Stomosis flava has been reared from the debris in tree cavities and an undescribed species from Australia has been observed to be kleptoparasitic on spiders
3 three lateroclinate orbital setae; strong anteroventral seta on the distal half of the hind femur
Nearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, and Australasian Region
| Institution/Collection/Catalogue | Taxonomic name |
|---|---|
| UBI IBC 3220115 | Stomosis |
| UBI IBC 3220116 | Stomosis |
| UBI IBC 3220121 | Stomosis |
| UBI IBC 3220124 | Stomosis |

Classification: Stomosis; Stomosis flava

Classification: Stomosis; Stomosis innominata

Classification: Stomosis; Stomosis flavoscutellata

Classification: Stomosis; Stomosis vittata

Classification: Stomosis; Stomosis rufula
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stomosis | pollinating, Afrotropical | Ollerton, J, Masinde PS, Meve U, Picker M, Whittington A | 2009 | Fly pollination in Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae): biogeographic and phylogenetic perspectives | 1506 | Ceropegia albisepta, Ceropegia lugardiae |
| Stomosis | list of Melander names | Arnaud, PH | 1966 | The scientific publications of Axel Leonard Melander (1878-1962), with a list of names proposed | 149 | |
| Stomosis sp. | Taiwan | Papp, L | 2005 | Some acalyptrate flies (Diptera) from Taiwan | 208 | |
| Stomosis sp. | Nigeria | Sabrosky, CW | 1980 | 75. Family Milichiidae | 688 |