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Drosophilinae

Insecta - Diptera - Drosophilidae

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

It was assigned to Drosophilidae by Statz (1940), Yassin (2013).

Subtaxa
Colocasiomyini, Drosophilini (syn. Drosophiliti, Drosophilina)
Entered
by J. Karr (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2012-03-04; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Drosophilinae Rondani
1940Drosophilinae Statz p. 152
2013Drosophilinae Yassin p. 357

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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
—Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
—Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
—Schizophora
superfamilyEphydroidea
familyDrosophilidaeRondani 1856
subfamilyDrosophilinaeRondani 1856
subfamilyDrosophilinaeRondani 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.

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available