Sophophora
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The subgenus Sophophora of the genus Drosophila was first described by Alfred Sturtevant in 1939. It contains the best known drosophilid species, Drosophila melanogaster.
Phylogeny
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Template:Userboxbottom Currently, ten species groups are recognized:
- melanogaster species group (65 species, including D. melanogaster and D. simulans)
- montium species group (88)
- ananassae species group (24)
- 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.