Archisepsis discolor
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Sepsidae
- Genus: Archisepsis
- Species: Archisepsis discolor
Visual Description
Based on observations of museum specimens, Archisepsis discolor exhibits the characteristic body form of the family Sepsidae, often referred to as "ant-like" flies. The specimens display a slender, elongated abdomen and a distinctively shaped thorax. The coloration is generally dark, consistent with the general appearance of many species within the "Neotropical clade" of Sepsidae.[1]
Distribution and Ecology
Archisepsis discolor (Bigot, 1857) is a widespread species primarily native to the Neotropical region. Its distribution spans numerous countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and various Caribbean nations.[2]
The species has been introduced to the Azores Islands, where it was previously described as Sepsis mequignoni by Séguy (1936) before being recognized as a synonym.[3]
The genus Archisepsis is classified within the "Neotropical clade" of Sepsidae, a group that also includes the genera Microsepsis, Palaeosepsis, Meropliosepsis, and Pseudopalaeosepsis.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Sepsidae / Archisepsis / discolor constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Archisepsis discolor. Sepsidnet. https://sepsidnet.biodiversity.online/species/Sepsidae-000024-discolor. Accessed 2026-07-10.
- 1 2 Vera Cristina Silva; José Albertíno Rafael; Dalton de Souza Amorim. An introduced species, though remarkable: first record of Sepsidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from Chile. Zootaxa. 2023. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5297.2.9.