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Checklist for Family Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 (Cheese flies)
and region Michigan (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
534
6375
18835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
6372
18831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
508
6260
18511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
5406
16528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
89
1145
3421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
70
886
2609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
52
686
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
48
572
1545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
37
276
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
8
65
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Michigan
6 Genera with 8 Species
Allopiophila Hendel, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaulus Loew, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapiophila Mcalpine, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1851Wine flies3SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1849Waltzing Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Protopiophila Duda, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Michigan
8 Species
Allopiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Parapiophila xanthopoda Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Piophila latipes (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Protopiophila latipes Meigen, 1838
Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza varipes Meigen, 1830
Prochyliza xanthostoma Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Protopiophila latipes Meigen, 1838

Subnodes of Piophilidae with occurrences in Michigan
SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
6
8
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