| Afromeroplius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Sepsidae |
| Subfamily: | Sepsinae |
| Genus: | Afromeroplius Ozerov, 1996 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Sepsis semlikiensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963 [2] | |
| Afromeroplius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Sepsidae |
| Subfamily: | Sepsinae |
| Genus: | Afromeroplius Ozerov, 1996 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Sepsis semlikiensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963 [2] | |
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.
The Pyrgotidae are an unusual family of flies (Diptera), one of only two families of Cyclorrhapha that lack ocelli. Most species are "picture-winged", as is typical among the Tephritoidea, but unlike other tephritoids, they are endoparasitoids; the females pursue scarab beetles in flight, laying an egg on the beetle's back under the elytra where the beetle cannot reach it. The egg hatches and the fly larva enters the body cavity of the beetle, feeding and eventually killing the host before pupating. In the United States, some species of Pyrgota and Sphecomyiella can be quite common in areas where their host beetles are abundant. Like their host beetles, these flies are primarily nocturnal, and are often attracted to artificial lights.
Sepsis is a genus of flies in the family Sepsidae.
Themira is a genus of flies in the family Sepsidae.
Lygiohypotyphla is a genus of flies in the family Pyrgotidae.
Metropina is a genus of flies in the family Pyrgotidae.
Tephritopyrgota is a genus of flies in the family Pyrgotidae.
Chamaecelyphus is a genus of Celyphidae.
Copromyzinae is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Dudaia is a genus of flies belonging to the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies.
Leptocera is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.
Adriapontia is a genus of flies in the family Sepsidae.
Afrosepsis is a genus of flies in the family Sepsidae.
Brachythoracosepsis is a genus of flies in the family Sepsidae.
Afronemopoda is a genus of flies in the family Sepsidae.
Dicranosepsis is a genus of flies in the family Sepsidae.
Leptomerosepsis is a genus of flies in the family Sepsidae.
Meroplius is a genus of flies in the family Sepsidae.
Paratoxopoda is a genus of flies in the family Sepsidae.
Toxopoda is a genus of flies in the family Sepsidae.
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