Family Sepsidae Walker 1833 (fly)
Parent taxon: Schizophora according to B. M. Wiegmann et al. 2011
See also Carpenter 1992
Sister taxa: Acalyptratae, Acartophthalmidae, Agromyzidae, Asteiidae, Aulacigastridae, Calyptratae, Carnidae, Chloropidae, Clusiidae, Cretaphormia, Ephydroidea, Hoffeinsia, Hoffeinsmyiidae, Lauxanioidea, Milichiidae, Neurochaetidae, Odiniidae, Opomyzidae, Periscelididae, Poliomyia, Sciomyzoidea, Sphaeroceridae, Tephritoidea, Yantaromyiidae
Subtaxa: Protorygma Sepsis Themira
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: Colorado)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences