''Fannia'' is a very large
genus
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of approximately 288
species
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of
flies. The genus was originally described by the French
entomologist
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Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy in 1830. A number of species were formerly placed in the genus ''
Musca
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''.
Description
The adults have plumose
arista
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, with the first pre-sutural
dorsocentral bristle over half than half as long as the second. Males without a lower orbital bristle.
Species list
*''
Fannia abnormis''
( Stein, 1900)
*''
Fannia abrupta''
Malloch, 1924
*''
Fannia admirabilis
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is des ...
''
Albuquerque, 1958
*''
Fannia aequilineata''
Ringdahl, 1945
*''
Fannia aethiops''
Malloch, 1913
*''
Fannia alaskensis''
Chillcott, 1961
*''
Fannia alpina
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is des ...
''
Pont, 1970
*''
Fannia albisquama
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is des ...
''
Wang & Zhang, 2008
*''
Fannia annosa
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is des ...
''
Chillcott, 1961
*''
Fannia anthracinalis
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is des ...
''
DomÃnguez & Pont, 2014
*''
Fannia arcuata
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is des ...
''
Chillcott, 1961
*''
Fannia arizonensis
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is des ...
''
Chillcott, 1961
*''
Fannia armata
''Fannia armata'' is a fly species in the Fanniidae family. This species is smaller and more slender than the house fly, ''Musca domestica'', and is similar in appearance to the lesser house fly, ''Fannia canicularis''. It is found in the Palear ...
''
( Meigen, 1826)
*''
Fannia atra
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is des ...
''
( Stein, 1895)
*''
Fannia atripes
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is des ...
''
Stein, 1916
*''
Fannia barbata''
( Stein, 1892)
*''
Fannia bigelowi''
Chillcott, 1961
*''
Fannia binotata''
Chillcott, 1961
*''
Fannia biseta''
Wang & Zhang, 2008[
*'' Fannia borealis'' Chillcott, 1961]
*'' Fannia bradorei'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia brevicauda'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia brevipalpis'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia brinae'' Albuquerque, 1951
*'' Fannia brooksi'' Chillcott, 1961
*''Fannia canicularis
The lesser house fly or little house fly, ''Fannia canicularis'', is somewhat smaller () than the common housefly. It is best known for its habit of entering buildings and flying in jagged patterns in the middle of a room. It is slender, and the ...
'' ( Linnaeus, 1761)
*'' Fannia carbonaria'' ( Meigen, 1826)
*'' Fannia carbonella'' ( Stein, 1895)
*'' Fannia ceringogaster'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia ciliatissima'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia cinerea'' Chillcott, 1961
*''Fannia clara
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is des ...
'' Collin, 1939
*'' Fannia clavata'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia collini'' d'Assis-Fonseca, 1966
*'' Fannia columbiana'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia conspicua'' Malloch, 1913
*'' Fannia coracina'' ( Loew, 1873)
*'' Fannia corvina'' ( Verrall, 1892)
*'' Fannia cothurnata'' ( Loew, 1873)
*'' Fannia dianensis'' Wang & Zhang, 2011
*'' Fannia difficilis'' ( Stein, 1895)
*'' Fannia doxonglaensis'' Wang & Zhang, 2008[
*'' Fannia elongata'' Chillcott, 1961]
*'' Fannia enigmata'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia eremna'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia falcata'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia fasciculata'' ( Loew, 1873)
*'' Fannia fuscinata'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia fuscitibia'' Stein, 1920
*'' Fannia fuscula'' ( Fallén, 1825)
*'' Fannia garretti'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia genualis'' ( Stein, 1895)
*'' Fannia gilvitarsis'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia glaucescens'' (Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1845)
*'' Fannia gotlandica'' Ringdahl, 1926
*'' Fannia grahami'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia hinei'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia hirticeps'' ( Stein, 1892)
*'' Fannia hirundinis'' Ringdahl, 1948
*''Fannia hollowayae
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is de ...
