Dorsilopha

Dorsilopha
Drosophila busckii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Drosophilidae
Subfamily: Drosophilinae
Genus: Drosophila
Subgenus: Dorsilopha
Sturtevant, 1942
Type species
Drosophila busckii
Coquillett, 1901
Species
  • Drosophila busckii
  • Drosophila confertidentata
  • Drosophila linearidentata
  • Drosophila neobusckii

The subgenus Dorsilopha belongs to genus Drosophila and consists of four species. The phylogenetic position of this group has been unclear for a long time, but recent studies have shown that the subgenus is positioned ancestral to the subgenus Drosophila.

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