Prochyliza Explained

Prochyliza is a genus of waltzing flies in the family Piophilidae. There are about 11 described species in Prochyliza.

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Prochyliza:

• Prochyliza azteca McAlpine, 1977
• Prochyliza brevicornis Melander, 1924
• Prochyliza georgekaplani Martin-Vega
• Prochyliza ignifera
• Prochyliza inca McAlpine, 1977
• Prochyliza lundbecki (Duda, 1924)
• Prochyliza nigricornis (Meigen, 1826)
• Prochyliza nigricoxa (Melander & Spuler, 1917)
• Prochyliza nigrimana (Meigen, 1826)
• Prochyliza varipes (Meigen, 1830)
• Prochyliza xanthostoma Walker, 1849

Further reading

• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. 1987. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.