Eusiphona cooperi and E. vittata have been reared from the nests of Megachile bees.
8-10 pairs of uniformly arranged frontal and orbital setae, all erect and reclinate, in both sexes.
Nearctic, Neotropical, and Australasian Region

Classification: Eusiphona; Eusiphona vittata

Classification: Eusiphona; Eusiphona mira

Classification: Eusiphona; Eusiphona flava

Classification: Eusiphona; Eusiphona cooperi
some behaviour observations
This key has been adapted from Brake (2000).
1. Vibrissa below or at the level of lower margin of eye; head in profile subquadrate; vertical diameter of eye less than 1.5x the horizontal diameter. Frons in male as wide as in female. Wing with subcostal notch seldom evident, never well-developed; R4+5 and M1 not or only slightly converging at tips; distal margin of anal cell (CuA2) usually rounded (if not, then epistoma extended dorsally, subtriangular). Abdominal tergites of male without silvery microtomentum.
Classification: Aldrichiomyza; Borneomyia; Costalima; Desmometopa; Enigmilichia; Eusiphona; Leptometopa; Litometopa; Madiza; Madizinae; Microsimus; Milichia; Milichia distinctipennis; Milichia speciosa; Milichiella; Milichiinae; Neophyllomyza; Paramyia; Pholeomyia; Phyllomyza; Phyllomyzinae; Stomosis; Ulia; Xenophyllomyza; Milichiidae
Summarized from Brake (2000)
The Milichiidae are a monophyletic family (Click here for phylogenetic tree).
Apomorphic characters for the Milichiidae are:
Classification: Aldrichiomyza; Borneomyia; Costalima; Desmometopa; Enigmilichia; Eusiphona; Leptometopa; Leptometopa niveipennis; Litometopa; Madiza; Madizinae; Microsimus; Milichia; Milichia distinctipennis; Milichia speciosa; Milichiella; Milichiella freyi; Milichiella nigeriae nigeriae; Milichiella populi; Milichiella sp. B; Milichiella sp. K; Milichiella tosi; Milichiinae; Neophyllomyza; Paramyia; Paramyioides; Pholeomyia; Pholeomyia nigricosta; Phyllomyza; Phyllomyzinae; Platophrymia; Stomosis; Ulia; Xenophyllomyza; Acartophthalmidae; Australimyzidae; Carnidae; Chloropidae; Milichiidae; Tethinidae
| Name as cited | Keywords | Authors | Year | Title | Page | Associated taxa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eusiphona spp. | catalog, Australasian/Oceanian | Sabrosky, CW | 1989 | 78. Family: Milichiidae | 556 | |
| Eusiphona | relationships, key to species | Sabrosky, CW | 1955 | A third species of _Eusiphona_, with remarks on the systematic position of the genus (Diptera, Milichiidae) | 169 |