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Sepsidae
| Description | The Sepsidae are a family of flies, commonly called the black scavenger flies or ensign flies. Over 300 species are described worldwide. They are usually found around dung or decaying plant and animal material. Many species resemble ants, having a "waist" and glossy black body. Many Sepsidae have a curious wing-waving habit made more apparent by dark patches at the wing end. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Sepsidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Sepsidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. M. Carpenter. 1992. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4:1-655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Black Scavenger Flies, Svängflugor, Svingfluer, Svingfluger, Wenkvliegen, Wappervliegen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Adriapontia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afromeropilus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afromeroplius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afronemopoda genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afrosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Allosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Archisepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Australosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brachythoracosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Decachaetophora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dicranosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diploosmeterosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Enicita genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Idiosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasionemopoda genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiospesis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lateosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptomerosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Meropliosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Meroplius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microsepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mucha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nemapoda genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nemopoda genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ortalischema genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orygma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palaeosepsioides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palaeosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapalaeosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paratoxopoda genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Perochaeta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protorygma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Pseudonemopoda genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudopalaeosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Saltella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Susanomira genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Themira genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Toxopoda genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Xenosepsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Zuskamira genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1833 | Sepsidae Walker p. 244 |
| 1992 | Sepsidae Carpenter |
| 2011 | Sepsidae Wiegmann et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
