Protopiophila is a genus of cheese skippers (insects in the family Piophilidae). There are eleven described species in Protopiophila.
Species
These species belong to the genus Protopiophila:
- Protopiophila aethiopica <small>(Hennig, 1951)</small>
- Protopiophila atrichosa <small>J. McAlpine, 1977</small>
- Protopiophila australis <small>Harrison, 1960</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i g</sup></span>
- Protopiophila contecta <small>(Walker, 1960)</small>
- Protopiophila latipes <small>(Meigen, 1838)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i b</sup></span>
- Protopiophila leucodactyla <small>(Hennig, 1954)</small>
- Protopiophila litigata <small>Bonduriansky, 1995</small>
- Protopiophila nigriventris <small>(Curran, 1934)</small>
- Protopiophila pallida <small>J. McAlpine, 1977</small>
- Protopiophila scutellata <small>Harrison, 1960</small>
- Protopiophila vitrea <small>D. McAlpine, 1989</small>
<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>
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