Fannia (genus)
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| Lesser house fly, Fannia canicularis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Fanniidae |
| Genus: |
Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |
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Fannia saltatrix Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |
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Fannia is a very large genus of approximately 288 species of flies. The genus was originally described by the French entomologist Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy in 1830. A number of species were formerly placed in the genus Musca.
The adults have plumose arista, with the first pre-sutural dorsocentral bristle over half than half as long as the second. Males without a lower orbital bristle.
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