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Drosophilidae (fruit fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Drosophilidae

Taxonomy
Drosophilidae was named by Rondani (1856). It is extant.

It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); and to Ephydroidea by Wiegmann et al. (2011), Grimaldi and Kirk-Spriggs (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Drosophilidae Rondani p. 27
1992Drosophilidae Carpenter
2011Drosophilidae Wiegmann et al.
2012Drosophilidae Grimaldi and Kirk-Spriggs

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
—Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
—Schizophora
superfamilyEphydroidea
familyDrosophilidaeRondani 1856
familyDrosophilidaeRondani 1856

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Drosophilidae Rondani 1856 [fruit fly]
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Subfm. Drosophilinae Rondani 1856
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Tr. Colocasiomyini Okada 1989
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G. Chymomyza Czerny 1903
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†Chymomyza primaeva Grimaldi 1987
G. Neotanygastrella Duda 1925
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†Neotanygastrella wheeleri Grimaldi 1987
G. †Protochymomyza Grimaldi 1987
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†Protochymomyza miocena Grimaldi 1987
Tr. Drosophilini Rondani 1856
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G. Drosophila Fallen 1823 [fruit fly]
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Subg. Drosophila (Drosophila) Fallen 1823
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†Drosophila berryi Cockerell 1923
†Drosophila blanda Statz 1940
†Drosophila elegans Statz 1940
G. Hirtodrosophila Duda 1924
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G. †Miomyia Grimaldi 1987
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†Miomyia io Grimaldi 1987
G. Scaptomyza Hardy 1849
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†Scaptomyza dominicana Grimaldi 1987
Invalid names: Drosophilina Rondani 1856 [synonym], Drosophiliti Rondani 1856 [synonym]
Subfm. Steganinae
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Tr. Gitonini Grimaldi 1990
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G. †Electrophortica Hennig 1965
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†Electrophortica succini Hennig 1965
G. Hyalistata Wheeler 1960
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†Hyalistata pallida Wheeler 1960
†Hyalistata vitrea Grimaldi 1993
G. Pseudiastata Coquillett 1908
Invalid names: Acletoxenina Grimaldi 1990 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Holocene or 37.71000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Denmark Electrophortica succini (123762)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Drosophila elegans, Drosophila blanda (122010)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Neotanygastrella sp. (124623 140197)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Drosophilinae indet. A, Drosophila succini, Drosophila paleothoracis (122473) Drosophilinae indet. A, Drosophilinae indet. B, Chymomyza primaeva, Drosophila paleothoracis, Protochymomyza miocena, Scaptomyza dominicana (122472) Hyalistata vitrea, Drosophila paleothoracis (122982) Miomyia io (125970)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Colombia (Santander) Drosophila berryi (140184)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Drosophila poinari (140259)