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Checklist for Family Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 (Cheese flies)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
120
2154
10611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
89
1515
7250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
66
1147
5319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
60
966
4333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
46
453
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
9
116
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
14
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
14 Genera with 43 Species
Actenoptera Czerny, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Allopiophila Hendel, 18209SpeciesTaxom
Amphipogon Wahlberg, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Arctopiophila Duda, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Boreopiophila Frey, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopiophila Duda, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Liopiophila Duda, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaulus Loew, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Neopiophila Mcalpine, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parapiophila Mcalpine, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1917Wine flies10SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1849Waltzing Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Protopiophila Duda, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Stearibia Lioy, 18262SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
43 Species
Actenoptera avalona Mcalpine, 1977Hairy bittercress
Actenoptera hilarella Zetterstedt, 1847
Allopiophila arctica Holmgren, 1883
Allopiophila atrifrons Melander & S..., 1917
Allopiophila calceata Duda, 1924
Allopiophila dudai Frey, 1930
Allopiophila flavipes Zetterstedt, 1847
Allopiophila fulviceps Holmgren, 1883
Allopiophila luteata Haliday, 1833Spreading yellowcress
Allopiophila testacea Melander, 1924
Allopiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Amphipogon flavum Zetterstedt, 1838
Amphipogon hyperborea Greene, 1919
Arctopiophila arctica Holmgren, 1883
Boreopiophila tomentosa Frey, 1930
Lasiopiophila pilosa Staeger, 1845
Liopiophila varipes Meigen, 1830
Mycetaulus bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Mycetaulus longipennis Loew, 1869
Mycetaulus nigritella Melander, 1924
Mycetaulus nigritellus Melander, 1924
Neopiophila setaluna Mcalpine, 1977Hairy bittercress
Parapiophila dudai Frey, 1930
Parapiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Piophila bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Piophila latipes (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Protopiophila latipes Meigen, 1838
Piophila lituratus Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila longipennis Loew, 1870
Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826
Piophila nigritellus Melander, 1924
Piophila penicillata Steyskal, 1964Martin's ceanothus
Piophila pilosa (Staeger, 1845)⇒ Lasiopiophila pilosa Staeger, 1845
Piophila polypori Melander, 1924
Piophila senescens Melander & S..., 1917Rockcress
Prochyliza brevicornis Melander, 1924Mustard
Prochyliza lundbecki Duda, 1924
Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza varipes Meigen, 1830
Prochyliza xanthostoma Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Protopiophila latipes Meigen, 1838
Protopiophila litigata Bonduriansky, 1995
Stearibia foveolata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826
Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826

Subnodes of Piophilidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyNeottiophilinae
Neottiophid flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
13
41
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