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The Diptera fauna of the Galápagos Archipelago is updated and an annotated checklist is presented. Currently 50 families, 207 genera, and a minimum of 324 species are recorded from the islands. Approximately 107 species are considered to have arrived on the Galápagos Islands through human introductions, an estimated 101 species are considered endemic, 42 species have naturally colonized the islands from mainland Americas, 21 species are either introduced or arrived naturally and 53 species remain unidentified. The following new combination is proposed: Chrysanthrax primitivus (Walker) is moved to Hemipenthes Loew as H. primitivus (Walker) comb. nov. All references to the Galápagos taxonomic literature are included, known island species distributions listed and general remarks on the biology of many species are provided.

Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy is found in all biogeographic regions. The genus contains approximately 360 known species, 18 of which have been recorded from Mexico. Herein, we describe six new species in the Fannia pretiosa-group, redescribe Fannia gilvitarsis Chillcott, and provide diagnosis, habitus images, drawings of the male terminalia, and an identification key for all species of the group that occur in Mexico. All Fannia pretiosa-group species from Mexico share a similar morphology of the mid tibia, hind femur, and male terminalia.

pusio (Wiedemann) Anthomyia pusio Wiedemann, 1830: 437. Fannia pusio: Pont 1972: 6 [catalogue]; Peck 1996: 122 [mode of introduction]; Peck et al. 1998: 228 [introduced species]; Carvalho et al. 2003: 17 [catalogue]; Causton et al. 2006: 134 [introduced species]. undetermined species (Curran 1934: 164 [records]; Linsley & Usinger 1966: 171 [checklist]). Distribution. Introduced. Nearctic, Neotropical; Galápagos: Bartolomé, Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Santiago (CAS), Wolf. Remarks. This species is associated with humans, breeding in various decaying vegetable and animal matter, especially rotting meat (Pont 1977)., Published as part of Sinclair, Bradley J., 2023, An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador), pp. 1-102 in Zootaxa 5283 (1) on pages 69-70, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7912667, {"references":["Wiedemann, C. R. W. (1830) Aussereuropaische zweiflugelige Insekten. Zweiter Theil. s. n., Hamm, xii + 684 pp.","Pont, A. C. (1972) Family Muscidae. In: Papavero, N. (Ed.), A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas, south of the United States. Vol. 97. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de S \" o Paulo, 97, 1 - 111.","Peck, S. B. (1996) Origin and development of an insect fauna on a remote archipelago: The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In: Keast, A. & Miller, S. E. (Eds.), The origin and evolution of Pacific Island biotas, New Guinea to Eastern Polynesia: patterns and processes. Academic Publishing, Amsterdam, pp. 91 - 122.","Peck, S. B., Heraty, J., Landry, B. & Sinclair, B. J. (1998) Introduced insect fauna of an oceanic archipelago: the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. American Entomologist, 44 (4), 218 - 237. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / ae / 44.4.218","Carvalho, C. J. B. de, Pont, A. C., Couri, M. S. & Pamplona, D. (2003) A catalogue of the Fanniidae (Diptera) of the Neotropical Region. Zootaxa, 219 (1), 1 - 32. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 219.1.1","Causton, C. E., Peck, S. B., Sinclair, B. J., Roque-Albelo, L., Hodgson, C. J. & Landry, B. (2006) Alien insects: threats and implications for conservation of Galapagos Islands. Annals of Entomological Society of America, 99 (1), 121 - 143. https: // doi. org / 10.1603 / 0013 - 8746 (2006) 099 [0121: AITAIF] 2.0. CO; 2","Curran, C. H. (1934) The Templeton Crocker Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, 1932. no. 13. Diptera. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 21 (13), 147 - 172.","Linsley, E. G. & Usinger, R. L. (1966) Insects of the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 33 (7), 113 - 196.","Pont, A. C. (1977) A revision of Australian Fanniidae (Diptera: Calyptrata). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series, 51, 1 - 60. https: // doi. org / 10.1071 / AJZS 051"]}

canicularis (Linnaeus) Musca canicularis Linnaeus, 1761: 454. Homalomyia canicularis: Coquillett 1901a: 375 [records]. Fannia canicularis: Curran 1932: 359 [record]; Linsley & Usinger 1966: 171 [checklist]; Pont 1972: 3 [catalogue]; Peck 1996: 122 [mode of introduction]; Peck et al, 1998: 228 [introduced species]; Carvalho et al. 2003: 9 [catalogue]. Distribution. Introduced. Cosmopolitan; Galápagos [doubtful record]: Isabela. Remarks. Fannia canicularis is of temperate climates, and it is likely that if it was introduced in the Neotropics from the ships of early explorers, it would not become established. As such, this species is classified as a doubtful record. Supporting this idea, one of the females originally identified by Coquillett was found (in CAS) and tentatively determined as F. pusio (A.C. Pont pers. comm.)., Published as part of Sinclair, Bradley J., 2023, An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador), pp. 1-102 in Zootaxa 5283 (1) on page 69, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7912667, {"references":["Linnaeus, C. (1761) Fauna svecica sistens animalia sveciae regni: mammalia, aves, amphibia, pisces, insectas, vermes. Distributa per classes & ordines, genera & species, cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, locis natalium, descriptionibus insectorum. Editio altera, auctior. L. Salvii, Stockholmiae [Stockholm], 578 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 46380","Coquillett, D. W. (1901 a) Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos Expedition, 1898 - 1899. II. Entomological results (2): Diptera. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 3, 371 - 379. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 26343","Curran, C. H. (1932) [The Norwegian Zoological Expedition to the Galapagos Islands 1925, conducted by Alf Wollebaek. IV.] Diptera (excl. of Tipulidae and Culicidae). Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne, 71, 347 - 366.","Linsley, E. G. & Usinger, R. L. (1966) Insects of the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 33 (7), 113 - 196.","Pont, A. C. (1972) Family Muscidae. In: Papavero, N. (Ed.), A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas, south of the United States. Vol. 97. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de S \" o Paulo, 97, 1 - 111.","Peck, S. B. (1996) Origin and development of an insect fauna on a remote archipelago: The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. In: Keast, A. & Miller, S. E. (Eds.), The origin and evolution of Pacific Island biotas, New Guinea to Eastern Polynesia: patterns and processes. Academic Publishing, Amsterdam, pp. 91 - 122.","Peck, S. B., Heraty, J., Landry, B. & Sinclair, B. J. (1998) Introduced insect fauna of an oceanic archipelago: the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. American Entomologist, 44 (4), 218 - 237. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / ae / 44.4.218","Carvalho, C. J. B. de, Pont, A. C., Couri, M. S. & Pamplona, D. (2003) A catalogue of the Fanniidae (Diptera) of the Neotropical Region. Zootaxa, 219 (1), 1 - 32. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 219.1.1"]}

Fannia gilvitarsis Chillcott, 1961 (Figs 1H, 3F, 4F, 5F, 6F, 11, 16) Diagnosis. Fore tarsi white-yellowish, except for tarsomere 5, with apical half brown and basal half white (Fig. 11D). Mid basitarsus swollen ventrally at middle (Fig. 1H). Hind coxa bare posteriorly. Hind femur slightly curved with pre-apical swelling on v surface, with a pv tuft with five long setae (twice longer than width of femur) on the swelling (Fig. 11F). Wing slightly brownish (Fig. 11B). Redescription. Male. Body length: 6.8 mm. Wing length: 7.1 mm. Head. Eye short and sparsely setulose. Ocellar triangle black; ocellar setae proclinate and developed (as long as frontal setae). Frontal vitta velvety brownish-red to black with silver pruinosity, at the narrowest point four times wider than width of anterior ocellus (Fig. 11A). Frontal setae 15. Fronto-orbital plate black-reddish with silver pruinosity. Parafacial bare, brownish-red with silver pruinosity. Frontogenal suture and gena silver pruinose. Gena brownish-red to black (Fig. 11A). Pedicel with dorsal seta developed, with about a third length of arista. Postpedicel black, golden pilose. Thorax. Scutum without vittae, with inconspicuous silver pruinose on postpronotal and notopleural regions (Fig. 11B). Acrostichal setulae triserial presuturally and triserial to quadriserial postsuturally. Dorsocentrals 2+3, long, the posterior-most postsutural pair slightly longer than the others. Prealar 2, short (about a third of posterior notopleural length), the posterior one thinner, both similar in length. Katepisternum with about 10 long and thick setae ventrally (Fig. 11C). Wing. Slightly brownish (Fig. 11B, 11C). Calypters white. Haltere brown with stem and base yellow. Legs. Black, pulvilli brownish and tarsi brown, except for the fore tarsomeres 1–5 which are white-yellowish. Fore tarsomeres 1 and 2 slightly enlarged laterally. Fore tarsomere 5 with a pair of long setulae dorsally (as long as tarsomere 5 width) (Fig. 11D). Mid femur with 1 row of ad setae; with 1 row of decreasing av from base to apex; 2 rows of long pv, thicker apically, a tuft of short v setae on preapical third (Fig. 11E). Mid tibia with 1 submedian ad, 1 median pd, 1 strong and long preapical d, 1 apical seta on a, pd, p, pv, and v (v longer, similar to d preapical seta) (Fig. 11E). Mid basitarsus slightly enlarged ventrally (Fig. 1H). Hind coxa bare on posterior margin. Hind femur curved with pre-apical swelling on v surface, with a tuft of long setae on the pv surface which continuous in a row decreasing in length basally, 1 row of ad to d setae, pd to pv rows of setae from the femur base to the pre-apical swelling, 1 long preapical av setae, 1 short preapical ad and pd (Fig. 11F). Hind tibia with 2 submedian av setae; 1 apical av (Fig. 11F). Abdomen. Metallic black-bluish with silver pruinosity, elongate, with developed setae, tergite 5 with long marginal setae (about twice longer than others). Black pruinosity forming a central narrow longitudinal stripe dorsally. Syntergosternite with 3 long lateral setae, not longer than sternite 5. Sternite 5 quadrangular, posterior margin profoundly indented (Fig. 3F). Terminalia. Surstyli fused with epandrium. Surstyli slightly curved apically (Figs 4F, 5F). Bacilliform process long and simple, as long as half of surstyli (Fig. 4F). Hypandrial arms directed outwards (Fig. 6F). Female. Unknown. Material examined. Mexico. Hidalgo. Parque Ecológico El Chico, Mineral de Chico, 20°10′58′′N, 98°43′04′′W, trampa aérea 3, 9.vi-16.vii.2019, Nuple, E., 1 male (CNIN); same label information except:trampa aérea5, 16.vii.2019, 1 male (CARF, CPL2927); trampa aérea 6, 16.vii.2019, 1 male (CARF, CPL2944). Mexico. Tequesquinahuac, C. Tlaloc [19.3987, -98.7085], 15.iv.1982, G. Sampedro, 2 males (CNIN). Tlaxcala. Nanacamilpa, Piedra Canteada, 19°27′23′′N, 98°36′01′′W, 13.vii.2019, Nuple, E., 1 male (CARF, CPL2926). Distribution. Mexico (Hidalgo, State of Mexico, Tlaxcala). Remarks. Fannia gilvitarsis is a unique species with fore tarsomere 5 yellow basally and brown apically. This species was only known by the original description (Chillcott, 1961) with a record from State of Mexico. We present new records from Hidalgo and Tlaxcala states., Published as part of Gomes, Lucas R. P. & Pedraza-Lara, Carlos, 2023, Fannia pretiosa-group (Diptera: Fanniidae) from Mexico: six new species from the Mexico Transition Zone and an identification key, pp. 185-204 in Zootaxa 5264 (2) on pages 194-196, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7836396, {"references":["Chillcott, J. (1961) A Revision of the Nearctic Species of Fanniinae (Diptera: Muscidae). Canadian Entomologist, 92, 1 - 295."]}

Fannia bisetata sp. nov. (Figs 3E, 4E, 5E, 6E, 10, 16) Diagnosis. Fore tarsi brown (Fig. 10D). Hind coxa with two long setulae posteriorly. Hind femur curved with preapical swelling on v surface, with an av tuft with 3 long setae and a pv tuft with 5 long setae (three times longer than the femur width) on the swelling (Fig. 10F). Wing brownish. Description. Holotype male. Body length: 5.2 mm. Wing length: 5.2 mm. Head. Eye densely setulose. Ocellar triangle black; ocellar setae proclinate and developed (as long as frontal setae). Frontal vitta black, with silver pruinosity and an inconspicuous golden pruinosity forming a central stripe, at the narrowest point twice wider than width of anterior ocellus (Fig. 10A). 19 frontal setae. Fronto-orbital plate black with silver pruinosity. Parafacial bare, brownish-red with silver pruinosity. Frontogenal suture and gena golden pruinose. Gena brownish-red with silver pruinosity (Fig. 10A). Pedicel with dorsal seta developed, almost reaching half-length of arista. Postpedicel black, golden pilose. Thorax. Scutum without vittae, without silver pruinosity on postpronotal and notopleural regions (Fig. 10B). Acrostichal setulae triserial presuturally and quadriserial postsuturally. Dorsocentrals 2+3, long, posterior-most postsutural pair developed, twice longer than the others.Prealar 2, anterior twice longer than posterior.Katepisternum with about 15 long and thin setae ventrally (Fig. 10C). Wing. Brownish, with upper third between vein C and vein R 4+5 darker (Figs 10B, 10C). Calypters brownish. Haltere brown with stem and base lighter. Legs. Black, pulvilli brownish and tarsi brown (Fig. 10D). Mid femur with 1 row of ad setae; with 1 row of decreasing av from base to apex; 2 rows of long pv, tuft of short v setae on preapical third (Fig. 10E). Mid tibia with 2 submedian ad, 1 submedian pd, 1 apical seta on av, pd, p, pv, and v, and 1 long a apical setae twice longer than the others (Fig. 10E). Hind coxa with 1 seta on posterior margin. Hind femur strongly curved and flattened dorsoventrally, with pre-apical swelling on v surface, with a tuft of long setae on the swelling, including a set of 3 long av setae and 5 long pv setae (the pv setae slightly thicker), 1 row of ad to d setae, 1 row of pv setae from base to the swelling, a surface with 4 subbasal setae and 1 very long medial seta (3 times longer than width of femur), 1 long preapical av setae, 1 short preapical pd seta (Fig. 10F). Hind tibia with 3 median av setae; 1 apical av; 3 median ad; a and ad surfaces covered with a full row of short setae and 1 short a and av apical setae (Fig. 10F). Abdomen. Metallic black-bluish with silver pruinosity, elongate, with developed setae, tergite 5 with long marginal setae (slightly longer than others). Black pruinosity forming a central longitudinal stripe dorsally and transversal stripes apically on tergites (except tergite 5). Syntergosternite with 2 short lateral setae. Sternite 5 rectangular, posterior margin profoundly indented (Fig. 3E). Terminalia. Surstyli fused with epandrium. Surstyli, slightly curved apically, with a medial projection outward directed (Fig. 4E, 5E). Bacilliform process long and simple, as long as half of surstyli (Fig. 4E). Hypandrial arms directed outwards (Fig. 6E). Female. Unknown. Etymology. The specific name refers to the two tufts of setae on the ventral swelling of the hind femora. Type-material. Holotype. Male. Mexico, Tequesquinahuac, C. Tlaloc [19.3987, -98.7085], 15.iv.1982, J. Butze (CNIN). Paratypes. Same as holotype: 1 male (CNIN); same as holotype, except: 19.iv.1982, 1 male (CNIN). Distribution. Mexico (State of Mexico). Remarks. Fannia bisetata and F. arcuata are the unique species of Mexican Fannia pretiosa -group without white-yellowish fore tarsi, but can be easily distinguished by the morphology of the hind femur., Published as part of Gomes, Lucas R. P. & Pedraza-Lara, Carlos, 2023, Fannia pretiosa-group (Diptera: Fanniidae) from Mexico: six new species from the Mexico Transition Zone and an identification key, pp. 185-204 in Zootaxa 5264 (2) on pages 193-194, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7836396

Fannia grisalesae sp. nov. (Figs 1G, 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G, 12, 16) Diagnosis. Fore tarsomere 2–4 white-yellowish, tarsomere 1 with basal half brown and apical half white-yellowish, tarsomere 5 brown (Fig. 12D). Mid basitarsus with basal fourth enlarged and covered with four long and thick curved setae (Fig. 1G). Hind coxa bare. Hind femur curved with pre-apical swelling on v surface, with tuft of five long pv setae (three times longer than width of femur) on the swelling, curved apically (Fig. 12F). Wing slightly brownish (Fig. 12C). Description. Male. Body length: 6.0 mm. Wing length: 5.5 mm. Head. Eye short and sparsely setulose. Ocellar triangle dark brown; ocellar setae proclinate and developed (as long as frontal setae). Frontal vitta velvety brownish to black with silver pruinosity, at the narrowest point twice wider than width of anterior ocellus (Fig. 12A). Frontal setae 17. Fronto-orbital plate dark brown to black with silver pruinosity. Parafacial bare, brownish with silver pruinosity. Frontogenal suture and gena silver pruinose. Gena brownish to black (Fig. 12A). Pedicel with dorsal seta developed, about one third of length of arista. Postpedicel black, silver pilose. Thorax. Scutum with four inconspicuous black vittae and inconspicuously silver pruinose on postpronotal and notopleural regions (Fig. 12B). Acrostichal setulae triserial presuturally and triserial to quadriserial postsuturally. Dorsocentrals 2+3, long, the posterior-most postsutural pair slightly longer than the others. Prealar 2, anterior one twice longer. Katepisternum with about 15 long and thick setae ventrally (Fig. 12C). Wing. Brownish (Figs 12B, 12C). Calypters white. Haltere yellow, the base of stem light brown. Legs. Light brown. Pulvilli white. Tarsi brown, except for fore tarsomeres 2–4, white-yellowish, tarsomere 1 with basal half brown and apical half white-yellowish. Fore tarsomere 5 with a pair of long d setae (as long as the sum of the length of tarsomeres 3–5). Fore tarsomere 2 enlarged dorsoventrally. Fore tarsomeres 2–4 slightly enlarged laterally. Tarsomeres 1–5 with apical to preapical setulae thicker than the others (Fig. 12D). Mid femur with 1 row of ad to d setae, with 1 row of decreasing av from base to apex; 1 row of long p and pv setae (thicker on the apical third) (Fig. 12E). Mid tibia with 1 submedian ad, 1 median pd, 1 strong and long preapical d, 1 apical seta on a, ad, p, pv, and v (v longer and thicker) (Fig. 12E). Mid basitarsus with basal fourth enlarged and covered with four long and thick curved setae (Fig. 1G); basal fourth twice wider than width of tarsomere. Hind coxa bare on posterior margin. Hind femur curved with pre-apical swelling on v surface, with a tuft of long setae on the swelling, including a set of 2–3 long av setae and 5 long pv setae (the pv setae slightly longer, thicker and apically curled), a row of pv setae reaching v swelling, a surface with a row of setae on basal half, preapical setae only on av (Fig. 12F). Hind tibia with 5 median av; 1 apical on a and av (Fig. 12F). Abdomen. Metallic light brown with silver pruinosity, slightly bluish, elongate, with developed setae, tergite 5 with long marginal setae (slightly longer than others). Syntergosternite with two short lateral setae. Sternite 5 rectangular, posterior margin profoundly indented (Fig. 3G). Terminalia. Surstyli fused with epandrium. Surstyli slightly curved apically, with medial projection directed outward (Fig. 4G, 5G). Bacilliform process long and simple, as long as half of length of surstyli (Fig. 4G). Hypandrial arms directed outwards (Fig. 6G). Female. Unknown. Etymology. Name in apposition. This species is named in honor of Dr. Diana Lucia Grisales Ochoa, an entomologist who has significantly contributed to the Neotropical knowledge of Fanniidae. Type-material. Holotype. Male. Mexico. Tlaxcala. Nanacamilpa, Piedra Canteada, 19°27′23′′N, 98°36′01′′W, Trampa aérea 3, 9.vi-13.vii.2019, Nuple, E. (CNIN). Distribution. Mexico (Tlaxcala). Remarks. F. grisalesae is unique among the Fannia pretiosa group from Mexico in having the fore basitarsi brown basally and yellow apically., Published as part of Gomes, Lucas R. P. & Pedraza-Lara, Carlos, 2023, Fannia pretiosa-group (Diptera: Fanniidae) from Mexico: six new species from the Mexico Transition Zone and an identification key, pp. 185-204 in Zootaxa 5264 (2) on pages 198-199, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7836396

Fannia pretiosa -group (sensu Chillcott, 1961) Diagnosis. Male hind coxa posteriorly bare or with 1–2 long setulae. Lower calyptra distinctly projecting. Hind tibia with 2–5 av; one long ad seta. Male terminalia with long surstyli, bacilliform process long or corkscrew-shaped (modified from Chillcott, 1961)., Published as part of Gomes, Lucas R. P. & Pedraza-Lara, Carlos, 2023, Fannia pretiosa-group (Diptera: Fanniidae) from Mexico: six new species from the Mexico Transition Zone and an identification key, pp. 185-204 in Zootaxa 5264 (2) on page 186, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7836396, {"references":["Chillcott, J. (1961) A Revision of the Nearctic Species of Fanniinae (Diptera: Muscidae). Canadian Entomologist, 92, 1 - 295."]}

Fannia abdominiseta sp. nov. (Figs 2, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 16) Diagnosis. Fore tarsomere 1–4 white-yellowish, tarsomere 5 brown (Fig. 2D). Mid basitarsus enlarged ventrally. Hind coxa bare. Hind femur slightly curved with pre-apical swelling on v surface, with a tuft of five long pv setae (twice longer than width of femur) on the swelling, becoming shorter towards base, and connected to a row of pv setae reaching the base of the femur (Fig. 2F). Wing hyaline (Fig. 2C). Syntergosternite with 5 long lateral setae (the two most dorsal are curved and twice longer than sternite 5) (Fig. 2C). Description. Male. Body length: 6.2 mm. Wing length: 5.8 mm. Head. Eye short and sparsely setulose. Ocellar triangle dark brown; ocellar setae proclinate and developed (as long as frontal setae). Frontal vitta velvety brownish to black with silver pruinosity, at the narrowest point twice wider than width of anterior ocellus (Fig. 2A). Frontal setae 18. Fronto-orbital plate dark brown to black with silver pruinosity. Parafacial bare, brownish with silver pruinosity. Frontogenal suture and gena silver pruinose. Gena brownish to black with silver pruinosity, central area yellow (Fig. 2A). Pedicel with dorsal seta developed, length about a third of arista. Postpedicel black, silver pilose. Thorax. Scutum without vittae, inconspicuously silver pruinose on postpronotal and notopleural regions (Fig. 2B). Acrostichal setulae triserial presuturally and triserial to quadriserial postsuturally. Dorsocentrals 2+3, long, posterior-most postsutural pair slightly longer than the others. Prealar 2, anterior one slightly longer. Katepisternum with about 10 long and thick setae ventrally (Fig. 2C). Wing. Hyaline (Figs 2B, 2C). Calypters white. Haltere brown with stem light brown to yellow. Legs. Light brown. Pulvilli light brown. Tarsi brown, except for fore tarsomeres 1–4, white-yellowish (Fig. 2D). Fore tarsomeres 1 and 2 slightly enlarged laterally (Fig. 2D). Fore tarsomeres 5 with 3 long d setulae (Fig. 2D). Mid femur with 1 row of ad to d setae, with 1 row of decreasing av from base to apex; 1 row of long p and pv setae (thicker on the apical third) (Fig. 2E). Mid tibia with 1 submedian ad, 1 median pd, 1 strong and long preapical d, 1 apical seta on a, ad, p, pv, and v (v longer, similar to d preapical seta) (Fig. 2E). Mid basitarsus enlarged ventrally. Hind coxa bare on posterior margin. Hind femur slightly curved with pre-apical swelling on v surface, with tuft of long setae on pv surface, setae contiguous with row decreasing in length basally, 3 long preapical ad setae, 1 row of av setae (absent on the pre-apical swelling), 1 long preapical av setae, 1 preapical ad and pd (Fig. 2F). Hind tibia with 2 median av; 1 submedian ad; 1 apical seta on av (Fig. 2F). Abdomen. Metallic light brown with silver pruinosity, elongate, with developed setae, tergite 5 with long marginal setae (slightly longer than the others). Syntergosternite with 5 lateral setae, the two dorsalmost longer and curved (Fig. 2C). Sternite 5 V-shaped, posterior margin profoundly indented (Fig. 3A). Terminalia.Surstylifusedwithepandrium.Surstylislightlyenlargedandcurvedapically(Figs4A, 5A).Bacilliform process long and simple, as long as half of the surstyli (Fig. 4A). Hypandrial arms directed outwards (Fig. 6A). Female. Unknown. Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin words abdomen (“abdomen”) and seta (“bristle”), it refers to the long setae on the syntergosternite. Type-material. Holotype. Male. Mexico. Hidalgo. Parque Ecológico El Chico, Mineral El Chico, 20°10′58′′N, 98°43′04′′W, 9.vi-16.vii.2019, Trampa aérea 3, Nuple, E. (CNIN). Paratype. Same as holotype, except: trampa aérea 6, 1 male (CARF, CPL2924). Distribution. Mexico (Hidalgo). Remarks. F. abdominiseta is similar to F. anguliseta sp. nov. but can be easily distinguished from the latter by the hyaline wing., Published as part of Gomes, Lucas R. P. & Pedraza-Lara, Carlos, 2023, Fannia pretiosa-group (Diptera: Fanniidae) from Mexico: six new species from the Mexico Transition Zone and an identification key, pp. 185-204 in Zootaxa 5264 (2) on pages 187-188, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7836396

Fannia arcuata Chillcott, 1961 (Figs 1B, 3D, 4D, 5D, 6D, 9, 16) Diagnosis. Fore tarsi brown (Fig. 9D). Hind coxa bare posteriorly. Hind femur strongly curved dorsoventrally with pre-apical swelling on v surface, with a pv tuft with 5 long setae (apically curled and twice longer than width of femur) on the swelling; with a complete row of long av setae (about 3 times longer than width of femur) and a complete row of pv setae (as long as femur width) reaching the v swelling (Fig. 9F). Hind tibia with a and ad surfaces covered with a full row of short setae. Wing slightly brownish (Figs 9B, 9C). Syntergosternite with 2 short lateral setae. Material examined. Mexico. Mexico. Sierra de Guadalupe, San Francisco, Coacalco, 19°36′37′′N, 99°05′20′′W, Trampa aérea 1 con cerdo, 8.vii.2019, Nuple, E., 1 male (CNIN). Distribution. Mexico (State of Mexico, Mexico City). Remarks. Fannia arcuata is the unique Mexican species of Fannia pretiosa -group with hind femur strongly curved dorsoventrally, and with a complete row of long av and pv setae. This species was only known by the original description (Chillcott, 1961). Here we present the first record for State of Mexico., Published as part of Gomes, Lucas R. P. & Pedraza-Lara, Carlos, 2023, Fannia pretiosa-group (Diptera: Fanniidae) from Mexico: six new species from the Mexico Transition Zone and an identification key, pp. 185-204 in Zootaxa 5264 (2) on page 193, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7836396, {"references":["Chillcott, J. (1961) A Revision of the Nearctic Species of Fanniinae (Diptera: Muscidae). Canadian Entomologist, 92, 1 - 295."]}

Fannia pedregalensis sp. nov. (Figs 1F, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 13, 14, 15, 16) Diagnosis. Fore tarsomere 1–4 white-yellowish, tarsomere 5 brown (Fig. 13D). Hind coxa bare. Hind femur slightly curved with pre-apical swelling on v surface, with a tuft of long pv setae (twice longer than width of femur) on the swelling, becoming shorter towards the base (the shorter setae about half width of femur) (Fig. 13F). Wing slightly brownish (Fig. 13C). Description. Holotype male. Body length: 6.0 mm. Wing length: 5.2 mm. Head. Eye short and sparsely setulose. Ocellar triangle black; ocellar setae proclinate and developed (as long as frontal setae). Frontal vitta velvety black, golden pruinose, at the narrowest point two times wider than anterior width of ocellus (Fig. 13A). Frontal setae 17. Fronto-orbital plate black, with silver pruinosity. Parafacial bare, brown with silver pruinosity. Frontogenal suture and gena silver pruinose. Gena brownish (Fig. 13A). Pedicel with dorsal seta developed, with about a third of the length of arista. Postpedicel black, silver pilose, 3 times longer pedicel. Thorax. Scutum without vittae, with inconspicuous silver pruinosity on postpronotal and notopleural regions (Fig. 13B).Acrostichal setulae biserial presuturally and triserial postsuturally. Dorsocentrals 2+3, long, the posteriormost postsutural pair slightly longer than the others. Prealar 2, the anterior one slightly longer. Katepisternum with about 10 long and thick setae ventrally (Fig. 13C). Wing. Brownish, with the upper third between vein C and vein R 4+5 darker (Fig. 13B). Calypters white. Haltere yellow, base of stem light brown. Legs. Black, pulvilli brownish and tarsi brown, except for the fore tarsomeres 1–4 which are white-yellowish. Fore tarsomere 5 with short v setulae (Fig. 13D). Mid femur with 1 row of ad to d setae, with 1 row of decreasing av from base to apex; a row of long p and pv setae (thicker on the apical third) (Fig. 13E). Mid tibia with 1 submedian ad, 1 median pd, 1 strong and long preapical d, 1 apical seta on a, pd, p and v (v longer, similar to d preapical seta) (Fig. 13E). Hind coxa bare on posterior margin. Hind femur slightly curved with pre-apical swelling on v surface, with a tuft of long setae on the pv surface which continuous in a row decreasing in length basally, 1 row of ad setae, 1 row of av setae (absent on the pre-apical swelling), 1 long preapical av setae, 2 long submedian ad setae, 2 long preapical d (Fig. 13F). Hind tibia with 2 submedian av; 1 submedian ad; 1 apical on av (Fig. 13F). Abdomen. Metallic black with silver pruinosity, elongate, with developed setae, tergite 5 with long marginal setae (slightly longer than others). Inconspicuous black pruinosity forms a central longitudinal stripe dorsally. Syntergosternitewith2shortlateralsetae(Fig.1F).Sternite5rectangular,posteriormarginprofoundlyindented(Fig.3H). Terminalia. Surstyli fused with epandrium. Surstyli slightly curved apically, with a medial projection outward directed (Fig. 4H, 5H). Bacilliform process long and simple, as long as half of the surstyli (Fig. 4H). Hypandrial arms directed outwards (Fig. 6H). Female. (Figs 14, 15) Dichoptic (Fig. 14A), similar to male, except: frontal vitta velvety black. 4–5 frontal setae (Fig. 14A). Upper and lower orbital setae reclinate. Fronto-orbital plate shining black. Parafacial greyish pruinose (Fig. 14A). Pedicel with 1 short seta. Fore tarsomere brown. Mid femur and tibia not modified. Mid femur with 1 row of short ad, av and pv setae, 5 long prepical setae connected to a row from p to pv. Mid tibia not constricted, with 1 supramedian pd, 1 submedian ad, and 1 preapical ad. Hind femur not modified, with a row of ad setae, 2 long submedian av setae, 1 preapical pd (Figs 14B, 14C). Abdomen rounded. Terminalia: cercus longer than epiproct (Fig. 15A); hypoproct triangular and setulose, slightly longer than wide (Fig. 15B); sternite 8 reduced to 2 separated plates with long setae; sternite 7 twice wider than its length; sternite 6 trapezoid (Fig. 15B). Spermathecae 3, semicircular, one of them smaller with about half diameter of the other (Fig. 15A). Morphological variation. The leg coloration varies from dark brown to light brown; some specimens have the sternite 5 more enlarged, as F. grisalesae (Fig. 3G). The specimens from Chiapas have the wing slightly darker on the costal region, the surstyli slightly more enlarged apically and the lateral spike on surstyli more narrow and protruded. Etymology. Name in apposition. The specific name is based on the type-locality, Reserva Ecológica Pedregal de San Angel (REPSA). Type-material. Holotype. Male. Mexico. Mexico City, CDMX, Edificio de Licenciatura en Ciencia Forense, REPSA [Reserva Ecológica del Pedregal de San Angel], UNAM [19.32638, -99.17442], trampa aérea 2, 25.vii-22.vii.2019, Hernández, E., Guzman, V., Morales, A. (CNIN). Paratypes. Same as holotype: 1 male (CNIN); same as holotype, except: 27.vi.2016, Hernández-Trejo, E., 1 male (CARF, CPL2658). Mexico. Mexico City, CDMX, Bosque Chapultepec, Tercera Seccion, 19°24′37′′N, 99°12′37′′W, trampa aérea 1, 23.vi-6.vii.2019, Nuple, E., 1 male (CARF, CPL2942); same label information except: 23.vi.2019, 1 male (CNIN); Cantera Oriente, UNAM [19.3180, -99.1727], 3.v.2017, Hernández-Trejo, E., 1 male (CARF, CPL2300); same label information: 1 female (CARF, CPL2301); 3 males (CARF, CPL2949-51); same label information, except: 26.vi.2017, 2 males (CNIN); 21.iv.2017, 1 male (CNIN); Xochimilco [19.258171, -99.077250], necrotrampa, ix-x.2020, A. P. Reyes Sotero, 1 male (CARF, CPL2952); same label information, except: 9.vii.2019, Nuple, E., 9 males (CNIN); 9.vii.2019, trampa aérea 2, Nuple, E., 1 male (CARF, CPL2941); 9.vii.2019, trampa aérea 3, Nuple, E., 6 males (CNIN). Mexico. Tequesquinahuac, C. Tlaloc [19.3987, -98.7085], 12.x.1983, G. Sampedro, 1 male (CNIN); Oaxaca. Guelatao [17.31805, -96.49539], 21.viii.1984, A. Ibarra, 1 male (CNIN). Material examined. Mexico. Chiapas. Union Juarez, Chiquihuites, La Caracola, 15°05′23.28′′N, 92°05′15.3′′W, 2444m, Trampa Malaise1, 18.iii-17.iv.2018, Col. Cancino-López, R. J. & Luna-Luna,A. M., 2 males (CNIN). Mexico City. Cantera Oriente, UNAM [19.3180, -99.1727], 3.v.2017, Hernández-Trejo, E., 1 female (CARF, CPL2657); same label information: 4 females (CARF, CPL2953-56); same label information, except: 01.v.2017, 15 females (CARF, CPL2957-71); 26.vi.2017, 3 females (CARF, CPL2972-74); 21.iv.2017, 7 females (CARF, CPL2975-81); Jardín Botánico [19.31963, -99.19355], 31.viii.2016, Hernández-Trejo, E., 8 females (CARF, CPL2982-89). Distribution. Mexico (Chiapas, State of Mexico, Mexico City, Oaxaca). Remarks. This species has the broadest geographic distribution of the Fannia pretiosa species group from Mexico, occurring in Chiapas Highlands province, Sierra Madre del Sur province, and Transmexican Volcanic Belt province., Published as part of Gomes, Lucas R. P. & Pedraza-Lara, Carlos, 2023, Fannia pretiosa-group (Diptera: Fanniidae) from Mexico: six new species from the Mexico Transition Zone and an identification key, pp. 185-204 in Zootaxa 5264 (2) on pages 199-201, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7836396

Diptera is one of the most species-diverse insect orders. The paper presents data on the biodiversity of Diptera from 9 families (Tipulidae, Limoniidae, Pediciidae, Mycetophilidae, Keroplatidae, Ptychopteridae, Muscidae, Fanniidae, Sciomyzidae) inhabiting 14 regions within the Volga upland and Oka-Don lowland. The most studied fauna is in the Republic of Mordovia (399 species). The fauna of these families is least known from the Republic of Tatarstan, Lipetsk Region, Nizhny Novgorod Region, and Vladimir Region (9, 19, 20, and 21 species, respectively). A total of 545 species are known from 9 families of Diptera in the large macroregion. The largest number of species includes the families Muscidae (190) and Limoniidae (102). The biodiversity is least known in Ptychopteridae (4 species), Pediciidae (6 species) and Keroplatidae (10 species)., Diptera – это один из наиболее разнообразных по числу видов отряд среди насекомых. В статье представлены сведения о биоразнообразии Diptera из 9 семейств (Tipulidae, Limoniidae, Pediciidae, Mycetophilidae, Keroplatidae, Ptychopteridae, Muscidae, Fanniidae, Sciomyzidae), обитающих на территории 14 регионов, находящихся в пределах Приволжской возвышенности и Окско-Донской низменности. Наиболее изученная и разнообразная фауна в Республике Мордовия (399 видов). Наименее известна фауна этих семейств из Республики Татарстан, Липецкой области, Нижегородской области и Владимирской области (соответственно, 9, 19, 20 и 21 вид). В общей сложности на территории большого макрорегиона из 9 семейств Diptera известно 545 вида. Наибольшее число видов включают семейства Muscidae (191) и Limoniidae (102). Наименее известно биоразнообразие Ptychopteridae (4 вида), Pediciidae (6 видов) и Keroplatidae (10 видов).

The Fannidae includes over 400 described species, mainly known from the Holarctic Region. The number of species in the Oriental Region are underestimated. The Fannia fuscinata-group was established by Wang et al. in 2011, consisting of nine species at present. A new species of the genus Fannia (Diptera, Fanniidae) is described from Yunnan, part of the Oriental Region in China, namely Fannia menglaensis sp. nov. The detailed description, photographs and drawings of adults and male terminalia of F. menglaensis sp. nov. are provided. All specimens are preserved in the Museum of Beijing Forestry University.

The present study examines whether the chaetotaxy of the costal vein in the calyptrate families Fanniidae and Muscidae deserves more attention in phylogenetic and taxonomic contexts. An overview of the macrotrichia and their arrangement on wing vein C is given. Special attention is given to the presence/absence of ventral and dorsal setulae on the costal sectors CS1‒3. This is described as one variable character (A) with nine states (A0‒A8). Specimens of both sexes (when possible) of each species belonging to 4 of a total of 5 fanniid genera and 115 of a total of 179 muscid genus-group taxa were examined and scored for character A. It was found that the presumed ancestral state of character A differs between the two families. It is further shown that the main transformational trend in character A in Muscidae has been bi-directional, leading either to the loss of ventral setulae or the gain of dorsal setulae. The utility of character A in the Fanniidae and Muscidae is many-sided and involves taxa ranging from species to family. It is concluded that character A and other aspects of costal chaetotaxy deserve more attention in morphology-based studies of calyptrate flies.

Family Fanniidae Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911 A distinctive, modest-sized family known for ca 400 extant species currently classified in five genera (Table 1). Species belonging to four fanniid genera have presently been scored for the distribution of setulae dorsally and ventrally (character A) on vein C (Table 1) in agreement with the states described above. • Euryomma Stein, 1899, Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Fig. 2A–C), Piezura Rondani, 1844 (Fig. 2D) All examined species are without ventral setulae behind the lower anterior row of alternating spinules and setulae of vein C (state A0): Euryomma americanum Chillcott, 1961, E. muisca Grisales, Wolff & de Carvalho, 2012, E. peregrinum (Meigen, 1826), Fannia (50+ spp) incl. F. fuscula (Fallén, 1825) (Fig. 2A–C), Piezura graminicola (Zetterstedt, 1846) and P. pardalina Rondani, 1866 (Fig. 2D). In Piezura graminicola and P. pardalina (Fig. 2D) rows of ventral and dorsal costal setulae on CS1 represent setulae displaced from the anterior spinule-setula rows; these accordingly consist of spinules only. • Australofannia Pont, 1977 (Figs 3A–D, 4A–B) This genus consists of Australofannia spiniclunis Pont, 1977 and one undescribed species, both endemic to Australia (Pont 1977). Examination of A. spiniclunis revealed a costal chaetotaxy deviating substantially from the usual fanniid pattern. Both sexes (Figs 3–4) have vein C extensively setulose both ventrally and dorsally (state A8). Further, extensive weakening of the costal spinules has taken place: the lower anterior costal row is wholly setulose in both sexes, whereas the upper anterior row has retained the usual spinule-setula pattern in the female (Figs 3A–C, 4A), but with only a few spinules distally on CS 1 in the male sex (Fig. 4B)., Published as part of Michelsen, Verner, 2022, Costal vein chaetotaxy, a neglected character source in Fanniidae and Muscidae (Diptera: Calyptratae), pp. 94-134 in European Journal of Taxonomy 826 on pages 98-103, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.826.1839, http://zenodo.org/record/6784127, {"references":["Chillcott J. G. 1961. A revision of the Nearctic species of Fanniinae (Diptera: Muscidae). Canadian Entomologist 92 (Suppl. 14): 1 - 295.","Pont A. C. 1977. A revision of the Australian Fanniidae (Diptera: Calyptrata). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 51: 1 - 60."]}

A checklist is presented of all 986 extant species of Diptera known from the archipelago of the Maltese Islands situated in the central Mediterranean. Species considered to be alien to the Islands are listed with annotations in Appendix 1. The history of dipterology applicable to the islands is outlined and the three important historical published records by Zetterstedt, Rondani and Bezzi & de Stefani-Perez are listed in Appendices 2–4. Species names that are synonyms are indicated where these were used in published records for Malta more or less after the Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera was published. Species we consider to have been misidentifications are also indicated with an annotation in most cases. Vermileo immaculatus Carles-Tolrá syn. n. & Cuesta-Segura and Vermileo balearicus Wheeler syn. n. are proposed junior synonyms of Vermileo vermileo (Linnaeus).

The Fannidae includes over 400 described species mainly known from the Holarctic Region. Species in Oriental Region is under estimate. A new species of the genus Fannia (Diptera, Fanniidae) is described from Yunnan, Oriental part of China, namely Fannia menglaensis sp. nov. The detailed description and morphological photographs of F. menglaensis are provided. All specimens are preserved in the Museum of Beijing Forestry University.

Fanniidae This family, formerly considered a subfamily of Muscidae (Sabrosky 1999, Marshall 2012), contains more than 350 species (Evenhuis & Pape 2020). Rondani (1866a, 1868b, 1871a, 1877c) described 13 Palaearctic and one South American nominal species in his “ Stirps Anthomyinae ”. The family Fanniidae was proposed by Schnabl & Dziedzicki (1911). Three of these are currently considered as valid, one as a senior (but invalid) synonym, and ten as junior synonyms (Pont 1972, 1986a, 2002, Gorodkov et al. 1995, Carvalho et al. 2003). Hennig (1961: 226) examined the type material in the MZUF without publishing any lectotype designation. Rondani (1866a) proposed one name in synonymy and was not made available by use as a valid species before 1961; Costa (1866) listed one unpublished name (nomen nudum) of Rondani. Except for the type material of Homalomyia carbonaria, which is presumed lost, and for the syntypes of five species in the OUMNH and three in the MSNC, the type material has been recovered for all nominal species and is in the MZUF., Published as part of Sforzi, Alessandra & Sommaggio, Daniele, 2021, Catalog of the Diptera types described by Camillo Rondani, pp. 1-438 in Zootaxa 4989 (1) on page 112, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4989.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4980621, {"references":["Sabrosky, C. W. (1999) Family-group names in Diptera: an annotated catalog. Myia, 10, 1 - 360.","Marshall, S. A. (2012) Flies. The natural history and diversity of Diptera. Firefly Books, Richmond Hill, 616 pp.","Evenhuis, N. L. & Pape, T. (2020) Systema Dipterorum. Version 2. 7. Available from: http: // www. diptera. org / (accessed 30 August 2020)","Rondani, C. (1866 a) Anthomyinae italicae collectae distinctae et in ordinem dispositae. Dipterorum stirps XVII. Anthomyinae Rndn. Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali, 9, 68 - 217.","Rondani, C. (1868 b) Diptera aliqua in America meridionali lecta a Prof. P. Strobel annis 1866 - 67 distincta et annotata, novis aliquibus descriptis. Annuario della Societa dei Naturalisti in Modena, 3, 24 - 40, 1 pl.","Rondani, C. (1871 a) Diptera italica non vel minus cognita descripta aut annotata. Fasc. IV. Addenda Anthomynis Prodr. Vol. VI. Bullettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 2 (4) [1870], 317 - 338.","Rondani, C. (1877 c) Dipterologiae italicae prodromus. Vol. VI. Species italicae ordinis dipterorum ordinatim dispositae, methodo analitica distinctae, et novis vel minus cognitis descriptis. Pars quinta. Stirps XVII - Anthomyinae. Societatis Topographorum. Parmae [= Parma], 304 pp.","Schnabl, J. & Dziedzicki, H. (1911) Die Anthomyiden. Nova Acta Academiae Caesarae Leopoldino - Carolinae Germanicae Natura Curiosorum, 95 (2), 53 - 358.","Pont, A. C. (1972) Family Muscidae. In: Papavero, N. (Ed.), A catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas south of the United States. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 97, 1 - 111.","Pont, A. C. (1986 a) Family Fanniidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (Eds.), Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. Volume 11. Scathophagidae - Hypodermatidae. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam & Akademiai Kiado, Budapest, pp. 41 - 57.","Gorodkov, K., Pont, A. C. & Rozkosny, R. (1995) Diptera Muscoidea. In: Minelli, A., Ruffo, S. & La Posta, S. (Eds.), Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana. 77. Calderini, Bologna, pp. 1 - 18.","Carvalho, C. J. B. de, Pont, A. C., Couri, M. S. & Pamplona, D. (2003) A catalogue of the Fanniidae (Diptera) of the Neotropical Region. Zootaxa, 219, 1 - 32. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 219.1.1","Hennig, W. (1961) Bericht uber die Untersuchung der Typen einiger der von Rondani beschriebenen Arten aus der Familie Muscidae (Diptera). Beitrage zur Entomologie, 11 (1 - 2), 225 - 229.","Costa, A. (1866) Acquisti fatti durante l'anno 1863. Annuario del Museo Zoologico della Regia Universita di Napoli, 3, 13 - 48."]}

Myantha fusconotata Rondani, 1868 ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: 1868b: 27. TYPE LOCALITY: “ Medonza, Sud (Estacada) [Medonza, Sud (Estacada) (Argentina)]”. TYPE MATERIAL: 1 ♀, syntype (MZUF: Box 72): Myiantha [sic !] fusconotata Rnd., Am. Mer. [= South America] / [no identification number]. CURRENT STATUS: valid species, as Fannia fusconotata (Pont 1972: 4, De Carvalho et al. 2003: 12). REMARKS: Rondani (1868b: 27) described Myantha fusconotata from just the female sex, without specifying either the number or the length of the specimens, from material received from P. Strobel. We found one syntype in this study., Published as part of Sforzi, Alessandra & Sommaggio, Daniele, 2021, Catalog of the Diptera types described by Camillo Rondani, pp. 1-438 in Zootaxa 4989 (1) on pages 115-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4989.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4980621, {"references":["Pont, A. C. (1972) Family Muscidae. In: Papavero, N. (Ed.), A catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas south of the United States. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 97, 1 - 111.","Carvalho, C. J. B. de, Pont, A. C., Couri, M. S. & Pamplona, D. (2003) A catalogue of the Fanniidae (Diptera) of the Neotropical Region. Zootaxa, 219, 1 - 32. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 219.1.1","Rondani, C. (1868 b) Diptera aliqua in America meridionali lecta a Prof. P. Strobel annis 1866 - 67 distincta et annotata, novis aliquibus descriptis. Annuario della Societa dei Naturalisti in Modena, 3, 24 - 40, 1 pl."]}

Microstylium vestitum Rondani, 1875 ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: 1875c: 447. TYPE LOCALITY: “ Insula Bonae Fortunae (Borneo), Provincia Sarawak [Bona Fortuna Island, Sarawak Province, Borneo]” (Rondani 1875c: 421). TYPE MATERIAL: 1 ♂, holotype (MSNG): Borneo, Sarawak, 1865/1866, Coll. Doria / Typus / vestitum Rond. / Microstylium vestitum n° 46. CURRENT STATUS: valid species (Oldroyd 1975: 122). REMARKS: Rondani (1875c: 447) described Microstylium vestitum from just the male sex, without specifying the exact number of specimens and not giving a range of lengths, from material collected by G. Doria and O. Beccari. Guiglia (1957: 193) and Raineri & Rey (1996: 30) reported the holotype (♂) in the MSNG., Published as part of Sforzi, Alessandra & Sommaggio, Daniele, 2021, Catalog of the Diptera types described by Camillo Rondani, pp. 1-438 in Zootaxa 4989 (1) on page 59, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4989.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4980621, {"references":["Rondani, C. (1875 c) Muscaria exotica Musei Civici Januensis observata et distincta. Fragmentum III. Species in Insula Bonae Fortunae (Borneo), Provincia Sarawak, annis 1865 - 68, lectae a March. J. Doria et Doct. O. Beccari. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 7, 421 - 464.","Oldroyd, H. (1975) Family Asilidae. In: Delfinado, M. D. & Hardy, D. E. (Eds.), A catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. Volume II. Suborder Brachycera through Division Aschiza, Suborder Cyclorrhapha. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, pp. 99 - 156.","Guiglia, D. (1957) I tipi di ditteri di Camillo Rondani e di altri autori appartenenti alle collezioni del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genov a, 69, 193 - 207.","Raineri, V. & Rey, A. (1996). Elenco di tipi di ditteri conservati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale \" G. Doria \" di Genova. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale \" Giacomo Doria \", 91, 27 - 64."]}

Piezura pardalina Rondani, 1866 ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: 1866a: 122. TYPE LOCALITY: “ in collibus agri parmensis [Parmese hills (Italy)]”. TYPE MATERIAL: 2 ♂♂, syntypes (one missing head and left fore-leg, the other missing fore- and mid-legs), 1 ♀, syntype (missing mid-legs) (MZUF: Box 25): Piezura Rndn. / pardalina Rnd., Parma / 1328. CURRENT STATUS: junior synonym of Piezura graminicola (Zetterstedt, 1846) (Pont 1986a: 43, Gorodkov et al. 1995: 9); valid species (Pont 2002: 107). REMARKS: Rondani (1866a: 122) described both sexes of Piezura pardalina without specifying the exact number of specimens and not giving a range of lengths. We found three syntypes in this study., Published as part of Sforzi, Alessandra & Sommaggio, Daniele, 2021, Catalog of the Diptera types described by Camillo Rondani, pp. 1-438 in Zootaxa 4989 (1) on page 116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4989.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4980621, {"references":["Pont, A. C. (1986 a) Family Fanniidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (Eds.), Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. Volume 11. Scathophagidae - Hypodermatidae. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam & Akademiai Kiado, Budapest, pp. 41 - 57.","Gorodkov, K., Pont, A. C. & Rozkosny, R. (1995) Diptera Muscoidea. In: Minelli, A., Ruffo, S. & La Posta, S. (Eds.), Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana. 77. Calderini, Bologna, pp. 1 - 18.","Rondani, C. (1866 a) Anthomyinae italicae collectae distinctae et in ordinem dispositae. Dipterorum stirps XVII. Anthomyinae Rndn. Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali, 9, 68 - 217."]}

The Fannia serena species group (Diptera: Fanniidae) ismainly distributed in the Holarctic region and comprises four subgroups with a total of 32 species. Three new species of the Fannia serena-subgroup, Fannia aureomarginata Wang et Cheng, sp. n., F. suberemna Wang, sp. n. and F. wui Wang, sp. n., are described from China. An identification key to all known species of the Fannia serena-subgroup is also provided.

This paper documents the presence of 20 species of Fanniidae in Finland. Fannia alpina Pont, 1970 and F. slovaca Gregor & Rozkošný, 2005 are new to North Europe. Fannia barbata (Stein, 1892), F. lineata (Stein, 1892) and F. nigra Malloch, 1910 are removed from the Finnish checklist. The female of Fannia stigi Rognes, 1982 is described from a Finnish specimen caught together with a male. The total number of fanniid flies known from Finland is now 61.

During a study of arthropod succession on pig carrion in Portugal eleven species of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Fanniidae) were collected, of which F. aequilineata Ringdahl, F. armata (Meigen) and F. pusio (Wiedemann) are new records for Portugal, F. consepcta Rudzinski and F. lineata (Stein) are newly recorded for the whole Iberian Peninsula and F. tunisiae Chillcott is for the first time reported from the continental Europe. Additional information on the occurrence of F. conspecta in Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, and Southern Russia are presented. The number of Fanniidae distributed throughout the Iberian Peninsula raises from 35 to 38 and the number of species reported from Portugal raises from 11 to 17.

A new species of the genusFannia(Diptera, Fanniidae) is described from Yunnan, China, namelyFanniabaihualingensissp. nov.The male habitus as well as terminalia are documented with focus-stacked photographs. A detailed comparison of new species with related species is provided.

