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Checklist for Family Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 (Cheese flies)
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
942
23049
129157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
938
23017
129086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
22694
128014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
534
17158
106564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
133
2541
17163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
100
1890
10635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
76
1322
6569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
70
1166
5770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
55
700
3830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
7
240
1291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australasia
5 Genera with 13 Species
Actenoptera Czerny, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopiophila Malloch, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1989Wine flies5SpeciesTaxom
Piophilosoma Hendel, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Protopiophila Duda, 18602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
13 Species
Actenoptera hilarella Zetterstedt, 1847
Chaetopiophila scutella
Chaetopiophila scutellata (Malloch, 1931)⇒ Piophilosoma antipodum Osten Sacken, 1881
Piophila (Piophila) casei Linnaeus, 1758Cheese fly
Piophila (Protopiophila) contecta Walker, 1860
Piophila australis Harrison, 1959
Piophila disjuncta Walker, 1865
Piophila vitrea Mcalpine, 1989
Piophilosoma antipodum Osten Sacken, 1881
Piophilosoma norrisi Paramonov, 1954
Piophilosoma palpatum Hendel, 1917Cheese Fly
Protopiophila australis (Harrison, 1959)⇒ Piophila australis Harrison, 1959
Protopiophila contecta (Walker, 1860)⇒ Piophila contecta Walker, 1860

Subnodes of Piophilidae with occurrences in Australasia
SubfamilyNeottiophilinae
Neottiophid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Piophilidae at artfakta.se
Piophilidae at dyntaxa.se
Piophilidae at gbif.org
Piophilidae at irmng.org
Piophilidae at itis.gov