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Dicranosepsis vietnamensis Iwasa, 2008

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dicranosepsis vietnamensis Iwasa, 2008
Name authority
Iwasa, 2008
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Sepsidae
Genus
Dicranosepsis
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderDiptera
  7. familySepsidae Walker, 1833
  8. subfamilySepsinae Walker, 1833
  9. genusDicranosepsis Duda, 1926
  10. speciesDicranosepsis vietnamensis Iwasa, 2008

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dicranosepsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dicranosepsis barbata Iwasa, 2008SepsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicranosepsis bicolor (Wiedemann, 1830)SepsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicranosepsis coryphea Steyskal, 1966SepsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicranosepsis crinita (Duda, 1926)SepsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicranosepsis distincta Iwasa & Tewari, 1991SepsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicranosepsis hamata (Meijere, 1911)SepsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicranosepsis iwasai Ozerov, 1997SepsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicranosepsis kurahashii Iwasa, 2008SepsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicranosepsis monoseta Iwasa, 2008SepsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicranosepsis nigrinodosa Iwasa, 1999SepsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicranosepsis olfactoria Iwasa, 1984SepsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicranosepsis papuana Ozerov, 1997SepsidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 17 records assigned to Sepsidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Iwasa, M. & Thinh, T.H. (2008) Six new species of the genus Dicranosepsis Duda (Diptera, Sepsidae) from Vietnam, with a revised key to the species. Ent. Sci, 11.Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:35T6P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.