''Prochyliza'' is a genus of waltzing flies in the family

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 fun ...

. 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

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