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Drosophilinae
The Drosophilinae are the largest subfamily in the Drosophilidae. The other subfamily is the Steganinae. Phylogeny Many molecular studies have addressed small parts of the phylogenetic tree. Most of these studies are limited to species of the genus ''Drosophila''. The genus ''Drosophila'' is paraphyletic as several genera, such as ''Zaprionus'', ''Scaptomyza'' and ''Lordiphosa'', are positioned within the genus. Position of the bolded species in the phylogenetic tree is at least reasonably well supported by existing molecular evidence.Thomas, R. H. & J. A. Hunt 1993. Phylogenetic relationships in Drosophila: a conflict between molecular and morphological data. Molecular Biology and Evolution 10(2): 362-374.Yassin A, Araripe LO, Capy P, Da Lage J-L, Klaczko LB, Maisonhaute C, Ogereau D and David JR (2008) Grafting the molecular phylogenetic tree with morphological branches to reconstruct the evolutionary history of the genus Zaprionus (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Mol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steganinae
The Steganinae Hendel, 1917, is the smaller of two subfamilies in the fruit fly family Drosophilidae. The other subfamily is the Drosophilinae. Diagnosis The subfamily is monophyletic (Grimaldi 1990; Sidorenko 2002), but can not be characterised by a single morphological character that distinguishes this subfamily from the Drosophilinae. See for a discussion on this subfamily "''Drosophila'': A Laboratory Handbook" by M. Ashburner, S. Hawley, K. Golic (not reproduced here due to copyrights). * D. A. Grimaldi 1990. A phylogenetic, revised classification of genera in the Drosophilidae ( Diptera). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 197: 1-128. * V. S. Sidorenko 2002. Phylogeny of the tribe Steganini Hendel and some related taxa ( Diptera, Drosophilidae). Far Eastern Entomologist 111: 1-20. Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships within the subfamily have not yet been confirmed by molecular studies, and are partially based on traditional cladistic methods usi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drosophilidae
The Drosophilidae are a diverse, cosmopolitan family of flies, which includes species called fruit flies, although they are more accurately referred to as vinegar or pomace flies. Another distantly related family of flies, Tephritidae, are true fruit flies because they are frugivorous, and include apple maggot flies and many pests. The best known species of the Drosophilidae is ''Drosophila melanogaster'', within the genus ''Drosophila'', also called the "fruit fly." ''Drosophila melanogaster'' is used extensively for studies concerning genetics, development, physiology, ecology and behaviour. Many fundamental biological mechanisms were discovered first in ''D. melanogaster.'' The fruit fly is mostly composed of post-mitotic cells, has a very short lifespan, and shows gradual aging. As in other species, temperature influences the life history of the animal. Several genes have been identified that can be manipulated to extend the lifespan of these insects. Additionally, ''Drosophi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drosophila
''Drosophila'' () is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or (less frequently) pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species to linger around overripe or rotting fruit. They should not be confused with the Tephritidae, a related family, which are also called fruit flies (sometimes referred to as "true fruit flies"); tephritids feed primarily on unripe or ripe fruit, with many species being regarded as destructive agricultural pests, especially the Mediterranean fruit fly. One species of ''Drosophila'' in particular, ''D. melanogaster'', has been heavily used in research in genetics and is a common model organism in developmental biology. The terms "fruit fly" and "''Drosophila''" are often used synonymously with ''D. melanogaster'' in modern biological literature. The entire genus, however, contains more than 1,500 species and is very diverse in appearance, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquesia (fly)
''Marquesia'' is a genus of plant in family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Africa and can be found in Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe. It contains the following species: * ''Marquesia acuminata'' * ''Marquesia excelsa'' * ''Marquesia macroura'' The genus name of ''Marquesia'' is in honour of L. Marques, who was a Portuguese plant collector hunting in Angola and Mozambique. The genus was circumscribed by Ernst Friedrich Gilg Ernest (or Ernst) Friedrich Gilg (12 January 1867 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany – 11 October 1933 in Berlin) was a German botanist. Life Gilg was curator of the Botanical Museum in Berlin. With fellow botanist Adolf Engler, he co-authore ... in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. vol.40 on page 485 in 1908. References Dipterocarpaceae Malvales genera Flora of South Tropical Africa Flora of Equatorial Guinea Flora of Gabon Plants described in 1908 {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chymomyza
''Chymomyza'' is a genus of vinegar flies (insects in the family Drosophilidae). Species *'' C. albitarsis'' ( Hendel, 1917) *'' C. aldrichii'' Sturtevant, 1916 *'' C. amoena'' ( Loew, 1862) *'' C. atrimana'' Okada, 1956 *'' C. avikam'' Burla, 1954 *'' C. bambara'' Burla, 1954 *'' C. bicolor'' Lamb, 1914 *'' C. bicoloripes'' ( Malloch, 1926) *'' C. brevis'' Okada, 1981 *'' C. caudatula'' Oldenberg, 1914 *'' C. cinctifrons'' Meijere, 1924 *'' C. clavata'' Okada, 1981 *'' C. costata'' (Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' C. coxata'' Wheeler, 1952 *'' C. demae'' Watabe & Liang, 1990 *'' C. diatropa'' Grimaldi, 1986 *'' C. distincta'' (Egger, 1862) *'' C. eungellae'' Bock, 1982 *'' C. exophthalma'' Grimaldi, 1986 *'' C. femorata'' Okada, 1981 *'' C. flabellata'' Okada, 1981 *'' C. flagellata'' Okada, 1981 *'' C. formosana'' Okada, 1976 *'' C. fuscimana'' (Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' C. guyanensis'' Grimaldi, 1986 *'' C. jamaicensis'' Grimaldi, 1986 *'' C. japonica'' Okada, 1956 *'' C. laevilimbata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camillo Rondani
Camillo Rondani (21 November 1808 – 17 September 1879) was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera. Early life, family and education Camillo Rondani was born in Parma when the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy. The Rondani family were wealthy landowners and of "rich and of ancient origins" with ecclesiastical connections preliminary. Camillo's early education was in a seminary. He then passed into the public school system where, encouraged by Macedonio Melloni his physics and chemistry teacher in the preparatory course for the University of Parma, he did not attend the law lessons though his family had insisted. He attended mineralogy classes given by a Franciscan priest Father Bagatta and was taught natural history, a complementary course to botany for Medicine and Pharmacy. The Reader of Botany to the Athenaeum Parmesan was Professori Giorgio Jan, assistant at the Imperial Museum in Vienna and holder of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microdrosophila
''Microdrosophila'' is a genus of vinegar flies, insects in the family Drosophilidae. There are at least 70 described species in ''Microdrosophila''. Species These 76 species belong to the genus ''Microdrosophila'': * '' Microdrosophila acristata'' Okada, 1968 * '' Microdrosophila bamanpuriensis'' Upadhyay & Singh, 2007 * '' Microdrosophila bicornua'' Okada, 1985 * '' Microdrosophila bilineata'' Kumar & Gupta, 1990 * '' Microdrosophila bimaculata'' (Meijere, 1908) * '' Microdrosophila bipartita'' Zhang, 1989 * '' Microdrosophila bullata'' Takada & Momma, 1975 * '' Microdrosophila chejuensis'' Lee & Kim, 1990 * '' Microdrosophila chinsurae'' De & Gupta, 1994 * '' Microdrosophila chuii'' Chen, 1994 * '' Microdrosophila conda'' Zhang, 1989 * '' Microdrosophila congesta'' (Zetterstedt, 1847) * '' Microdrosophila conica'' Okada, 1985 * '' Microdrosophila convergens'' (Malloch, 1934) * '' Microdrosophila cristata'' Okada, 1960 * '' Microdrosophila cucullata'' Zhang, 1989 * '' Microdroso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
