Argentinomyia genus is found in the Neotropical Region only, except absent from the Chilean subregion. Argentinomyia species belongs to the subfamily Syrphinae (bare postpronotum), and have anterior anepisternum and metaepisternum bare, face and scutellum black in ground colour (some species with face partly yellow), eye bare, abdomen oval or with parallel sides, face with tubercle, straigth in profile not produced anteriorly, antennal pits separated, metasternum not reduced, and male legs simple without strong setae.