Siphlodora
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| 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 | |
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]
