Pholeomyia
Biology:
Pholeomyia species have been reared from the nests of leaf-cutting ants, where the larvae develop in the detritus of the fungus gardens. Other species develop in the nests of leaf-cutting bees (Megachile) or in bat dung found in caves
Diagnostic description:
Posterior end of the anepisternum with row of 3-4 strong setae
Distribution:
Nearctic and Neotropical Region, with one described species in the Afrotropical and Oceanic Region each