Zoological Studies

A Review of the lucidula-Subgroup of the Fannia canicularis Species-Group (Diptera: Fanniidae)

Ming-Fu Wang, Rong-Rong Wang, and Wan-Qi Xue (2006) The lucidula-subgroup of Chillcott (1961) belongs to the Fannia canicularis species-group of Chillcott (1961) in the genus Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (family Fanniidae). A review of the F. lucidula-subgroup, previously known from 6 species, is expanded to include 3 additional species: F. australis Malloch, 1923, F. hohxiliensis sp. nov., and F. latifrontalis Hennig, 1955. The new species described here is from China. A key to the known species of the F. lucidula-subgroup is given. To facilitate comparisons of the species, the original diagnosis of the F. canicularis species-group has been expanded, and a key to its 3 subgroups, i.e., the F. canicularis-subgroup, F. pusio-subgroup, and F. lucidula-subgroup, is also given. Type specimens are deposited in the collections of the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.