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Dicranosepsis takoensis (Vanschuytbroeck, 1963)

(Originally described as Sepsis)

Male

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Dicranosepsis takoensis. 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:

Ozerov AL (1996). A revision of the genus Dicranosepsis Duda, 1926 (Diptera, Sepsidae). Russian Entomological Journal 5(1-4): 135-161.

Source:

Morphoglossary

HeadThoraxAbdomen(Male)Abdomen(Female)

Taxonomy Information

Classification

Sepsidae: Sepsinae: "Higher sepsids": Dicranosepsis

Synonyms

DICRANOSEPSIS TAKOENSIS Vanschuytbroeck 1963 (as Sepsis). Democratic Republic Of The Congo: virunga National Parc "riv. Lusilube, mont Kyanyamu, 1700m". 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: Angola, Cameroon, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Uganda.

Source:

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

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