Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fannia larva? (= Fannia cf. brevipalpis)

Posted by John Carr on 21-03-2011 02:01
#1
BugGuide suggested this is Fannia or near. Found March 17, 2011 on fallen leaves in deciduous woods in Massachusetts, USA.

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Larger sizes: dorsal, ventral

It resembles some beetles and mealybugs, but is clearly different from any I have seen pictures of.
Edited by John Carr on 22-01-2013 01:58

Posted by atylotus on 21-03-2011 11:18
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it is the larva of a Fannidae, but I'm not familiar with the Nearctic fauna, so I can't tell if there is more than one genus overthere (besides Fannia).

Posted by John Carr on 28-03-2011 02:05
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Are there any keys to North American Fanniidae larvae, or other useful references?

Posted by John Carr on 22-01-2013 01:58
#4
I acquired the last revision (Chillcott 1961) and identified this as Fannia cf. brevipalpis (related to European minutipalpis). Most American larvae are unknown.