Sepsis thoracica Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
Creators: name: Patrick T. Rohner
name: Gerhard Bächli
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Sepsidae
Sepsis
Sepsis thoracica

description: Sepsis thoracica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
Material: Switzerland: AG: Habsburg, 450 m, 12.vii.2004, 19.vii.2004, 26.vii.2004, 2.viii.2004, 23.viii.2004, 30.viii.2004, 14.ix.2004, 20.ix.2004, 27.ix. 2004 (all leg, Wermelinger); Sarmenstorf, 550 m, 7.vi.2004, 21.vi.2004, 28.vi.2004, 5.vii.2004, 12.vii.2004, 19.vii.2004, 16.viii.2004, 30.viii.2004, 6.ix.2004, 14.ix. 2004, 20.ix.2004 (all leg. Wermelinger); Schlossrued, 600 m, 2004 (leg. Duelli); Würenlingen, 420 m, 7.viii.1998. BE:Rümligen, 540 m, 2001, 2004 (all leg. Duelli); Ruppoldsried, 500 m, iv.–x.1987 (leg. Duelli). FR:Courlevon, 600 m, 2001, 2004, 2005 (leg. Duelli); Nuvilly, 650 m, 2001, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). GE:Bernex/Chante-Merle, 420 m, 7.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Bernex/Tuilières, 420 m, 12.viii.2000; Cartigny/Moulin de Vert, 350 m, 9.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Chancy, 350 m, 25.vii.2004; Russin/Biolay, 360 m, 9.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli). GR:Ardez, 1400 m, 6.viii.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Ftan/Clünas, 2000 m, 5.viii.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Lenzerheide, 1520 m, 8.viii.1998; Nationalpark, 2000 m, 2001, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); S-chanf/Flin, 1650 m, 7.viii.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Susch/Fortezza, 1500 m, 7.viii.1996 (leg. Merz & Bächli); Tschierv, 1700 m, 27.vi.2015; Tschlin, 1500 m, 25.vi.2016); Zernez, 1450 m, 6.viii.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Zernez, 1450 m, 4.viii.1996; Zernez/Nüd, 1700 m, 7.viii.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli);. LU:Dierikon, 550 m, 2004 (leg. Duelli); Ruswil, 800 m, 2004 (leg. Duelli); Sursee, 500 m, 13.vi.2004. SO:Messen, 500 m, 15.iii.2004, 14.vi.2004, 21.vi.2004, 28.vi.2004, 26.vii.2004, 23.viii.2004, 30.viii. 204, 6.ix.2004, 20.ix.2004, 27.ix.2004 (all leg. Wermelinger). SZ:Holzegg, 1440 m, 19.–21.viii.1975. TG:Lommis/Immenberg, 700 m, 4.viii.2007; Roggwil, 420 m, 2003, 2004 (leg. Duelli). TI:Bolle di Magadino, 200 m, 9.viii.1997; Bolle di Magadino, 200 m, 2001, 2004 (all leg. Duelli); Lugano, 24.vi.–5.viii.2006 (leg. Sattler); Robiei, 1900 m, 4.–5.vii.2008. UR:Furkapass, 2400 m, 23.vii.2012, 24.vii.2012, 25.vii.2012. VD:Changins, 430 m, 2001 (leg. Duelli); La Dôle, 1500 m, 26.vii. 2004; Senarclens, 600 m, 2005 (leg. Duelli). VS:Baltschieder, 650 m, 17.v.1996, 2.viii.1998 (all leg. Merz &Bächli), 24.vi.2000; Grône/Poutafontna, 520 m, 18.v.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Guttet, 1500 m, 1.vii.2001; Jeizinen, 1500 m, 26.vi. 1999, 3.vii.2001, 10.viii.2013; Leuk/Brentjong, 1000 m, 16.v.1996 (leg. Merz & Bächli); 25.vi.1999; Leuk/Platten, 600 m, 19.v.1996, 1.viii.1998, 3.viii.1998 (all leg. Merz &Bächli), 22.vii.2004; Mörel, 850 m, 28.v.2010 (leg. Forster); Morgins/Portes de Culet, 1800 m, 28.vii.2004; Morgins/Portes du Soleil, 1800 m, 27.vii.2004; Morgins/Têtes, 1500 m, 28.vii.2004; Visperterminen, 1600 m, 21.vii. 2004. ZG:Steinhausen, 500 m, 2001, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). ZH:Rafz, 420 m, 2004 (leg. Duelli); Uitikon, 540 m, 2004 (leg. Duelli); Zürich, 450 m, 14.– 16.ix.1973; Zürich/Hönggerberg, 520 m, 7.–11.ix.1992;
Bosnia/Herzegovina:Durmitor, 1500 m, 30.vii.–5.viii.1988. Liechtenstein:Ruggell, 430 m, 8.viii.1998. France:Haute-Savoie, Monnetier/Salève, 700 m, 10.viii. 2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Alsace, Steinbach, 27.viii.–8.viii.2010 (leg. Schaffner). Distribution:Aftortopical, Oceanian, Oriental, Palaearctic (Ozerov 2005).
Comments:Males range in colour from black to brightly yellow, while females are always dark. The species is common on cow pastures but appears to be more active during hot weather. Similar to S. punctum,males engage in male-male combat.
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 254-255, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192634