Protopiophila Explained

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, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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.

Notes and References

1. Ozerov . A.L. . 2004 . On the classification of the family Piophilidae (Diptera) . Entomological Review . 84 . 5 . 600–608 .