title: Review of the Fannia postica-group Chillcott, 1961 of the genus Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, with description of two new species from the Palearctic and Oriental regions (Diptera, Fanniidae).
abstract: A total of 17 species of the Fannia postica-group Chillcott, 1961 from the Palearctic and Oriental regions are reviewed herein, 2 of which are described from China as new: Fannia ningxiaensis Wang & Zhang, sp. n. and Fannia subaethiops Wang & Zhu, sp. n.. Fannia labidocerca Feng & Xue, 2006, originally placed in Fannia serena-group Chillcott, 1961, is moved to the postica-group and re-described. An identification key to the males of known species from these regions is provided.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Entomology, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, 110034, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ming-Fu
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Entomological Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wei-Bing
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
keywords: Fannia serena-group; Species transference; identification key; new Chinese species