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Checklist for Tribe Piophilini
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1157
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
835
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
57
634
1970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
51
526
1572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
265
780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
8
57
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePiophilini
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
5 Genera with 9 Species
Parapiophila Mcalpine, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1917Wine flies4SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1849Waltzing Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Protopiophila Duda, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Stearibia Lioy, 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
9 Species
Piophila bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826
Piophila nigritellus 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 Piophilini with occurrences in Alberta
SubtribePiophilina
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom