Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fannia sp with genitalia

Posted by johnes81 on 18-10-2017 20:20
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Dear Paul, at first I couldn't figure out how you arrive at F. aequilineata because I have been using the work of Hennig to identify this fly. The drawings of Hennig do not match anything. Today, my Wife and I have spent hours researching Fannidae. We found the document from Fonseca. The genitalia only matches Fannia aequilineata of fonseca not Hennig. The keys/description are inconclusive because the anterior prealar doesn't seem to be strong in my opinion. The hind tibia seems to match but the midtibia is questionable. The genitalia look most like Fannia aequilineata but not exactly. Yet no other genitalia looks like this, so it must be Fannia aequilineata.

Fannidae are very difficult to key. I've spent hours looking at this one. I am tired.

Thank You for helping Paul. I really needed a hand with this one.

Edited by johnes81 on 18-10-2017 20:20