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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) and Yassin (2013).

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
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
orderDiptera
RankNameAuthor
—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
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 Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 28.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Drosophila elegans, Drosophila blanda (122010)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Neotanygastrella sp. (124623 140197)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Drosophila paleothoracis (122982) Drosophilinae indet. A, Drosophila succini, Drosophila paleothoracis (122473) Drosophilinae indet. A, Drosophilinae indet. B, Chymomyza primaeva, Drosophila paleothoracis, Protochymomyza miocena, Scaptomyza dominicana (122472) Miomyia io (125970)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Drosophila poinari (140259)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Colombia (Santander) Drosophila berryi (140184)