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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2293
12732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
97
1684
8435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
73
1185
5071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
67
1042
4445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
53
597
2868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
7
184
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
5 Genera with 12 Species
Actenoptera Czerny, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopiophila Malloch, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1989Wine flies4SpeciesTaxom
Piophilosoma Hendel, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Protopiophila Duda, 18602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
12 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 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 Australia
SubfamilyNeottiophilinae
Neottiophid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
3
9
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