Drosophila willistoni
| Drosophila willistoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Drosophilidae |
| Genus: | Drosophila |
| Subgenus: | Sophophora |
| Species group: | willistoni |
| Species: | D. willistoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosophila willistoni (Sturtevant, 1916) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sophophora willistoni | |
Drosophila willistoni is a species of fruit fly. It was originally described by Alfred Sturtevant in 1916. It ranges from Florida, Mexico and Caribbean islands southwards to Argentina and is the most common Drosophilid fruit fly in the Amazon rainforest.[2]
Drosophila willistoni - Male
References
- ↑ "Drosophila willistoni". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Regner, L. P.; Pereira, M. S. O.; Alonso, C. E. V.; Abdelhay, E.; Valente, V. L. S. (1996). "Genomic distribution of P elements in Drosophila willistoni and a search for their relationship with chromosomal inversions". Journal of Heredity (Oxford University Press) 87 (3): 191–198. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a022984. Retrieved 4 February 2012.