title: A new record of Fannia pusio (Wiedemann) (Diptera:Fanniidae) from Malaysia.
abstract: Fannia pusio (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Fanniidae) is newly recorded from Malaysia. This record is based on 1male symbol 1female symbol from Sarawak, east Malaysia and 1male symbol 2female symbol from Selangor, peninsular Malaysia. It is included in the pusio group of Fannia wherein are included Fannia femoralis (Stein), Fannia howardi Malloch, Fannia trimaculata (Stein), Fannia leucosticta (Meigen) and Fannia punctiventris Malloch. The male of Fannia pusio is differentiated from other members of the group by the following features: hind femur with a swelling bearing a number of setae that are usually curled at tip; squamae creamy; tergite 1+2 broadly grey dusted at sides.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurahashi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeffery
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yasohdha
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Marwi
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zuha
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics