Zaprionus indianus

Species of fly

Zaprionus indianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Drosophilidae
Genus: Zaprionus
Species:
Z. indianus
Binomial name
Zaprionus indianus
Gupta, 1970

Zaprionus indianus, the African fig fly, is a species of vinegar fly in the family Drosophilidae.[1][2][3][4]

The species has become widely distributed in tropical regions of the world, as well as southern Europe and the U.S.[2] Although the holotype was described from India,[5] the species is considered to have originated from central Africa.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Zaprionus indianus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. ^ a b "Zaprionus indianus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  3. ^ "Zaprionus indianus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  4. ^ "Zaprionus indianus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  5. ^ Gupta, J. P. (1970). "Description of a new species of Phorticella zaprionus (Drosophilidae) from India". Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. 36: 62–70.
  6. ^ Yassin, A.; Capy, P.; Madi‐Ravazzi, Lilian; Ogereau, D.; David, J. R. (2008). "DNA barcode discovers two cryptic species and two geographical radiations in the invasive drosophilid Zaprionus indianus". Molecular Ecology Resources. 8: 491–501.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.

External links

  • "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  • Media related to Zaprionus indianus at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Zaprionus indianus
  • Wikidata: Q13851764
  • BOLD: 104265
  • BugGuide: 71772
  • CoL: 5CX52
  • EoL: 768124
  • EPPO: ZAPRIN
  • EUNIS: 72304
  • Fauna Europaea: 61304
  • Fauna Europaea (new): bfce7f75-88d3-4134-85de-cf9c3abe5242
  • GBIF: 1557446
  • iNaturalist: 333873
  • IRMNG: 10936476
  • NCBI: 76712
  • Open Tree of Life: 656969


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