First records from Europe for two species of Piophilidae (Diptera)

Abstract

Prochyliza brevicornis Melander, 1924 and Protopiophila litigata Bonduriansky, 1995, both species described from North America, have recently been found in the boreal zone of Sweden and are here reported from Europe for the first time. The necrophagous P. brevicornis was found on rotting fish in southern Lapland and P. litigata, known to develop in discarded cervid antlers, was found in Hälsingland. Prochyliza lundbecki (Duda, 1924) is reported from Sweden for the first time, based on a museum specimen collected in Torne lappmark in 1905.