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Checklist for Family Sepsidae Walker, 1833 (Black scavenger flies)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2379
11014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1842
7421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
58
1363
5023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
55
1160
3526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
42
388
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
6
30
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySepsidae
Walker, 1833
Black scavenger flies, Ensign flies, Scavenger flies
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
9 Genera with 19 Species
Archisepsis Silva, 19935SpeciesTaxom
Meropliosepsis Duda, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Meroplius Rondani, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Microsepsis Silva, 19934SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosepsioides Ozerov, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosepsis Duda, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalaeosepsis Ozerov, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Toxopoda Macquart, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
19 Species
Archisepsis armata Schiner, 1868
Archisepsis excavata Duda, 1926
Archisepsis hirsutissima Silva, 1993
Archisepsis polychaeta Ozerov, 1993
Archisepsis priapus Silva, 1993
Meropliosepsis sexsetosa Duda, 1926
Meroplius albuquerquei Silva, 1990
Microsepsis armillata Melander & S..., 1917
Microsepsis furcata Melander & S..., 1917
Microsepsis mitis Curran, 1927
Microsepsis stenoptera Silva, 1993
Palaeosepsioides erythromyrma Silva, 1992
Palaeosepsis maculata Duda, 1926
Pseudopalaeosepsis mirifica Silva, 1993
Pseudopalaeosepsis muricata Silva, 1993
Sepsis hoplicnema (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Palaeosepsis armata Schiner, 1868
Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830Black scavenger fly
Toxopoda (Platytoxopoda) vanschuytbroecki Ozerov, 1991
Toxopoda (Toxopoda) nitida Macquart, 1851

Subnodes of Sepsidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilySepsinae
Walker, 1833
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyToxopodinae
Duda, 1926
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Sepsidae (Walker 1833)
Sepsidae (Walker 1833)


Links, sources and further information
Sepsidae at artfakta.se
Sepsidae at dyntaxa.se
Sepsidae at gbif.org
Sepsidae at irmng.org
Sepsidae at itis.gov
Sepsidae at marinespecies.org