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Brachythoracosepsis ruanoliensis (Vanschuytbroeck, 1963)

(Originally described as Sepsis)

Male

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Brachythoracosepsis ruanoliensis. Male alcohol-vouchered specimen.

Deposited at:  Evolutionary Biology Laboratory, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Yuchen Ang
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Diagnosis

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Diagnostic illustrations for adults

Adapted from:

Vanschuytbroeck, P. (1963). Sepsinae (Diptera Tetanoceridea). Exploration du Parc National Albert. Deuxème Série, 13, 1: 3–91.

Source:

Morphoglossary

HeadThoraxAbdomen(Male)Abdomen(Female)

Taxonomy Information

Classification

Sepsidae: Sepsinae: "Higher sepsids": "African clade": Brachythoracosepsis

Synonyms

BRACHYTHORACOSEPSIS RUANOLIENSIS Vanschuytbroeck 1963 (as Sepsis). Democratic Republic Of The Congo: Virunga National Parc: "Bomboka, pres Kyandolire, 1550m". Holotype ♂, in Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.

vikotensis Vanschuytbroeck 1963 (as Sepsis). Democratic Republic Of The Congo: Virunga National Parc: "riv. Mbulikerere, affl. riv. Talya Nord, 2720m". Holotype ♂, in Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.

Source:

Ozerov 2005, World Catalogue of the Family Sepsidae (Insecta: Diptera), Zoologicheskie issledovania 8.

Distribution

Afrotropical: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda.

Source:

Ozerov 2005, World Catalogue of the Family Sepsidae (Insecta: Diptera), Zoologicheskie issledovania 8.

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