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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
623
8303
28781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
8294
28770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
594
8148
28351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
405
6866
24763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
110
1527
5960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
82
1083
4166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
816
3159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
53
682
2561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
40
329
1232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
8
76
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Canada
9 Genera with 19 Species
Actenoptera Czerny, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Allopiophila Hendel, 18205SpeciesTaxom
Amphipogon Wahlberg, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaulus Loew, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Parapiophila Mcalpine, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1917Wine flies6SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1849Waltzing Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Protopiophila Duda, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Stearibia Lioy, 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Canada
19 Species
Actenoptera hilarella Zetterstedt, 1847
Allopiophila atrifrons Melander & S..., 1917
Allopiophila fulviceps Holmgren, 1883
Allopiophila luteata Haliday, 1833Spreading yellowcress
Allopiophila testacea Melander, 1924
Allopiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Amphipogon flavum Zetterstedt, 1838
Mycetaulus nigritellus Melander, 1924
Piophila bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Piophila lituratus Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826
Piophila nigritellus Melander, 1924
Piophila polypori Melander, 1924
Piophila senescens Melander & S..., 1917Rockcress
Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza varipes Meigen, 1830
Prochyliza xanthostoma Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Protopiophila litigata Bonduriansky, 1995
Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
8
18
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