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Sepsis => Sepsis thoracica
Jessica
Hello,

He looks like Sepsis thoracica, is it ?

Taken in south of France, Pyrénées, 2000m, 10 july 2021

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Edited by Jessica on 25-03-2022 19:29
 
eklans
Hi Jessica, I've checked it with The Sepsidae (Diptera) of Europe (Pont, Meier) and it looks good! I think you are right with S. thoracica.

Greetings, Eric Kloeckner
 
Jessica
Hi Eklans,

Great thanks a lot !
Finally, what makes it possible to confirm the species? The bristles of the tibia 1? Maybe also the general color?
 
eklans
Hi Jessica, it's one of the species with meron glossy in posterior half and pruinose in anterior half, and katepisternum also partly shining and without pruinosity. Adult thoracica differs by having a dark spot at the tip of vein R2+3 and lacking a milky-white patch beyond this.

This info + key + figures may be found in The Sepsidae (Diptera) of Europe (Pont, Meier):
https://www.resea..._of_Europe

Greetings, Eric Kloeckner
 
Jessica
Okay thank you so much.
I had seen this document, but I could not see the meron. On the other hand, the katepisternum seems pruinose only on its upper part. So I suppose that seeing this pruinosity is enough even if you don't see the meron ? (coupled with the wing spot)
 
eklans
What made me think you are right with male thoracica is the complete description in the doc and especially the figure 471 (fore femur).
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner
 
Jessica
Ok thank you very much !
 
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