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Prochyliza Inca
''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 The waltzing fly ''(Prochyliza xanthostoma)'' is a species of "carrion-feeding" cheese skippers, insects in the family Piophilidae and the order Diptera. ''P. xanthostoma'' is a member of the genus Prochyliza, which contains eleven species. The ...'' Walker, 1849 References Further reading * Piophilidae Articles created by Qbugbot Tephritoidea gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piophilidae
The Piophilidae are a Family (biology), family of "true flies", in the Order (biology), order Diptera. The so-called cheese flies are the best-known members, but most species of the Piophilidae are scavengers in animal products, carrion, and fungi. They may accordingly be important in forensic entomology and medical entomology. For a fly maggot, the larvae of many species have an unusually well-developed ability to leap when alarmed or when abandoning their larval food to pupate; they accordingly may be known as cheese skippers or other kinds of skippers according to their food source. Overview The most notorious member of the family is the cheese fly, ''Piophila casei''; it is cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan, and a typical member of the family. It is a small species, about long. The fly's larvae infest cured meats, smoked or salted fish, cheeses, and carrion. The mature larva is about long and is sometimes called the cheese skipper because of its leaping ability - when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
