Siphlodora

The subgenus Siphlodora belongs to genus Drosophila and consists of two species^[1] that share a sigmoid-shaped posterior crossvein.^[2] Phylogenetically, the subgenus is positioned within the virilis-repleta radiation.^[3][4]

Siphlodora
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Drosophilidae
Genus:	Drosophila
Subgenus:	Siphlodora Patterson and Mainland, 1944
Type species
Drosophila sigmoides Loew, 1872
Species
Drosophila flexa Drosophila sigmoides

References

1. Bächli, G. (1999-2010). TaxoDros: The Database on Taxonomy of Drosophilidae. Available at "Welcome to T a x o D r o S". Archived from the original on 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2006-02-09.
2. Vilela, C. R. & Bächli, G. (2000). Morphological and ecological notes on the two species of Drosophila belonging to the subgenus Siphlodora Patterson & Mainland, 1944 (Diptera, Drosophilidae). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 73, 23–47.
3. Remsen, J. & O'Grady, P. (2002). Phylogeny of Drosophilinae (Diptera: Drosophilidae), with comments on combined analysis and character support. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 24, 249–264.
4. van der Linde, K., Houle, D., Spicer, G. S. & Steppan, S. J. (2010). A supermatrix-based molecular phylogeny of the family Drosophilidae. Genetics Research 92, 25-38.