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Checklist for Family Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 (Cheese flies)
and region Edmonton Metropolitan Region (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
3734
7821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
3732
7819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
3653
7647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
3186
6914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
755
1561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
541
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
434
973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
46
348
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
36
184
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
6
32
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
8 Genera with 8 Species
Actenoptera Czerny, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Allopiophila Hendel, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Amphipogon Wahlberg, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaulus Loew, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapiophila Mcalpine, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1851Wine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1849Waltzing Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Protopiophila Duda, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
8 Species
Actenoptera hilarella Zetterstedt, 1847
Allopiophila luteata Haliday, 1833Spreading yellowcress
Piophila bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza varipes Meigen, 1830
Prochyliza xanthostoma Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Protopiophila litigata Bonduriansky, 1995

Subnodes of Piophilidae with occurrences in Edmonton Metropolitan Region
SubfamilyNeottiophilinae
Neottiophid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
7
7
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