Sepsidae
Also known as: Antlike Scavenger Flies, Black Scavenger Flies, Ensign Flies, Moscas carroñeras negras, Schwingfliegen, Svingefluer, Wenkvliegjes, Wońkowate
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Sepsidae |
| Published in | Pont, A.C. & Meier, R. 2002. The Sepsidae (Diptera |
| Habitat | MARINE, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 39 |
| Species records held | 383 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 587 |
| GBIF key | 3523 |
Genera in Sepsidae
- Sepsis — 96 species: Sepsis abyssinica, Sepsis adjuncta, Sepsis aequipilosa, Sepsis alanica, Sepsis alta, Sepsis arotrolabis, Sepsis asiana, Sepsis atra
- Dicranosepsis — 44 species: Dicranosepsis barbata, Dicranosepsis bicolor, Dicranosepsis biformis, Dicranosepsis breviappendiculata, Dicranosepsis cavernosa, Dicranosepsis coryphea, Dicranosepsis crinita, Dicranosepsis distincta
- Themira — 41 species: Themira annulipes, Themira arctica, Themira bifida, Themira biloba, Themira bispinosa, Themira endoi, Themira flavicoxa, Themira germanica
- Paratoxopoda — 29 species: Paratoxopoda abyssinica, Paratoxopoda akuminambili, Paratoxopoda akuminamoya, Paratoxopoda amonane, Paratoxopoda angolica, Paratoxopoda asaba, Paratoxopoda asita, Paratoxopoda barbata
- Meroplius — 25 species: Meroplius alberquerquei, Meroplius albuquerquei, Meroplius beckeri, Meroplius bispinifer, Meroplius burundi, Meroplius cordylophorus, Meroplius curvispinifer, Meroplius elephantis
- Toxopoda — 25 species: Toxopoda ainne, Toxopoda angulata, Toxopoda atrata, Toxopoda au, Toxopoda bequaerti, Toxopoda bifurcata, Toxopoda cavata, Toxopoda contracta
- Archisepsis — 16 species: Archisepsis armata, Archisepsis bolivica, Archisepsis bosque, Archisepsis discolor, Archisepsis diversiformis, Archisepsis ecalcarata, Archisepsis excavata, Archisepsis hirsutissima
- Microsepsis — 10 species: Microsepsis armillata, Microsepsis currani, Microsepsis fulva, Microsepsis furcata, Microsepsis limnetica, Microsepsis mitis, Microsepsis pilosicoxa, Microsepsis simplicula
- Palaeosepsis — 9 species: Palaeosepsis bucki, Palaeosepsis chauliobrechma, Palaeosepsis dentata, Palaeosepsis dentatiformis, Palaeosepsis eberhardi, Palaeosepsis golovastik, Palaeosepsis maculata, Palaeosepsis morula
- Parapalaeosepsis — 9 species: Parapalaeosepsis apicalis, Parapalaeosepsis basifera, Parapalaeosepsis compressa, Parapalaeosepsis laffooni, Parapalaeosepsis limbata, Parapalaeosepsis mesopla, Parapalaeosepsis plebeia, Parapalaeosepsis ploskolapka
- Adriapontia — 7 species: Adriapontia aethiopica, Adriapontia capensis, Adriapontia freidbergi, Adriapontia ihongeroensis, Adriapontia kyanyamaensis, Adriapontia tanzanica, Adriapontia ugandica
- Brachythoracosepsis — 7 species: Brachythoracosepsis butikensis, Brachythoracosepsis freidbergi, Brachythoracosepsis nodosa, Brachythoracosepsis pseudonotosa, Brachythoracosepsis rossii, Brachythoracosepsis ruanoliensis, Brachythoracosepsis saothomensis
- Nemopoda — 6 species: Nemopoda aterrima, Nemopoda coeruleifrons, Nemopoda induans, Nemopoda mamaevi, Nemopoda nitidula, Nemopoda pectinulata
- Perochaeta — 6 species: Perochaeta cuirassa, Perochaeta dikowi, Perochaeta exilis, Perochaeta hennigi, Perochaeta lobo, Perochaeta orientalis
- Afrosepsis — 5 species: Afrosepsis camerounica, Afrosepsis elongata, Afrosepsis lineata, Afrosepsis quadrimaculata, Afrosepsis sublateralis
- Mucha — 5 species: Mucha liangi, Mucha plumosa, Mucha rectotibialis, Mucha tzokotucha, Mucha yunnanensis
- Palaeosepsioides — 5 species: Palaeosepsioides erythromyrma, Palaeosepsioides grimaldii, Palaeosepsioides marshalli, Palaeosepsioides mitarakensis, Palaeosepsioides neotropicanus
- Saltella — 5 species: Saltella bezzii, Saltella nigripes, Saltella orientalis, Saltella setigera, Saltella sphondylii
- Leptomerosepsis — 4 species: Leptomerosepsis improvisa, Leptomerosepsis rubiginosa, Leptomerosepsis ruwenzoriensis, Leptomerosepsis simplicicrus
- Australosepsis — 3 species: Australosepsis frontalis, Australosepsis inusitata, Australosepsis niveipennis
- Pseudopalaeosepsis — 3 species: Pseudopalaeosepsis mirifica, Pseudopalaeosepsis muricata, Pseudopalaeosepsis nigricoxa
- Xenosepsis — 3 species: Xenosepsis africana, Xenosepsis fukuharai, Xenosepsis sydneyensis
- Afromeroplius — 2 species: Afromeroplius semlikiensis, Afromeroplius watalingaensis
- Ortalischema — 2 species: Ortalischema albitarse, Ortalischema maritimum
- Pseudonemopoda — 2 species:
- Afronemopoda — 1 species:
- Aristina — 1 species:
- Decachaetophora — 1 species:
- Diploosmeteriosepsis — 1 species:
- Idiosepsis — 1 species:
- Lasionemopoda — 1 species:
- Lasiosepsis — 1 species:
- Lateosepsis — 1 species:
- Meropliosepsis — 1 species:
- Nemapoda — 1 species:
- Orygma — 1 species:
- Protorygma — 1 species:
- Susanomira — 1 species:
- Zuskamira — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.