Fannia arcuata Chillcott, 1961

Gomes, Lucas R. P. & Pedraza-Lara, Carlos, 2023, Fannia pretiosa-group (Diptera: Fanniidae) from Mexico: six new species from the Mexico Transition Zone and an identification key, Zootaxa 5264 (2), pp. 185-204 : 193

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scientific name	Fannia arcuata Chillcott, 1961
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Fannia arcuata Chillcott, 1961 View in CoL

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Diagnosis. Fore tarsi brown ( Fig. 9D View FIGURE 9 ). Hind coxa bare posteriorly. Hind femur strongly curved dorsoventrally with pre-apical swelling on v surface, with a pv tuft with 5 long setae (apically curled and twice longer than width of femur) on the swelling; with a complete row of long av setae (about 3 times longer than width of femur) and a complete row of pv setae (as long as femur width) reaching the v swelling ( Fig. 9F View FIGURE 9 ). Hind tibia with a and ad surfaces covered with a full row of short setae. Wing slightly brownish ( Figs 9B, 9C View FIGURE 9 ). Syntergosternite with 2 short lateral setae.

Material examined. Mexico. Mexico. Sierra de Guadalupe, San Francisco, Coacalco , 19°36′37′′N, 99°05′20′′W, Trampa aérea 1 con cerdo, 8.vii.2019, Nuple, E., 1 male ( CNIN) GoogleMaps .

Distribution. Mexico (State of Mexico, Mexico City).

Remarks. Fannia arcuata is the unique Mexican species of Fannia pretiosa -group with hind femur strongly curved dorsoventrally, and with a complete row of long av and pv setae. This species was only known by the original description ( Chillcott, 1961). Here we present the first record for State of Mexico.