Biology:Protopiophila

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Short description: Genus of flies

Protopiophila
Protopiophila latipes 002.jpg
Protopiophila latipes
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Piophilidae
Genus: Protopiophila
Duda, 1924
Synonyms
  • Clusina Curran, 1934

Protopiophila is a genus of cheese skippers (insects in the family Piophilidae). There are eleven described species in Protopiophila.[1]

Species

These species belong to the genus Protopiophila:

  • Protopiophila aethiopica (Hennig, 1951)
  • Protopiophila atrichosa J. McAlpine, 1977
  • Protopiophila australis Harrison, 1960 i g
  • Protopiophila contecta (Walker, 1960)
  • Protopiophila latipes (Meigen, 1838) i b
  • Protopiophila leucodactyla (Hennig, 1954)
  • Protopiophila litigata Bonduriansky, 1995
  • Protopiophila nigriventris (Curran, 1934)
  • Protopiophila pallida J. McAlpine, 1977
  • Protopiophila scutellata Harrison, 1960
  • Protopiophila vitrea D. McAlpine, 1989

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q15631421 entry