Taxonavigation

Familia: Drosophilidae
Subfamily: Drosophilinae
Tribus: Drosophilini
Subtribus: Drosophilina
Infra-tribus: Drosophiliti
Genus: Drosophila
Subgenus: Drosophila (Sophophora)
Species: Drosophila melanogaster

Name

• Drosophila melanogaster Meigen, 1830

References

• Meigen, J. 1830. Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten 6, iii–xi + 1–401 + 24 unnumbered pages. Hamm, Schulzische Buchhandlung. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Broun T., 1904. Description of Drosophila ampelophila. REP. DEP. AGRIC. N.Z., 12: 308–309. BUGZ
• David J.R., Lemeunier F., Tsacas L. & Yassin A., 2007. The historical discovery of the nine species in the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup. Genetics, 177(4): 1969–1973. DOI: 10.1534/genetics.104.84756
• Harrison R.A., 1952. New Zealand Drosophilidae (Diptera) I—Introduction and descriptions of domestic species of the genus Drosophila Fallén. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 79: 505–517, plates 97-99.
• Harrison R.A., 1959. Acalypterate Diptera of New Zealand. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research bulletin, (128) PDF BUGZ
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Vernacular names

Links

• Drosophila melanogaster - Australian Faunal Directory

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