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Checklist for Tribe Sepsini
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
127
3884
28408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
98
3054
20697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
76
2097
11896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
72
1841
10091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
57
960
5774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
8
67
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySepsidae
Walker, 1833
Black scavenger flies, Ensign flies, Scavenger flies
25
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySepsinae
Walker, 1833
8
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSepsini
4
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
4 Genera with 77 Species
Meroplius Rondani, 199613SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18202SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 200059SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 18333SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
77 Species
Meroplius (Meroplius) bispinifer Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius (Meroplius) hastifer Seguy, 1938
Meroplius (Meroplius) hastiferoides Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius (Meroplius) latispinifer Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius (Meroplius) pallidispinifer Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius (Meroplius) unispinifer Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius (Protomeroplius) trispinifer Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius (Xenosepsis) africanus Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius cordylophorus Hennig, 1954
Meroplius curvispinifer Ozerov, 2004
Meroplius flavofemoratus Ozerov, 2000
Meroplius kirkspriggsi Ozerov, 2000
Meroplius madagascarensis Iwasa, 1996
Nemopoda cothurnata Bigot, 1892
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Sepsis (Sepsis) delectabilis (Adams, 1905)⇒ Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830
Sepsis (Sepsis) ephippium Bezzi, 1908
Sepsis (Sepsis) holaethiops Speiser, 1924
Sepsis (Sepsis) igniventris Thomson, 1869
Sepsis (Sepsis) oligochaeta Soos, 1962
Sepsis (Sepsis) ozerovi Iwasa, 1996
Sepsis (Sepsis) polychaeta (Duda, 1926)⇒ Sepsis igniventris Thomson, 1869
Sepsis (Sepsis) pronodosa Speiser, 1924
Sepsis abyssinica Duda, 1926
Sepsis aequipilosa Duda, 1926
Sepsis arotrolabis Duda, 1926
Sepsis barbata Becker, 1907
Sepsis baringoensis Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis basilewskyi Vanschuytbroeck, 1962
Sepsis biflexuosa Strobl, 1893Black scavenger fly
Sepsis bigemmis Duda, 1926
Sepsis capensis (Hennig, 1960)⇒ Dicranosepsis capensis Hennig, 1960
Sepsis cynipsea Linnaeus, 1758
Sepsis depilis (Walker, 1849)⇒ Paratoxopoda depilis Walker, 1849
Sepsis dissimilis Brunetti, 1909
Sepsis dvuzubka Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis erocha Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis femoriseta Duda, 1926
Sepsis fissa Becker, 1903
Sepsis flavimana Meigen, 1826Durango yellowcress
Sepsis fulgens Meigen, 1826Lesser dung fly
Sepsis golospinka Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis kalongensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Sepsis kenyae Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis kiribatensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Sepsis krocha Ozerov, 2000
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 mequignoni (Seguy, 1936)⇒ Archisepsis discolor Bigot, 1857
Sepsis mwanzaensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Sepsis namibica Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis neocynipsea Melander & S..., 1917Rockcress
Sepsis nephodes (Seguy, 1936)⇒ Sepsis macrochaetophora Duda, 1926
Sepsis nigritarsis Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis nodosa (Walker, 1849)⇒ Dicranosepsis nodosa Walker, 1849
Sepsis orthocnemis Frey, 1908
Sepsis pedunculata Duda, 1926
Sepsis perisubrecta (Vanschuytbroeck, 1963)⇒ Sepsis bigemmis Duda, 1926
Sepsis petulantis Adams, 1905
Sepsis posterolineata (Brunetti, 1929)⇒ Leptomerosepsis simplicicrus Duda, 1926
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Sepsis setosipes (Brunetti, 1929)⇒ Sepsis arotrolabis Duda, 1926
Sepsis sobria Seguy, 1933
Sepsis stenocalyptrata Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis sternopleuralis Duda, 1926
Sepsis subglabra Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Sepsis thoracica Robineau-Des..., 1830Black scavenger fly
Sepsis tricolor (Walker, 1849)⇒ Paratoxopoda tricolor Walker, 1849
Sepsis validiseta (Duda, 1926)⇒ Sepsis macrochaetophora Duda, 1926
Sepsis violacea Meigen, 1826
Sepsis volosatka Ozerov, 2000
Themira annulipes Meigen, 1826Sepsid fly
Themira lucida Staeger, 1844
Themira minor Haliday, 1833


Links, sources and further information
Sepsini at itis.gov