Fanniidae (Diptera): new synonym, new records and an updated key to males of European species of Fannia

By

Barták, Miroslav, 1954-
Preisler, Jiri
Kubík, Štěpán
Sulakova, Hana
Sloup, Vladislav

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

593

Pages

91-115

Subjects

Calyptrata , Czech Republic , Diptera , Europe , Fanniidae , Kazakhstan , Slovak Republic

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.593.7735

 

Abstract

Based on revision of large recent collections of the authors, the following five species are first recorded from the Czech Republic: F. collini d’Assis-Fonseca, 1966 (simultaneously first record in Central Europe), F. lugubrina (Zetterstedt, 1838), F. melania (Dufour, 1839), F. slovaca Gregor & Rozkošný, 2005, and F. brinae Albuquerque, 1951 (simultaneously first record from low altitudes). Another species, F. alpina Pont, 1970, is first recorded from Slovak Republic, and F. cothurnata (Loew, 1873) is first recorded from Kazakhstan. An updated key to males of European species of Fannia is presented. A list of Czech and Slovak Fanniidae is appended. One new synonym is established: F. lucida Chillcott, 1961 is considered junior synonym of F. norvegica Ringdahl, 1934. Altogether two species are first recorded from Bohemia [F. cothurnata (Loew, 1873) and F. vespertilionis Ringdahl, 1934] and three for Moravia [F. alpina Pont, 1970, F. conspecta Rudzinski, 2003, and F. limbata (Tiensuu, 1938) – this species considered in Central Europe very rare was found in numbers near waters both running and standing in early spring under unusually warm temperature conditions].