Hirtodrosophila duncani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Drosophilidae
Subtribe: Drosophilina
Infratribe: Drosophiliti
Genus: Hirtodrosophila
Species:
H. duncani
Binomial name
Hirtodrosophila duncani
(Sturtevant, 1918)[1]
Synonyms
  • Drosophila duncani Sturtevant, 1918[1]

Hirtodrosophila duncani is a North American fruit fly, a member of the fungus-breeding genus Hirtodrosophila.[2] Its taxonomic position has been unclear for a long time due to its unique male genitalia, but recent molecular studies indicate that it is closely related to the New World Sophophora.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Sturtevant, A.H. (1918). "A synopsis of the Nearctic species of the genus Drosophila (sensu lato)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 38: 441–446. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ Bächli, G. (1999-2010). TaxoDros: The Database on Taxonomy of Drosophilidae. Available at "Welcome to T a x o D r o S". Archived from the original on 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2006-02-09.
  3. ^ O'Grady, P. and R. DeSalle (2008). Out of Hawaii: the origin and biogeography of the genus Scaptomyza (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Biology Letters 4:195-199. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2007.0575
  4. ^ van der Linde, K., Houle, D., Spicer, G. S. & Steppan, S. J. (2010). A supermatrix-based molecular phylogeny of the family Drosophilidae. Genetics Research 92, 25-38.


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