Sophophora

iSophophora

Scientific classification

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

[edit] Phylogeny

Phylogeny of the Sophophora subgenus as far as known

Currently, eight species groups are recognized:

melanogaster species group (177 species, including D. melanogaster and D. simulans)
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.