Sepsis flavimana Meigen 1826
Creators: name: Patrick T. Rohner
name: Gerhard Bächli
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Sepsidae
Sepsis
Sepsis flavimana

description: Sepsis flavimana Meigen, 1826
Material: Switzerland: AG:Würenlingen, 420 m, 20.vii.1996, 14.viii.1997; Würenlingen/alter Steinbruch, 420 m, 15.viii.1991; Würenlingen/Firsthalde, 420 m, 13.v.1998, 14.viii.1991. BE:Guttannen, 1000 m, 6.viii.1999; Ligerz, 450 m, 29.v.2010; Ruppoldsried, 500 m, iv.–x.1987 (leg. Duelli). BL:Bubendorf, 8.– 15.vi.2000, 15.–22.vi.2000, 6.–13.vii.2000, 13.–20.vii.2000, 17.–24.viii.2000, 24.– 31.viii.2000, 31.viii.–7.ix.2000 (all leg. Wolf). GL:Klöntal, 850 m, 11.–14.ix.1974; Richisau, 1100 m, 7.–11.viii.1995; Schwändital, 1250 m, 2000 (leg. Duelli). GR: Celerina, 1890 m, 2000 (leg. Duelli); Dischmatal, 1600 m, 16.–30.vi.1990, 16.– 30.vi.1991, 1.–15.vii.1990, 1.–15.vii.1991, 1.–15.vii.1992, 16.–31.vii.1990, 16.– 31.vii.1991, 1.–24.viii.1990, 1.–27.viii.1992 (all leg. Brodmann); Ftan/Clünas, 2000 m, 6.viii.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Lenzerheide, 1500 m, 8.viii.1998; Nationalpark, 2000 m, 2005 (leg. Duelli); Rothenbrunnen, 630 m, 8.viii.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Zernez, 1450 m, 4.viii.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Zernez/Gon., 1500 m, 4.–7.viii.1996; Zuoz/Nüd, 1700 m, 7.viii.1996. JU:La Chaux-des-Breuleux, 1000 m, 28.vi.2003. LU:Dierikon, 550 m, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Luzern, 550 m, 24.vi.–5.viii.2006 (leg. Sattler); Menzberg; 1000 m, 3.–6.vii.1983; Ruswil, 800 m, 2001 (leg. Duelli). SH:Merishausen, 540 m, 26.vii.2001. SO:Messen, 500 m, 15.iii.2004, 18.viii.2004, 30.viii.2004 (all leg. Wermelinger); Weissenstein, 1000 m, 25.vi.2006. SZ:Alptal, 1150 m, 2000 (leg. Duelli); Biberbrugg, 1000 m, 25.vi.2011; TG:Lommis/Immenberg, 700 m, 4.viii.2007. TI:Acquacalda, 1800 m, 22.–24.vi.2001; Fusio, 1300 m, 26.vii.1997; Robiei, 1900 m, 4.–5.vii.2008. VS: Grône/Poutafontana, 520 m, 1.vii.2001; Guttet, 1500 m, 29.vii.–6.viii.1993; Jeizinen, 1500 m, 10.viii.2013; Morgins/Portes de Culet, 1800 m, 28.vii.2004; Morgins/Portes du Soleil, 1800 m, 27.vii.2004; Morgins/Vièze, 1400 m, 27.vii.2004; Visp, 650 m, 2000 (leg. Duelli). ZH:Dietikon, 550 m, 6.vi.2015; Flaach, 350 m, 30.vi.2000; Zürich/Hönggerberg, 520 m, 1.vii.2011, 15.–19.vii.1989, 18.– 23.vii.1980, 24.–28.vii.1987, 2.–6.viii.1997.
Czech Republic:Val/Veseli n.L., 19.viii.1998. Romania:Calimani, 1700 m, 27.vii.1978; Cimpulung, 600 m, 23.v.1981, 28.v.1984, 700 m, 16.viii.1987, 800 m, 7.viii.1983; Codz. Voiv., 500 m, 7.v.1984; Val. Pulnei, 1000 m, 18.vii.1981 (all leg. Ceianu).
Distribution:Holarctic (Ozerov 2005).
Comments:This species is widespread and can be locally very abundant. It is apparentlyspecialized on cow dung (Pont &Meier 2002). Small specimens can be mistaken for S. biflexuosa or S. nigripes,but can be differentiated from the latter two mainly by the characteristic beak-like shape of the hypopygial surstylus in both lateral and posterior views (e.g.: Pont &Meier 2002; Rohner et al. 2014).
description: Published as part of Patrick T. Rohner & Gerhard Bächli, 2016, Faunistic data of Sepsidae (Diptera) from Switzerland and additional countries including the first Swiss record of Meroplius fukuharai (Iwasa, 1984), pp. 237-260 in Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 89 on pages 247-248, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192634