Stenomicridae

Stenomicridae is a family of flies belonging to the order Diptera.^[1] Flies in this family are yellow in color and easily mistake for Cecidomyiidae. The family is found in Europe.^[2]

Stenomicridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Superfamily:	Opomyzoidea
Family:	Stenomicridae
Synonyms
Stenomicrinae

Small (approx. 1.5 – 2 mm), slender flies. In appearance, they may resemble reed flies (Anthomyzidae) or Periscelididae . The head is like that of Periscelididae, except that they have three, not two, bristles along the inner orbits of the compound eyes , and they have a distinct cheek brush ( vibrissa).^{[3] [4]}

Genera[1]

• Podocera Czerny, 1929