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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1588
7081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1044
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
905
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
48
502
1536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
6
25
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySepsidae
Walker, 1833
Black scavenger flies, Ensign flies, Scavenger flies
11
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
11 Genera with 45 Species
Adriapontia Ozerov, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Australosepsis Malloch, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Brachythoracosepsis Ozerov, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Dicranosepsis Duda, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Lasiosepsis Duda, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Meroplius Rondani, 20005SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Paratoxopoda Duda, 19934SpeciesTaxom
Saltella Robineau-Des..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 192624SpeciesTaxom
Toxopoda Macquart, 19294SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
45 Species
Adriapontia capensis Hennig, 1960
Australosepsis niveipennis Becker, 1903
Brachythoracosepsis butikensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Brachythoracosepsis nodosa Walker, 1849
Dicranosepsis capensis Hennig, 1960
Lasiosepsis melanota Bigot, 1886
Meroplius (Protomeroplius) trispinifer Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius (Xenosepsis) africanus Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius curvispinifer Ozerov, 2004
Meroplius flavofemoratus Ozerov, 2000
Meroplius kirkspriggsi Ozerov, 2000
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Paratoxopoda amonane Vanschuytbroeck, 1961
Paratoxopoda depilis Walker, 1849
Paratoxopoda rufithorax Ozerov, 1993
Paratoxopoda similis Ozerov, 1993
Saltella bezzii Duda, 1926
Sepsis (Sepsis) delectabilis (Adams, 1905)⇒ Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830
Sepsis (Sepsis) igniventris Thomson, 1869
Sepsis (Sepsis) oligochaeta Soos, 1962
Sepsis (Sepsis) polychaeta (Duda, 1926)⇒ Sepsis igniventris Thomson, 1869
Sepsis (Sepsis) pronodosa Speiser, 1924
Sepsis arotrolabis Duda, 1926
Sepsis capensis (Hennig, 1960)⇒ Dicranosepsis capensis Hennig, 1960
Sepsis dissimilis Brunetti, 1909
Sepsis femoriseta Duda, 1926
Sepsis fissa Becker, 1903
Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830Black scavenger fly
Sepsis lineolata Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis luteola Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis macrochaeta (Vanschuytbroeck, 1962)⇒ Sepsis macrochaetophora Duda, 1926
Sepsis macrochaetophora Duda, 1926
Sepsis namibica Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis nigritarsis Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis pedunculata Duda, 1926
Sepsis setosipes (Brunetti, 1929)⇒ Sepsis arotrolabis Duda, 1926
Sepsis sobria Seguy, 1933
Sepsis stenocalyptrata Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis sternopleuralis Duda, 1926
Sepsis thoracica Robineau-Des..., 1830Black scavenger fly
Sepsis validiseta (Duda, 1926)⇒ Sepsis macrochaetophora Duda, 1926
Toxopoda (Platytoxopoda) vanschuytbroecki Ozerov, 1991
Toxopoda (Toxopoda) nitida Macquart, 1851
Toxopoda ainne Vanschuytbroeck, 1961
Toxopoda bequaerti Curran, 1929

Subnodes of Sepsidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilySepsinae
Walker, 1833
6
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyToxopodinae
Duda, 1926
1
4
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