Sepsis violacea 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 violacea

description: Sepsis violacea Meigen, 1826
Material: Switzerland: AG:Habsburg, 450 m, 15.iii.2004, 22.iii.2004, 19.vi.2004, 20.ix.2004 (all leg. Wermelinger); Rottenschwil, 450 m, 14.vi.2008; Sarmenstorf, 550 m, 22.iii.2004, 29.iii.2004, 19.vii.2004 (all leg, Wermelinger); Schlossrued, 600 m, 2001 (leg. Duelli); Würenlingen, 420 m, 6.vii.2000. BE:Beatenberg, 1470 m, 2000 (leg. Duelli). BL:Bubendorf, 13.–20.vii.2000 (leg. Wolf). BS:Basel/Zolli, 29.iv.–13.v.2005 (leg. Baur et al.). GE;Bernex/Chante-Merle, 420 m, 7.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Bernex/Signal, 510 m, 8.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli). GL: Schwändital, 1250 m, 2000 (leg. Duelli). GR:Dischmatal, 1600 m, 16.–31.vii.1991 (leg. Brodmann); Lantsch, 1460 m, 2000 (leg. Duelli); Lenzerheide, 1520 m, 8.viii.1998; Rothenbrunnen, 630 m, 8.viii.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Saas, 1100 m, 7.viii.2010; Savognin, 1360 m, 17.–20.vii.1988; Tinizong, 1350 m, 3.vi.2000; Tschlin, 1600 m, 24.vi.2016, 1500 m, 25.vi.2016. JU:Delémont, 500 m, 2.– 6.viii.1974; LU:Dierikon, 550 m, 2000, 2003, 2004 (all leg. Duelli); Luzern, 550 m, 24.vi.–5.viii.2006 (all leg. Sattler). NE:St. Blaise/Les Rièdes, 500 m, 19.v.2001. SO:Balmberg, 1050 m, 18.viii.1992; Messen, 500 m, 15.ii.2004, 22.iii.2004, 5.iv. 2004, 13.iv.2004, 14.vi.2004 (all leg. Wermelinger); Weissenstein, 1000 m, 25.vi. 2006. TG:Lommis/Immenberg, 700 m, 4.viii.2007; Roggwil, 420 m, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). TI:Bolle di Magadino, 200 m, 9.viii.1997; Robiei, 1900 m, 4.– 5.vii.2008. VD:La Dôle, 1500 m, 26.vii.2004. VS:Baltschieder, 650 m, 24.vi.2000; Bürchen, 1600 m, 7.–13.viii.1993; Jeizinen, 1500 m, 26.vi.2004, 3.vii.2001, 10.viii. 2013; Leuk/Platten, 600 m, 19.v.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli); 22.vii.2004; Mörel, 850 m, 28.v.2010 (leg. Obrist); Mund/Finnen; 1400 m, 21.vi.2014; Visperterminen, 1300 m, 30.vii.1998, 31.vii.1998 (leg. Merz &Bächli). ZH:Flaach, 350 m, 30.vi. 2000; Marthalen/Niderholz, 390 m, 17.iv.2006 (leg. Frei); Uitikon, 540 m, 2004 (leg. Duelli); Wettswil/Oelerde, 650 m, 26.vi.2011; Zürich, 450 m, 24.vi.–5.viii. 2006 (leg. Sattler).
Austria:Leutschach, 350 m, 13.–17.vii.2001. Czech Republic:Borova Lada, 900 m, 26.viii.1998; Italy:Bormio, Sondrio, 1300 m, 29.vii.–3.viii.2000. Romania: Bucuresti, 16.vii.1986; Calimani, 1700 m, 21.viii.1981; Cimpulung, 600 m, 21.v. 1988, 23.v.1981, 7.vii.1976, 12.vii.1981, 22.x.1981; 800 m, 19.vi.1988, 5.viii.1975, 24.ix.1987; Cornetu, 30.iii.1983, 7.iv.1981; Rarau, 1500 m, 4.viii.1978; Val. Pulnei, 900 m, 11.vi.1984, 22.v.1978 (all leg. Ceianu).
Distribution:Palaearctic (Ozerov 2005).
Comments: S. violacea ’s ecology appears to be similar to S. fulgens,but S. violacea is much larger and less frequent than the latter. The species is most common at muck hills, pig dung and manure.
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 page 255, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192634