Remotomyia gen. nov.

Derivation: L. remotus; ='- remote; G. myia = fly. Refers to the fact that flies of this group inhabit remote areas.

Type species: Daspletis albosetatus Hull, 1967 by present designation.

Diagnosis: Stenopogonine flies with the following combination of characters: Antenna with well-developed microsegment and enlarged scape (medially) and scutellum with strong bristles; propleuron and lateral lobes of pronotum with fine setae only - no strong bristles; palps usually less than half the length of the proboscis (except in langipalpus); facial swelling not markedly projecting in dorsal part (Fig. 36); É? with setae of abdominal segments 6 and 7 anteriorly directed (those on segments 1-5 posteriorly directed).