Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scaptomyza (John Carr); SW Spain

Posted by John Carr on 21-09-2024 18:46
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Most of the genera of Drosophilinae are modified Drosophila. Millions of years ago a Drosophila landed in Hawaii, lost some weight, and returned to the mainland as a slim Scaptomyza. By modern taxonomic guidelines Scaptomyza should be merely a subgenus of Drosophila or all the subgenera of Drosophila should be promoted to full genera.