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Checklist for Family Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 (Cheese flies)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1183
3493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
849
2453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
647
1856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
49
541
1472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
38
251
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
8
57
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
8 Genera with 13 Species
Actenoptera Czerny, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Allopiophila Hendel, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Amphipogon Wahlberg, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaulus Loew, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Parapiophila Mcalpine, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1917Wine flies6SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1826Waltzing Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stearibia Lioy, 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
13 Species
Actenoptera hilarella Zetterstedt, 1847
Allopiophila atrifrons Melander & S..., 1917
Allopiophila luteata Haliday, 1833Spreading yellowcress
Allopiophila testacea Melander, 1924
Mycetaulus nigritellus Melander, 1924
Piophila bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Piophila lituratus Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826
Piophila nigritellus Melander, 1924
Piophila polypori Melander, 1924
Piophila senescens Melander & S..., 1917Rockcress
Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
7
12
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