |
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| Mermithidae sp. |
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| Nematoda sp. | | 11 | 4 |
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| Leptosomatidae | | | |
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| Pseudocella Filipjev sp. |
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