Dorsilopha | |
---|---|
Drosophila busckii | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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 in between the subgenera Sophophora and Drosophila.