“…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.…”