Rank Subfamily | Scientific name Drosophilinae Order Fly | |
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Similar Fruit flies, Fly, Common fruit fly, Drosophilidae, Insect | ||
The Drosophilinae are the largest subfamily in the Drosophilidae. The other subfamily is the Steganinae.
Phylogeny
Many molecular studies have addressed small parts of the phylogenetic tree. Most of these studies are limited to species of the genus Drosophila. The genus Drosophila is paraphyletic as several genera, such as Zaprionus, Scaptomyza and Lordiphosa, are positioned within the genus. Position of the bolded species in the phylogenetic tree is at least reasonably well supported by existing molecular evidence.
Tribe: Drosophilini
Subtribe: ColocasiomyinaSubtribe: DrosophilinaTribe: Cladochaetini
Tribe unknown:
For species within the various genera, see Taxodros
References
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