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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2457
13123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
96
1842
9744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
73
1232
5643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
69
1029
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
53
497
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
9
140
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
8
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
8 Genera with 33 Species
Actenoptera Czerny, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Allopiophila Hendel, 191710SpeciesTaxom
Amphipogon Wahlberg, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaulus Loew, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Neopiophila Mcalpine, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parapiophila Mcalpine, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1924Wine flies10SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1849Waltzing Flies6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
33 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
Amphipogon hyperborea Greene, 1919
Mycetaulus costalis Melander, 1924
Mycetaulus incretus ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949
Mycetaulus nigritellus Melander, 1924
Mycetaulus polypori Melander, 1924
Neopiophila setaluna Mcalpine, 1977Hairy bittercress
Piophila (Piophila) casei Linnaeus, 1758Cheese fly
Piophila anomata
Piophila bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Piophila costalis Melander, 1924
Piophila latipes (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Protopiophila latipes Meigen, 1838
Piophila lituratus Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826
Piophila nigritellus Melander, 1924
Piophila pilosa (Staeger, 1845)⇒ Lasiopiophila pilosa Staeger, 1845
Piophila polypori Melander, 1924
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

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
7
32
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