''Protopiophila'' is a genus of cheese skippers (insects in the family

Piophilidae The Piophilidae are a family of "true flies", in the 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 impo ...

). There are eleven described species in ''Protopiophila''.

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

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