''Sepedomerus macropus'', the liverfluke snail predator fly, is a species of

marsh fly The family Sciomyzidae belongs to the typical flies (Brachycera) of the order Diptera. They are commonly called marsh flies, and in some cases snail-killing flies due to the food of their larvae. Here, the Huttoninidae, Phaeomyiidae and Tetan ...

native to the American tropics and subtropics. Larvae of this species are predators of

lymnaeid Lymnaeidae, common name the pond snails, is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila. Lymnaeidae is the only family within the superfamily ...

pond snails, which are vectors of the liver fluke '' Fasciola gigantica''. ''S. macropus'' has been introduced to tropical regions outside the Americas (Hawaii, Guam, Thailand) for the purpose of reducing numbers of lymnaeid snails as a public health measure. In Hawaii, introduced ''S. macropus'' have become a threat to the survival of native lymnaeid snail species, including the endangered

Newcomb's snail Newcomb's snail (''Erinna newcombi'') is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii, in the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habi ...

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Sciomyzidae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1849 {{Sciomyzoidea-stub