title: An updated key to the species of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Fanniidae) of southern South America, and the description of a new species from Mendoza, Argentina.
abstract: The aim of this study is to describe Fannia puxcu sp. n., a new species of the genus Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Fanniidae) that was collected in the Villavicencio Provincial Reserve in Mendoza, Argentina, and to present an updated key to the 27 species of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Fanniidae) of Southern South America. The male of F. puxcu sp. n. is described, and illustrations provided as well as distributional records and a discussion of its possible phylogenetic affinities.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Entomología, IADIZA, CCT Conicet Mendoza. CC: 507; CP: 5500. Mendoza, Argentina.; Email: mcdomin@mendoza-conicet.gov.ar.
authors.forename: M Cecilia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Entomología, IADIZA, CCT Conicet Mendoza. CC: 507; CP: 5500. Mendoza, Argentina.; Email: faballay@mendoza-conicet.gov.ar.
authors.forename: Fernando H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Aballay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D044822:Biodiversity; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male