Table 1.
List of species included in study
| Species | No. of specimens | Condition of specimens | Behavior data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsidae | |||
| Allosepsis indica (Wiedemann, 1824) | 7 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Archisepsis scabra (Loew, 1861) | 1 | Preserved in alcohol | - |
| Australosepsis niveipennis (Walker, 1860) | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Decachaetophora aeneipes (de Meijere, 1913) | 7 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Dicranosepsis crinita (Duda, 1926) | 5 | Freshly killed | - |
| Dicranosepsis distincta Iwasa et Tewari, 1990 | 5 | Freshly killed | - |
| Dicranosepsis emiliae (Ozerov, 1992) | 5 | Freshly killed | - |
| Dicranosepsis hamata (de Meijere, 1911) | 5 | Freshly killed | - |
| Lasionemopoda hirsuta (de Meijere, 1906) | 4 | Preserved in alcohol | - |
| Meroplius fukuharai (Iwasa, 1984) | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Meroplius minutus (Wiedemann, 1830) | 7 | Freshly killed | - |
| Mircosepsis armillata (Melander & Spuler, 1917) | 2 | Preserved in alcohol | - |
| Nemopoda nitidula (Fallén, 1820) | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Ortalischema albitarse Frey, 1925 | 5 | Preserved in alcohol | - |
| Orygma luctuosum Meigen, 1830 | 7 | Preserved in alcohol | Available |
| Paleosepsis sp. | 2 | Preserved in alcohol | - |
| Parapalaeosepsis plebeia (Meijere, 1906) | 3 | Preserved in alcohol | Available |
| Paratoxopoda amonanae Vanschuytbroeck, 1961 | 5 | Preserved in alcohol | - |
| Perochaeta dikowi Ang et al. 2008 | 3 | Preserved in alcohol | Available |
| Platytoxopoda spec. | 1 | Preserved in alcohol | - |
| Saltella sphondylii (Schrank, 1803) | 4 | Preserved in alcohol | - |
| Sepsis cynipsea (Linnaeus, 1758) | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Sepsis dissimilis Brunetti, 1909 | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Sepsis duplicata Haliday, 1838 | 5 | Freshly killed | - |
| Sepsis flavimana Meigen, 1826 | 6 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Sepsis fulgens Meigen, 1826 | 5 | Freshly killed | - |
| Sepsis monostigma Thomson, 1869 | 5 | Freshly killed | - |
| Sepsis neocynipsea Melander & Spuler, 1917 | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Sepsis orthocnemis Frey, 1908 | 5 | Freshly killed | - |
| Sepsis punctum (Fabricius, 1794) | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Sepsis secunda Melander & Spuler, 1917 | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Sepsis thoracica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) | 5 | Freshly killed | - |
| Susanomira caucasica Pont, 1987 | 2 | Pinned | - |
| Themira annulipes (Meigen, 1826) | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Themira biloba Andersson, 1975 | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Themira flavicoxa Melander & Spuler, 1917 | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Themira lucida (Staeger in Schixdte, 1844) | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Themira minor (Haliday, 1833) | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Themira putris (Linnaeus, 1758) | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Themira superba (Haliday, 1833) | 5 | Freshly killed | Available |
| Toxopoda spec. | 1 | Preserved in alcohol | Available |
| Ropalomeridae | |||
| Willistoniella pleuropunctata (Wiedemann, 1824) | 2 | Preserved in alcohol | - |
List of 41 sepsid species and a ropalomerid outgroup, Willistoniella pleuropunctata. The table includes information on the specimen number and condition prior to dissection, and identifies the species for which data on mating behavior are available.