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Ozerov A.L. 2018. Contribution to the knowledge of the family Sepsidae (Diptera) of Afrotropical Region // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.27. No.3: 323–335 [in English].

Zoological Museum, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Bol’shaya Nikitskaya 2, Moscow 125009, Russia. E-mail: ozerov2455@rambler.ru

doi: 10.15298/rusentj.27.3.15

ABSTRACT. The results of the determination of Sepsidae materials from Afrotropical Region from collections of Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic, Tel Aviv University, Israel and The National Museum, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa are presented. 46 species from 13 genera were studied, gene-ral distributions for each species are provided. New records of the following species are given: Adriapontia freidbergi Ozerov, 2000 (Malawi); Afro­sepsis camerounica Ozerov, 1996 (Togo); Brachythoracosepsis butikensis (Vanschuytbroeck, 1963) (Burundi, Malawi); B. freidbergi Ozerov, 1996 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); B. nodosa (Walker, 1849) (Togo); B. saothomensis Ozerov, 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Dicranosepsis takoensis (Vanschuytbroeck, 1963) (Benin, Togo); Diploosmeteriosepsis pilifemur (Munari, 1994) (Togo); Leptomerosepsis improvisa Ozerov, 1996 (Burundi);  Paratoxopoda akuminambili Vanschuytbroeck, 1961 (Central African Republic); P. pilifemorata Soуs, 1964 (Republic of South Africa); P. similis Ozerov, 1993 (Central African Republic,  Nigeria, Togo); Saltella bezzii (Duda, 1926) (Central African Republic, Ethiopia); Sepsis arotrolabis Duda, 1926 (Malawi); Sepsis delectabilis Adams, 1905 (Burundi, Togo); S. dissimilis Brunetti, 1910 (Cameroon); S.s femoriseta Duda, 1926 (Cameroon); S. holaethiops Speiser, 1924 (Burundi); S. igniventris Thomson, 1869 (Benin, Burundi, Central African Republic); S. lateralis Wiedemann, 1830 (Benin, Burundi, Togo); S. luteola Ozerov, 2004 (Cameroon); S. oligochaeta Soуs, 1962 (Cameroon); S. petulantis Adams, 1905 (Central African Republic, Togo); S. thoracica Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Burundi, Came­roon, Central African Republic); Toxopoda bequaerti (Curran, 1929) (Burundi, Central African Republic); T. nitida Macquart, 1851 (Cameroon); T. soror (Munari, 1994) (Central African Republic). In addition, four new species are described: Meroplius burundi sp.n. (Burundi), M. zimbabweensis sp.n. (Zimbabwe), Paratoxopoda mystacea sp.n. (Central African Republic), and Toxopoda haladai sp.n. (Central African Republic).

KEY WORDS: Diptera, Sepsidae, Afrotropical Region, new species, new records.

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