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The Drosophilidae are a diverse, cosmopolitan family of flies, which includes species called fruit flies, although they are more accurately referred to as vinegar or pomace flies. [1] Another distantly related family of flies, Tephritidae , are true fruit flies because they are frugivorous, and include apple maggot flies and many pests.
Drosophila (/ d r ə ˈ s ɒ f ɪ l ə, d r ɒ-, d r oʊ-/ [1] [2]) is a genus of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species to linger around overripe or rotting fruit.
The Hawaiian Drosophilidae are a lineage of flies within the genus Drosophila. This monophyletic clade includes all of the endemic Hawaiian Drosophila and all members of the genus Scaptomyza, which contains both Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian species. The Hawaiian Drosophilidae are descended from a common ancestor estimated to have lived 25 million ...
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.
Drosophila prolongata commonly referred to as the panda fly, is a fly of the family Drosophilidae.This species is endemic to southeast Asia. [1] Males of this species express one of the most extreme reversed sexual size dimorphism (i.e. males are larger than females) in the Drosophilidae, [2] making this species an interesting model organism for the study of sexual selection.
Drosophila silvestris is a large species of fly in the family Drosophilidae that are primarily black with yellow spots. As a rare species of fruit fly endemic to Hawaii (“the Big Island”), the fly often experiences reproductive isolation. [1]
Relatively large species (for Drosophilidae), wing length about 3.5 mm (0.14 in), generally yellowish body with some variable brown triangular marking on the dorsal surface of the abdomen, wings yellowish. [4] [5]
Drosophila obscura is a very abundant European species of fruit fly from the family Drosophilidae. It has been found in most habitat types with exception of coastal areas and open heathland. Larvae can be found in the sap runs of a number of deciduous trees. [1]