| Author | Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis |
| Year | 1968 |
| Title | Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae |
| Series | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | Covers all UK species known at the time |
| Source | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(b), 119pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
| Illustrations | A few well-chosen line drawings in the text, line drawings of Fannia genitalia at the back |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Classic old-style RES handbook dichotomous keys to the British species. Can be downloaded from the Royal Entomological Society’s website. |
| Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | The common *Phaonia variegata* (now *P. subventa*) is best separated from the very rare *P. bitincta*, by the length of the aristal hairs being less than half the diameter of the flagellomere. (The presutural dark thoracic stripes are not as wide as given; and one mid-tibia may have the third bristle, though rarely both.) |
| Examine |  Stereo Microscope |
| Specimen Preparation | Pinned specimens set so that sternopleuron is visible. Genitalia preps useful for Fannia |
| Identification difficulty | Moderately straightforward (the easiest of the old Calypterate keys), although Fannia are challenging |
| Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
