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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Ephydroidea » Vinegar Flies (Drosophilidae) » Drosophilinae » Drosophila » (Drosophila) repleta species group (Drosophila (Drosophila) repleta species group)

(Drosophila) repleta species group

Classification · Identification · Range · Remarks · Print References · Internet References
Essigfliege - Drosophila repleta drosophila - Drosophila Fly IMG_1818 - Drosophila vinegar fly - Drosophila repleta - female vinegar fly - Drosophila repleta - female vinegar fly - Drosophila repleta Small dipteran, summer kitchen pest, not Drosophila melanogaster - Drosophila hydei Drosophila repleta species group? - Drosophila
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Ephydroidea
Family Drosophilidae (Vinegar Flies)
Subfamily Drosophilinae
Genus Drosophila
No Taxon (Drosophila) repleta species group
Identification
"The two species groups with hairs arising from spots on the thorax are the repleta group and the annulimana group. Of these two, the repleta groups is found in north america." -- cgibbs
Range
Two cosmopolitan species: D. repleta and D. hydei. Many New World species, mostly south of the USA.
Remarks
Most species are associated with cactus, especially Opuntia. (Oliveira et al. 2012). The more versatile species have become widespread.
Print References
Oliveira, DCSG, Almeida, FC, O’Grady, PM, Armella, MA, DeSalle, R, and Etges, WJ. 2012. Monophyly, divergence times, and evolution of host plant use inferred from a revised phylogeny of the Drosophila repleta species group. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 64: 533-544.
Internet References
Molecular Biology and Evolution
Contributed by Keith Bayless on 15 February, 2007 - 3:26am
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Beatriz Moisset, Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 26 January, 2020 - 2:39pm

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