New Species and Stages of Nearctic <i>Fannia</i> R.D. (Diptera: Muscidae) Associated with Nests of Hymenoptera

Chillcott, J. G.

doi:10.4039/ent97640-6

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“…Fly larvae scavenge in the detritus cavities of the ant colony. This species appears to move freely as adults through the nests of the ant below the ground surface (Chillcott 1965). Once the adults fully develop, they walk with wings unexpanded through tunnels to the surface where they rest until their wings expand.…”

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Town ants: the beginning of John Moser’s remarkable search for knowledge

Barnett¹,

Streett²,

Blomquist³

2016

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“…Mature females return to the colony's detritus cavities to lay eggs for another generation. This species was named Fannia moseri, in honor of John Moser (Chillcott 1965). Another beetle found in the nests is of the Euparixia generathese are scarab beetles that live as inquilines in detritus cavities.…”

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confidence: 99%

Town ants: the beginning of John Moser’s remarkable search for knowledge

Barnett¹,

Streett²,

Blomquist³

2016

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“…For several decades the Fanniidae were classified as a subfamily within the Muscidae (e.g. Hennig, 1952; Chillcott, 1961, 1965; Ishijima, 1967; Huckett & Vockeroth, 1987) and this description can still be seen in the applied literature, especially in textbooks (Moon, 2002; Robinson, 2005; Byrd & Castner, 2009). Based on unique features of larval morphology, Roback (1951) raised the Fanniidae (from Fanniinae) to family rank in a move that has gained wide acceptance among more recent specialists (e.g.…”

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Larval morphology of the lesser housefly, Fannia canicularis

Grzywacz

Pape

Szpila

2011

Medical Vet Entomology

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The morphology of all larval instars of Fannia canicularis (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Fanniidae) is documented using a combination of light and scanning electron microscopy. The following structures are documented for all instars: antennal complex; maxillary palpus; facial mask; cephaloskeleton; ventral organ; anterior spiracle; Keilin's organ; posterior spiracle; fleshy processes, and anal pad. Structures reported for the first time for all instars include: two pairs of lateral prominences on the prothoracic segment; additional ventrolateral prominences on the second thoracic segment, and a papilla at the base of the posterior spiracle. Other structures reported for the first time are anterior spiracles in the first instar and a serrated tip on the mouthhook in the second instar. A trichoid sensillum on the posterior spiracular plate, representing a sensory organ otherwise unknown in the Calyptratae, is described in the second and third instars. Results are discussed and compared with existing knowledge on dipteran larval morphology.

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“…They record two scarabs in the subfamily Cetoniinae but no members of the genus Euparixia or the subfamily Aphodiinae. Moser (1963) has found a considerable number of interesting myrmecophiles in his studies of the biology and ecology of this ant in Louisiana (some of these have been described by Sabrosky, 1959;Spangler, 1962; and Chillcott, 1965). …”

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