Genus Melanostoma Schiner

Plesia Macquart, 1850: 460 . Type, fasciata Macquart by original designation. Preoccuppied by Jurine (1807: 150) and Klug (1833: 185).

Melanostoma Schiner, 1860: 213 . Type, Musca mellina Linnaeus by original designation.

Psilogaster Lioy, 1864: 753 . Type, Musca mellina Linnaeus by subsequent designation of Goffe (1946: 30).

Psylogaster Lioy, 1864: 753 . Incorrect orginal spelling of Psilogaster Lioy by the revision of Verrall (1901: 56).

Ptylogaster Bigot, 1883: 225. Misspelling of Psilogaster Lioy.

Psilogaster Bezzi & Stein, 1907: 57 . Misspelling of Psylogaster Lioy.

Atrichostich a Enderlein, 1938: 234. Type, Spathiogaster aurantiaca Becker by original designation.

Anocheila Hellen, 1950: 90 . Type, Chilosia freyi Hellen by monotypy = dubium Zetterstedt.

All regions except Neotropics (57 species: Nearctic (1 species); Palaearctic (20 species); Afrotropical (23 species); Oriental (10 species) and Australasian (4 species)).