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Checklist for Family Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 (Cheese flies)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
484
10777
40631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
121
2306
11234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
91
1547
6940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
68
1158
5335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
973
4099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
50
490
2277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
7
119
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
13
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
13 Genera with 23 Species
Actenoptera Czerny, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Allopiophila Hendel, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Amphipogon Wahlberg, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Centrophlebomyia Hendel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Liopiophila Duda, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaulus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Neottiophilum Frauenfeld, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Parapiophila Mcalpine, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1922Wine flies6SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1849Waltzing Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Protopiophila Duda, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoseps Becker, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Stearibia Lioy, 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
23 Species
Actenoptera hilarella Zetterstedt, 1847
Allopiophila flavipes Zetterstedt, 1847
Allopiophila luteata Haliday, 1833Spreading yellowcress
Allopiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Centrophlebomyia furcata Fabricius, 1794
Liopiophila varipes Meigen, 1830
Mycetaulus bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Neottiophilum praeustum Meigen, 1826
Parapiophila flavipes Zetterstedt, 1847
Parapiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Piophila (Piophila) casei Linnaeus, 1758Cheese fly
Piophila bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Piophila latipes (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Protopiophila latipes Meigen, 1838
Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826
Piophila signata Fallén, 1820
Piophila subdolus Johnson, 1922
Prochyliza nigricornis Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza varipes Meigen, 1830
Prochyliza xanthostoma Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Protopiophila latipes Meigen, 1838
Pseudoseps signata Fallen, 1820
Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826

Subnodes of Piophilidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyNeottiophilinae
Neottiophid flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
11
21
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