Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fanniidae? --> Fannia sp. (female)
Posted by dirk on 10-10-2016 22:23
#1
Hello,
25.09.2016, Oslo/Norway, rocky fjord coast, edge of light pine tree forest. Size: 5 -7 mm, estimated.
In spite of the prominent underside of the abdomen, both in pattern and color, I could find no match – most images on the web are dorsal/lateral views anyway.
In another forum it was suggested that the fly might belong to the genus Fannia. . .is that confirmable?
Any help of identification would be very much appreciated.
Best regards
Dirk
pic #1
Edited by dirk on 12-10-2016 19:33
Posted by dirk on 10-10-2016 22:25
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pic #2
Posted by dirk on 10-10-2016 22:26
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pic #3
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 10-10-2016 23:34
#4
I can confirm
Fannia sp.
Posted by dirk on 11-10-2016 17:21
#5
Thank you very much Stephane!
I was inwardly hoping that the prominent feature of the ventral abdomen would make it possible to get down to the species.
A search in Fauna Europae listed 45
Fannia-species for Norway. I did the pain work to scan thoroughly through all the pics I could get up for them via Google images.
It possibly boiles down to
Fannia sociella (female).
There is a pic with a quite similar habitus in BOLDSYSTEMS (I am not sure if I am allowed here to link directly. . .)
What do you think?
Best regards
Dirk
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 11-10-2016 18:33
#6
There is pv seta on t2, so it is not F. sociella, most probably
F. polychaeta
Posted by dirk on 11-10-2016 20:56
#7
Nikita, thank you very much for your input!
Does that qualify for a Fannia cf. polychaeta?
Best regards
Dirk