Techniques for the survey of necrophagous dipterans are frequently designed for adult flies and often neglect forensically important information, such as the postfeeding larval dispersal following carcass colonization. In this study, we propose and test a novel trap design for the collection of dipteran larvae at the postfeeding stage. The Trap for Dispersing Larvae (TDL) consists of two semiindependent parts: 1) a 2-liter PET bottle, containing the attractant (carcass); and 2) a plastic box, which selectively captures postfeeding dispersing larvae. Based on a field test in a dry forest fragment in Brazil, the TDL trap captured ca. 1,500 larvae of 13 species of Calliphoridae, Muscidae, Fanniidae, and Sarcophagidae. The species richness of dispersing larvae recorded in our study was ca. 60% of that previously recorded in this area. As the TDL trap can assess larval dispersal without interfering with carcass decomposition, we demonstrate that it can be used to assess temporal variation in the dynamics of colonization. In the present study, most larval dispersal occurred at 5-d postexposure, but the traps remained efficient until 7 d, by which time rat carcasses had skeletonized. We conclude that the TDL trap captures the dispersing dipteran larvae with little interference in carcass decomposition processes. The trap also provides a representative sample of species and is simple to use and of low cost.

Entomological material may be used to estimate the time since death occurred (minimum post-mortem interval, mPMI) in forensically obscure cases. The method commonly used to calculate mPMI is the application of a thermal summation model. Little is known about the thermal requirements of Fanniidae. To fill this gap, the influence of temperature on the development time of Fannia canicularis (Linnaeus), a cosmopolitan species with the potential to be used in forensic entomology, was studied. An experiment was performed under nine ambient temperatures. The thermal summation constants (k) and developmental zeros (Tmin) of this species were calculated for six developmental events: hatching, first ecdysis, second ecdysis, wandering, pupariation, and eclosion. Data were primarily analysed with two linear models, and then, since the relationship between temperature and development rate is curvilinear close to the lower and higher developmental thresholds, the relationship was also modelled using three nonlinear models. A fourth nonlinear model was also used to estimate the intrinsic optimum temperature of F. canicularis, at which the population size is maximal and the mortality is the lowest. At 33 °C, larvae did not hatch from eggs, and thus changes in larval body length were analysed at the eight remaining temperatures. Fannia canicularis development from egg to eclosion required a mean ± SE of 481.73 ± 9.89 degree-days above a lower threshold temperature of 4.64 ± 0.19 °C. At the lowest experimental temperature tested, 10 °C, F. canicularis successfully completed all developmental events, although ca. 30% of wandering larvae proceeded to the inactive stage instead of pupariation. Results obtained from nonlinear models were not satisfactory and did not allow us to consider them as reliable from a biological point of view.

During inventory studies of Diptera and experiments on arthropod succession on decomposing pig carrion in Poland, we obtained several interesting Fanniidae species. Among the examined material, we identified Fannia collini d'Assis-Fonseca, Fannia hirticeps (Stein), Fannia nigra Malloch and Fannia ornata (Meigen), which are here reported as new for Poland. We also found Fannia pauliPont, Fannia speciosa (Villeneuve) and Fannia umbrosa (Stein), which have already been reported from Poland, but considered rare or not common in the area of their distribution. The geographic distribution of some fanniids may be considered doubtful because of contradictory information found in the available literature. Thus, based on the present records, we confirm the occurrence of Fannia aequilineata Ringdahl and Fannia latipalpis (Stein) in the Polish fauna.

Resumo Esta e a primeira vez que se registra a veiculacao de ovos de Dermatobia hominis (L.) (Insecta, Diptera, Oestridae) por Fannia punctipennis (Albuquerque) (para o Sudeste do Brasil) e por Fannia canicularis (L.) (para a America do Sul) (Insecta, Diptera, Fanniidae), respectivamente. Phoresy record of Dermatobia hominis (L.) (Diptera, Oestridae) eggs by Fannia canicularis (L.) and Fannia punctipennis (Albuquerque)(Diptera, Fanniidae) in Sao Paulo, Brazil Abstract This is the first record of Dermatobia hominis (L.) (Insecta, Diptera, Oestridae) eggs carried by Fannia punctipennis (Albuquerque) (for Southeast Brazil) and by Fannia canicularis (L.) (for South America) (Insecta, Diptera, Fanniidae), respectively.

Necrophagous flies are of great importance for human and animal health. In places where their development occurs, parasitoids can be used as a tool to control these dipterans. In Brazil, the fauna of these parasitoids has been investigated in some regions. However, in Rio Grande do Sul, it is known the occurrence of only one species. Thus, this study aimed to create the first list of parasitoids in flies of medical and veterinary importance in Southern Brazil. Collections took place in the municipality of Pelotas (31º 42’ S; 52º 18’ W). Three replicates consisting of a 500 g bovine liver chunk placed in a tray were exposed to open air for 20 days. Then pupae were individualized and observed until their emergence. We identified 4,882 adult flies of Calliphoridae, Fanniidae, Muscidae, and Sarcophagidae. 4,040 parasitoids emerged, belonging to eight species, of which Nasonia vitripennis, Spalangia cameroni, Spalangia chontalensis, and Tachinephagus zealandicus are new records in Rio Grande do Sul state. Also, three undescribed species of the genus Aphaereta were collected. In spite of being the first attempt to inventory the fauna of hymenopteran parasitoids, this study may help in the development of management programs of these dipterans in the region. Resumo Moscas necrófagas possuem grande importância para a sanidade humana e animal. Onde estas se desenvolvem ocorrem parasitoides que podem ser utilizados como ferramentas para o controle desses dípteros. No Brasil, a fauna desses parasitoides vem sendo investigada em algumas regiões e no Rio Grande do Sul é conhecida a ocorrência de apenas uma espécie. Portanto, o objetivo deste estudo foi criar a primeira lista de espécies de parasitoides de moscas de importância médica e veterinária ocorrentes no extremo sul do Brasil. As coletas foram realizadas no município de Pelotas (31º 42’ S; 52º 18’ O). Foram montadas três réplicas de bandejas contendo, cada uma, 500 g de fígado bovino, expostas ao ar livre durante 20 dias. Na sequência, as pupas foram individualizadas e observadas até a emergência. Foram identificados 4.882 adultos pertencentes às famílias Calliphoridae, Fanniidae, Muscidae e Sarcophagidae. Emergiram 4.040 parasitoides, pertencentes a oito espécies, das quais Nasonia vitripennis, Spalangia cameroni, Spalangia chontalensis e Tachinephagus zealandicus são novas ocorrências para o Rio Grande do Sul. Foram coletadas três espécies ainda não descritas do gênero Aphaereta. Apesar de ainda ser um primeiro esforço de inventariar a fauna de himenópteros parasitoides, este estudo pode auxiliar no desenvolvimento de programas de manejos desses dípteros na região.

Fannia jezoensis Nishida, 1976 Material examined: Slovakia, Muráňska planina NP Tisovec, 3.4 km W Teplica, 48°41´22´´N, 19°53´57´´E, 20.v.–18.vi.2019, M.Tkoč, J.Ševčík, 1♁ (CULSP). Remarks: The species was previously known only from Japan (Hokkaido) and China (Yunan). First record in West Palaearctic. The specimen at hand agrees perfectly with the redescription by Wang et al. (2007) including details of genitalia., Published as part of Barták, Miroslav, Preisler, Jiří, Kanavalová, Liliana & Kubík, Štěpán, 2021, Fanniidae (Diptera): new species, new records and first description of the male of Fannia latifrontalis Hennig, pp. 123-132 in Zootaxa 4908 (1) on page 128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4908.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/4435892, {"references":["Nishida, K. (1976) Studies on the species of Fanniinae (Diptera: Muscidae) from Japan. IV. Five new and two newly recorded species of genus Fannia from Japan. Japanese Journal of Sanitary Zoology, 27 (2), 133 - 143. https: // doi. org / 10.7601 / mez. 27.133","Wang, M., Zhang, D. & Wang, R. (2007) Review of the Fannia jezoensis - group (Diptera: Fanniidae). Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, New Series, 43 (3), 357 - 361. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00379271.2007.10697532"]}