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Checklist for Family Sepsidae Walker, 1833 (Black scavenger flies)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
1215
3605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
912
2494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
51
781
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
38
390
1147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
4
23
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySepsidae
Walker, 1833
Black scavenger flies, Ensign flies, Scavenger flies
6
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
6 Genera with 23 Species
Archisepsis Silva, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Meropliosepsis Duda, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Microsepsis Silva, 19935SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosepsis Duda, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 18269SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
23 Species
Archisepsis armata Schiner, 1868
Archisepsis discolor Bigot, 1857
Archisepsis ecalcarata Thomson, 1869
Archisepsis pusio Schiner, 1868
Meropliosepsis sexsetosa Duda, 1926
Microsepsis armillata Melander & S..., 1917
Microsepsis furcata Melander & S..., 1917
Microsepsis limnetica Ozerov, 1993
Microsepsis simplicula Steyskal, 1968
Microsepsis steyskali Ozerov, 1993
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Palaeosepsis armata Schiner, 1868
Palaeosepsis armillata Melander & S..., 1917
Palaeosepsis furcata Melander & S..., 1917
Sepsis armillata (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Palaeosepsis armillata Melander & S..., 1917
Sepsis furcata (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Palaeosepsis furcata Melander & S..., 1917
Sepsis guerinii (Bigot, 1857)⇒ Macrostenomyia guerinii Bigot, 1857
Sepsis hoplicnema (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Palaeosepsis armata Schiner, 1868
Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830Black scavenger fly
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Sepsis secunda Melander & S..., 1917
Sepsis stenocalyptrata Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis violacea Meigen, 1826

Subnodes of Sepsidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilySepsinae
Walker, 1833
3
13
Genera
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