'' DomÃnguez & Pont, 2014
*'' Fannia immutica'' Collin, 1939
*'' Fannia incisurata'' (Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1838)
*'' Fannia indica'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia intermedia'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia ipinensis'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia krimensis'' Ringdahl, 1934
*'' Fannia laqueorum'' DomÃnguez & Pont, 2014
*'' Fannia latifrontalis'' Hennig, 1955
*'' Fannia latipalpis'' ( Stein, 1892)
*'' Fannia lepida'' ( Wiedemann, 1817)
*'' Fannia leucogaster'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia leucosticta'' ( Meigen, 1838)
*'' Fannia limbata'' Tiensuu, 1938
*'' Fannia lineata'' ( Stein, 1895)
*'' Fannia lucida'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia lucidula'' (Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1860)
*'' Fannia lugubrina'' (Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1838)
*'' Fannia lustrator'' ( Harris, 1780)
*'' Fannia macalpinei'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia magnicornis'' DomÃnguez & Pont, 2014
*'' Fannia mainling'' Wang & Zhang, 2008[
*'' Fannia mangerensis'' DomÃnguez & Pont, 2014]
*'' Fannia manicata'' ( Meigen, 1826)
*'' Fannia malagasica'' Pont, 2006
*'' Fannia melania'' ( Dufour, 1839)
*'' Fannia melanura'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia mercurialis'' DomÃnguez & Pont, 2014
*'' Fannia meridionalis'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia metallipennis'' (Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1838)
*'' Fannia micheneri'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia minutipalpis'' ( Stein, 1895)
*'' Fannia mollissima'' ( Haliday, 1840)
*'' Fannia monilis'' ( Haliday, 1838)
*'' Fannia monticola'' Pont, 1996
*'' Fannia moseri'' Chillcott, 1965
*'' Fannia multiseta'' Wang & Zhang, 2008[
*'' Fannia multisetosa'' Chillcott, 1961]
*'' Fannia neomexicana'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia neopolychaeta'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia neotomaria'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia nidica'' Collin, 1939
*''Fannia nigra
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is des ...
'' Malloch, 1910
*'' Fannia nigribasicosta'' Wang & Zhang, 2008[
*'' Fannia norvegica'' Ringdahl, 1934]
*'' Fannia novalis'' Pont, 1965
*'' Fannia nudiseta'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia operta'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia oregonensis'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia ornata'' ( Meigen, 1826)
*'' Fannia pallitibia'' ( Rondani, 1866)
*''Fannia parva
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is de ...
'' ( Stein, 1895)
*''Fannia pauli
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is de ...
'' Pont, 1997
*'' Fannia pellucida'' (Stein, 1898) [
*'' Fannia penepretiosa'' Chillcott, 1961]
*'' Fannia polychaeta'' ( Stein, 1895)
*'' Fannia postica'' ( Stein, 1895)
*'' Fannia posticata'' ( Meigen, 1826)
*'' Fannia presignis'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia prolata'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia pruinosa'' ( Meigen, 1826)
*'' Fannia pseudonorvegica'' d'Assis-Fonseca, 1966
*'' Fannia pseudoscalaris'' Séguy, 1926
*'' Fannia pubescens'' Stein, 1908
*'' Fannia punctifemoralis'' Wang & Zhang, 2011
*''Fannia pusio
''Fannia pusio'', known as the chicken dung fly is a fly species of the family Fanniidae including over 260 species of flies worldwide. Originally native to Central and North America, its distribution is now largely global, having been introduc ...
'' ( Wiedemann, 1830)
*'' Fannia rabdionata'' Karl, 1940
*'' Fannia ringdahlana'' Collin, 1939
*'' Fannia rondanii'' ( Strobl, 1893)
*'' Fannia robusta'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia scalaris'' (Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587†...
, 1794)
*'' Fannia scyphocerca'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia sequoiae'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia serena'' ( Fallén, 1825)
*'' Fannia serrata'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia setifer'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia shinahamae'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia similis'' ( Stein, 1895)
*'' Fannia sociella'' (Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1845)
*'' Fannia spathiophora'' Malloch, 1918
*'' Fannia speciosa'' (Villeneuve, 1898)
*''Fannia stigi
Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Life
Fannia is recorded in the writings of Pliny the Younger as a woman of fortitude and respectability. As with her grandmother, Fannia is de ...
'' Rognes, 1982
*'' Fannia subatripes'' d'Assis-Fonseca, 1967
*'' Fannia subpellucens'' (Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1845)
*'' Fannia subpubescens'' Collin, 1958
*'' Fannia subsimilis'' Ringdahl, 1934
*'' Fannia tescorum'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia tibetana'' Wang & Zhang, 2008[
*'' Fannia trigonifera'' Chillcott, 1961]
*'' Fannia triregun'' DomÃnguez & Pont, 2014
*'' Fannia tuberculata'' (Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1849)
*'' Fannia tundrarum'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia tunisiae'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia umbratica'' Collin, 1939
*'' Fannia umbrosa'' ( Stein, 1895)
*'' Fannia ungulata'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia variabilis'' Chillcott, 1961
*'' Fannia verrallii'' ( Stein, 1895)
*'' Fannia vesparia'' (Meade, 1891)
*'' Fannia vespertilionis'' Ringdahl, 1934
See also
*
References
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Fanniidae
Schizophora genera
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy