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Checklist for Family Sepsidae Walker, 1833 (Black scavenger flies)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
699
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
493
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
46
428
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
33
253
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
3
11
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySepsidae
Walker, 1833
Black scavenger flies, Ensign flies, Scavenger flies
7
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
7 Genera with 24 Species
Adriapontia Ozerov, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Brachythoracosepsis Ozerov, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Leptomerosepsis Duda, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Meroplius Rondani, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Paratoxopoda Duda, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 200013SpeciesTaxom
Toxopoda Macquart, 19383SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
24 Species
Adriapontia kyanyamaensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Brachythoracosepsis butikensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Brachythoracosepsis nodosa Walker, 1849
Leptomerosepsis improvisa Ozerov, 1996
Meroplius (Meroplius) hastifer Seguy, 1938
Paratoxopoda frontalis Ozerov, 1993
Paratoxopoda glabra Ozerov, 1993
Paratoxopoda rufithorax Ozerov, 1993
Sepsis (Sepsis) delectabilis (Adams, 1905)⇒ Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830
Sepsis (Sepsis) ephippium Bezzi, 1908
Sepsis (Sepsis) holaethiops Speiser, 1924
Sepsis (Sepsis) pronodosa Speiser, 1924
Sepsis baringoensis Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis dvuzubka Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis femoriseta Duda, 1926
Sepsis golospinka Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis kenyae Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis krocha Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830Black scavenger fly
Sepsis mwanzaensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Sepsis volosatka Ozerov, 2000
Toxopoda (Platytoxopoda) au Ozerov, 1998
Toxopoda (Platytoxopoda) nigrifoveata Ozerov, 1991
Toxopoda (Platytoxopoda) nuceria Seguy, 1938

Subnodes of Sepsidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilySepsinae
Walker, 1833
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyToxopodinae
Duda, 1926
1
3
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