Piophila casei (Linnaeus, 1761) (fig. 2, 3 –4)

Linnaeus, 1761: 456; Viktorov-Nabokov, 1963: 30; Stackelberg, 1970 a: 216; McAlpine, 1977: 43, 44; Zuska, 1984: 238; Merz, 1996: 353 ( Piophila); Hennig, 1943: 26; Zuska, Laštovka, 1965: 148 ( Piophila ( Piophila)).

M a t e r i a l. Ukraine: Cherkasy Region, Kaniv, Pekari village, in a pigsty, 24.07.195 7, 1 ♂; from containers, 3.05.196 1, 1 ♂; on windows, 15.05.196 4, 1 ♂ (Viktorov) (SIZK) .

D i s t r i b u t i o n. Cosmopolitan. Europe: Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, NW Russia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary (Zuska, 1984); Switzerland (Merz, 1996); North America: Canada, USA (McAlpine, 1977).

D i a g n o s i s. This species can be recognized by the mesonotal scutum with three longitudinal rows of stronger setulae on small tubercles (not present in other piophilids), but no presutural supra-alar seta; fore and hind femora mostly black; thoracic spiracle small and slit-like.