Pholeomyia Bilimek, 1867

Pholeomyia, consisting of 39 species and is one of the larger genera of Milichiidae. It belongs into the subfamily Milichiinae and occurs mainly in the Nearctic and Neotropical Region, with one described species in the Afrotropical and Oceanic Region each.
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.
The genus is characterized by a row of strong setae at the posterior end of the anepisternum.

• P. argyrophenga
• P. longifacies
• P. schineri
• P. texensis