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         |1= willistoni
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Revision as of 18:14, 27 August 2007

Sophophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Drosophilidae
Subfamily: Drosophilinae
Genus: Drosophila
Subgenus: Sophophora
Sturtevant, 1939

The subgenus Sophophora of the genus Drosophila was first described by Alfred Sturtevant in 1939. It contains the best known drosophilid species, Drosophila melanogaster.

Phylogeny

Currently, ten species groups are recognized: Template:Userboxtop

Sophophora
Old World



 melanogaster species group



 montium species group





 ananassae species group



 fima species group





 obscura species group



New World


 willistoni species group



 saltans species group




 Lordiphosa




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  • melanogaster species group (65 species, including D. melanogaster and D. simulans)
  • montium species group (88)
  • ananassae species group (24)
  • obscura species group (41)
  • saltans species group (21)
  • willistoni species group (23)
  • dentissima species group (17)
  • fima species group (23)
  • populi species group (2)
  • dispar species group (3)

The subgenus is paraphyletic because the genus Lordiphosa in also placed within this subgenus.