Tribe Dichaetomyiini Emden, 1951

This is a relatively small tribe distributed primarily in the tropics of the Old World and Australia. Species from four of totally five recognized genera were examined (Table 1).

• Aethiopomyia Malloch, 1921, Alluaudinella Giglio-Tos, 1895, Dichaetomyia Malloch, 1921, Ochromusca Malloch, 1927

All examined species representing these genera reveal the prevalent muscid state in which vein C is bare dorsally and setulose ventrally (state A4): Aethiopomyia patersoni Zumpt, 1969, A. steini Curran, 1935, Alluaudinella bivittata (Macquart, 1843), A. phasiaeformis (Stein, 1906), Dichaetomyia (18 spp) and Ochromusca secunda Pont & Dear, 1976 .