Sepsis orthocnemis Frey 1908
Creators: name: Patrick T. Rohner
name: Gerhard Bächli
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Sepsidae
Sepsis
Sepsis orthocnemis

description: Sepsis orthocnemis Frey, 1908
Material: Switzerland: AG:Aristau, 400 m, x.1985 (leg. Wunderlich); Habsburg, 450 m, 23.iii.2004, 5.iv.2004, 26.vii.2004, 23.viii.2004, 30.viii.2004, 6.ix.2004, 20.ix.2004, 27.ix.2004 (all leg. Wermelinger); Sarmenstorf, 550 m, 22.iii.2004, 29.iii.2004, 19.vii.2004, 6.ix.2004 (all leg. Wermelinger); Schlossrued, 600 m, 2001 (leg. Duelli); Würenlingen, 420 m, 6.–11.vi.1973, 7.viii.1998, 14.viii.1997; Würenlingen/Firsthalde, 420 m, 14.viii.1991. BE:Beatenberg, 1470 m, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 (all leg. Duelli); Biel, 450 m, 27.–31.vii.1973; Rümligen, 540 m, 2000, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). BL:Bubendorf, 15.–22.vi.2000, 13.–20.vii.2000. 27.vii.–3.viii.2000, 17.–24.vii.2000, 20.–27.viii.2000. BS:Basel/Zolli, 24.vi.–4.vii. 2005 (leg. Baur et al.). FR:Courlevon, 600 m, 2001, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Nuvilly, 650 m, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). GE:Bernex/Signal, 510 m, 8.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Cartigny/Moulin de Vert, 350 m, 9.viii.2000 (leg. Merz & Bächli); Chancy/La Laire, 350 m, 7.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Jussy/Prés de Villette, 475 m, 8.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Russin/Biolay, 360 m, 9.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli). GL:Elm/Wichlen, 1300 m, 15.viii.2001; Klöntal, 850 m, 11.– 14.ix.1974; Richisau, 1100 m, 7.–8.viii.1991; Schwändital, 1250 m, 10.viii.2013 (leg. Duelli); Vorauen, 800 m, 20.vii.1975. GR:Alp Flix, 1830 m, 4.–8.viii.1975; Davos, 2540 m, 2006 (leg. Duelli); Dischmatal, 1600 m, 30.v.–24.vii.1979, 1.–15.vi. 1991, 15.–30.vi.1990, 16.–31.vii.1990, 1.–16.viii.1990, 1.–20.viii.1991, 1.–27.viii. 1992 (all leg. Brodmann); Ftan/Clünas, 2000 m, 3.viii.1996; Saas, 1100 m, 7.viii. 2010; Santa Maria/Müstair/Craistas, 1850 m, 26.vi.2015; Susch/Fortezza, 1500 m, 7.viii.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Zernez, 1450 m, 4.viii.1996. JU:Delémont, 500 m, 2.–6.viii.1974. LU:Dierikon, 550 m, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Luzern, 550 m, 10.vi.2006; Luzern, 550 m, 24.vi.–5.viii.2006 (leg. Sattler); Ruswil, 800 m, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). SH:Merishausen, 540 m, 9.viii.1999, 19.viii.1992. SO:Messen, 500 m, 5.iv.2004, 13.iv.2004 (all leg. Wermelinger); Weissenstein, 1000 m, 15.vi.2006. SZ:Biberbrugg, 1000 m, 25.vi.2011. TG:Lommis/Immenberg, 700 m, 4.viii.2007. TI:Lucomagno, 1400 m, 8.viii.1997. VD: Changins, 430 m, 2001 (leg. Duelli); Senarclens, 600 m, 2000, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). VS:Baltschieder, 650 m, 24.vi.2000; Guttet, 1500 m, 1.vii.2001; Jeizinen, 1500 m, 26.vi.1999, 10.viii.2013; 2000 m, 3.vii.2001; Leuk/Brentjong, 1000 m, 16.v.1996, 25.vi.1999 (all leg. Merz &Bächli); Mörel, 1090 m, 28.v.2010 (leg. Obrist); Morgins/Têtes, 1500 m, 28.vii.2004; Mund/Finnen, 1400 m, 21.vii.2014; Oberwald, 1820 m, 13.–15.viii.1975; Pfynwald, 580 m, 15.v.1996; St. Germann, 650 m, 3.viii.1998 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Visperterminen, 1300 m, 30.vii.1998, 1550 m, 4.–8.viii.1998; (all leg. Merz &Bächli). ZG:Steinhausen, 500 m, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006 (all leg. Duelli). ZH:Dietikon, 390 m, 1974; 6.–12.ix.1987; Rafz, 420 m, 2004 (leg. Duelli); Uitikon, 540 m, 2000, 2004 (all leg. Duelli); Zürich, 450 m, 14.–16.ix.1973.
Czech Republic:Borova Lada, 900 m, 26.viii.1998. Germany:BW, Schelingen, 350 m, 28.v.2011. France:Haute-Savoie, Monnetier/Salève, 700 m, 10.viii.2000; Haute-Savoie, Salève/Observatoire, 1250 m, 10.viii.2000 (all leg. Merz &Bächli). Montenegro:Durmitor, 1500 m, 30.vii.–5.viii.1988. Romania:Calimani, 1700 m, 26.vii.1976; Cimpulung, 600 m, 2.v.1979; 700 m, 6.vi.1976, 13.viii.1987; 800 m, 2.v.1979, 27.v.1980, 21.vii.1975, 22.viii.1980, 25.x.1980; Cornetu, 2.iv.1984; Mestecani, 1200 m, 18.vii.1981; Solca, 500 m, 27.vi.1980; Val. Pulnei, 900 m, 25.v.1980; 26.v.1980, Varna, 1100 m, 13.vii.1980 (all leg. Ceianu). Serbia:Go Ć, 900 m, 4.–7.viii.1980.
Distribution:Oriental, Palaearctic (Ozerov 2005).
Comments:This species is very widespread across Europe. Although it is often found on cow pastures, it seems present at very low densities.
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 251-252, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192634