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 Author Williams, C. D. Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK; Author Knutson, L. Author Gordh, G. Plant Protection & Quarantine, APHIS USDA, Raleigh, NC, USA; Author Mc Donnell, R. J. Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA; Author Kula, R. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA; Author Gates, M. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA; Author Buffington, M. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA; Author Broad, G. Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London, UK & Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK; text 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 1. Enumeration of genera and species of world Sciomyzidae by geographical region.

				Region						Described-
Genus	H	N	P	NT	AF	O	A	OC	SA	species
1. Akebono			1							1
2. Anticheta		8	7	1						16
3. Apteromicra						1				1
4. Atrichomelina		1		(1)						1
5. Calliscia				1						1
6. Chasmacryptum			1							1
7. Colobaea		3	11		2	(1)				16
8. Coremacera			9							9
9. Dichetophora			5			1	6			12
10. Dictya		43 (2)	1	13 (4)						57
11. Dictyacium		2								2
12. Ditaeniella		2	1	1 (1)	2	(1)				6
13. Ectinocera			1							1
14. Elgiva	1	2								3
15. Ethiolimnia					7					7
16. Eulimnia									2	2
17. Euthycera		2	19	1						22
18. Euthycerina				2						2
19. Eutrichomelina				2						2
20. Guatemalia				2						2
21. Hedria		1								1
22. Hoplodictya		5		(2)						5
23. Hydromya			1		(1)	(1)				1
24. Ilione			8			(1)				8
25. Limnia		17	5							22
26. Neolimnia									13	13
27. Neuzina				1						1
28. Oidematops		1								1
29. Oligolimnia			1							1
30. Parectinocera				3						3
31. Pelidnoptera			4			(1)				4
32. Perilimnia				2						2
33. Pherbecta		1								1
34. Pherbellia	9	32	34 (1)	7 (1)	3	3 (2)	2	1		91
35. Pherbina			3							3
36. Poecilographa		1								1
37. Protodictya				8						8
38. Psacadina			4							4
39. Pseudomelina				1						1
40. Pteromicra	3	11	3		2	1				20
41. Renocera	1	5	2							8
42. Retellia				2						2
43. Salticella			1		1					2
44. Sciomyza	2	2	2							6
45. Sepedomerus		(1)		2						2
46. Sepedon		20	4 (4)		42	10 (1)	3 (1)	3		82
47. Sepedonea				13						13
48. Sepedonella					5					5
49. Sepedoninus					2	1				3
50. Shannonia				2						2
51. Steyskalina						1				1
52. Tetanocera	12	17	8	(1)		2				39
53. Tetanoceroides				7						7
54. Tetanoptera					1					1
55. Tetanura			1							1
56. Teutoniomyia		(1)		2						2
57. Thecomyia				13						13
58. Trypetolimnia			1							1
59. Trypetoptera		1	1							2
60. Verbekaria					1					1