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Sepsidae

Insecta - Diptera - Sepsidae

Taxonomy
Sepsidae was named by Walker (1833). It is extant.

It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); and to Schizophora by Wiegmann et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Sepsidae Walker p. 244
1992Sepsidae Carpenter
2011Sepsidae Wiegmann et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
orderDiptera
NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
Heterodactyla
Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
Schizophora
familySepsidaeWalker 1833
familySepsidaeWalker 1833

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Sepsidae Walker 1833
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G. †Protorygma Hennig 1965
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Protorygma electricum Hennig 1965
G. Sepsis Fallen 1810
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Sepsis atra Statz 1940
Sepsis bicolorata Statz 1940
Sepsis ignobilis Statz 1940
G. Themira Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
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Themira saxifica Melander 1949
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available