SEPSIDAE

Papp, L., Merz, B. & Földvári, M., 2006, DIPTERA OF THAILAND A summary of the families and genera with references to the species representations, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (2), No. 2, pp. 97-269 : 181

SEPSIDAE – L. PAPP & B. MERZ

In the CDO (ZUSKA 1977) two species, Dicranosepsis bicolor ( WIEDEMANN, 1830) and Meroplius fasciculatus ( BRUNETTI, 1910) were listed from Thailand. IWASA (1994) described Meroplius elephantis IWASA, 1994 (p.164, Chiang Dao) from Thailand. OZEROV (1997) when revising Dicranosepsis , described D. iwasai (p. 145, Khao Sok N. P.) and recorded D. breviappendiculata (DE MEIJERE, 1913) , D. crinita ( DUDA, 1926) , D. distincta IWASA & TEWARI, 1990 , D. javanica (DE MEIJERE, 1904) , D. quadrigemina IWASA, 1989 , D. revocans ( WALKER, 1860) and D. tibialis IWASA & TEWARI, 1990 from Thailand for the first time. In OZEROV’ s (2005) World Catalogue also Australosepsis frontalis ( WALKER, 1860) , Sepsis coprophila DE MEIJERE, 1906 , S. dissimilis BRUNETTI, 1910 , S. indica WIEDEMANN, 1824 , S. nitens WIEDEMANN, 1824 , S. testacea WALKER, 1860 , Toxopoda bifurcata IWASA, 1989 , T. contracta WALKER, 1852 , T. mordax IWASA, ZUSKA & OZEROV, 1991 and T. simplex IWASA, 1986 are listed from Thailand.

The Sepsidae specimens in the MHNG were identified by A. L. OZEROV. All species are already recorded in the World Catalogue of OZEROV (2005), those marked with an * based on the material collected in 2000: * Australosepsis frontalis ( WALKER, 1860) , Dicranosepsis bicolor ( WIEDEMANN, 1830) , D. breviappendiculata (DE MEIJERE, 1913) , D. revocans ( WALKER, 1860) , D. tibialis IWASA & TEWARI, 1990 , * Sepsis dissimilis BRUNETTI, 1910 , * S. indica WIEDEMANN, 1824 , * S. testacea WALKER, 1860 , * Toxopoda mordax IWASA, ZUSKA & OZEROV, 1991 .

In the HNHM we selected and pinned 163 indiv. of Sepsidae in 2004 and 15 indiv. are from 2003. The material is rich in species, indeed. However, their identification must be made in the frame of another project.