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Checklist for Family Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 (Cheese flies)
and region Scotland (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
496
4542
11076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
494
4539
11073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4461
10920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
329
3859
9906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
966
3269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
680
2212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
513
1645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
51
423
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
225
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
6
44
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scotland
5 Genera with 9 Species
Allopiophila Hendel, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Neottiophilum Frauenfeld, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1851Wine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1830Waltzing Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Stearibia Lioy, 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scotland
9 Species
Allopiophila flavipes Zetterstedt, 1847
Allopiophila luteata Haliday, 1833Spreading yellowcress
Allopiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Neottiophilum praeustum Meigen, 1826
Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza nigricornis Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza varipes Meigen, 1830
Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
4
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