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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
148
4036
29433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
103
3013
20870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
77
2142
12945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
72
1832
10615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
56
785
5487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
9
224
1127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
14
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
14 Genera with 60 Species
Actenoptera Czerny, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Allopiophila Hendel, 191710SpeciesTaxom
Ambopogon Greene, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Amphipogon Wahlberg, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Arctopiophila Duda, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopiophila Duda, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Liopiophila Duda, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaulus Loew, 19247SpeciesTaxom
Neopiophila Mcalpine, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parapiophila Mcalpine, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1917Wine flies24SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1849Waltzing Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Protopiophila Duda, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stearibia Lioy, 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
60 Species
Actenoptera hilarella Zetterstedt, 1847
Allopiophila arctica Holmgren, 1883
Allopiophila atrifrons Melander & S..., 1917
Allopiophila calceata Duda, 1924
Allopiophila flavipes Zetterstedt, 1847
Allopiophila fulviceps Holmgren, 1883
Allopiophila nitidissima Melander & S..., 1917
Allopiophila pectiniventris Duda, 1924
Allopiophila testacea Melander, 1924
Allopiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Allopiophila xanthopoda Melander & S..., 1917
Ambopogon hyperborea (Greene, 1919)⇒ Amphipogon hyperborea Greene, 1919
Amphipogon hyperborea Greene, 1919
Arctopiophila arctica Holmgren, 1883
Lasiopiophila pilosa Staeger, 1845
Liopiophila varipesa
Mycetaulus bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Mycetaulus costalis Melander, 1924
Mycetaulus incretus A. L. Melander, 1949
Mycetaulus nigritella Melander, 1924
Mycetaulus nigritellus Melander, 1924
Mycetaulus polypori Melander, 1924
Mycetaulus testacea (Melander, 1924)⇒ Allopiophila testacea Melander, 1924
Neopiophila setaluna Mcalpine, 1977Hairy bittercress
Parapiophila flavipes Zetterstedt, 1847
Parapiophila fulviceps Holmgren, 1883
Parapiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Parapiophila xanthopoda Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila (Piophila) casei Linnaeus, 1758Cheese fly
Piophila anomala (Malloch, 1923)⇒ Allopiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Piophila anomata
Piophila atrifrons (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Allopiophila atrifrons Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Piophila concolor (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Anthomyza concolor Thomson, 1869
Piophila costalis Melander, 1924
Piophila halterata (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Prochyliza varipes Meigen, 1830
Piophila latipes (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Protopiophila latipes Meigen, 1838
Piophila liturata Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila lituratus Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila longipennis Loew, 1870
Piophila morator (Melander, 1924)⇒ Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826
Piophila nigricoxa (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Prochyliza nigricoxa Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila nigritellus Melander, 1924
Piophila nitidissima (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Allopiophila nitidissima Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila occipitalis (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Piophila pilosa (Staeger, 1845)⇒ Lasiopiophila pilosa Staeger, 1845
Piophila polypori Melander, 1924
Piophila senescens Melander & S..., 1917Rockcress
Piophila setosa (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Allopiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Piophila subdolus Johnson, 1922
Piophila xanthopoda (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Allopiophila xanthopoda Melander & S..., 1917
Prochyliza brevicornis Melander, 1924Mustard
Prochyliza lundbecki Duda, 1924
Prochyliza nigricoxa Melander & S..., 1917
Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza varipes Meigen, 1830
Prochyliza xanthostoma Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Protopiophila latipes Meigen, 1838
Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
12
58
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