Melanostoma apicale is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. It was described by Jacques-Marie-Frangile Bigot in 1884.
Description Melanostoma apicale can be distinguished from the closely related Melanostoma univittatum by morphological characters including the male surstylus, which tapers to a slender, acute apex. In females, the frons is mainly shiny, with two large lateral pollinose maculae whose shiny areas reach the eye margin.
Distribution The species is recorded from New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.
Taxonomy Melanostoma apicale has historically been confused with Melanostoma univittatum. The latter name was applied to M. apicale in some earlier records, but modern taxonomic treatment distinguishes the two species.
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