Biology:Drosophila populi species group

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Drosophila populi species group
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Lemeunier and Ashburner, 1976
species
  • Drosophila ingrica
  • Drosophila populi

The Holarctic Drosophila populi species group belongs to the subgenus Sophophora and contains two species, Drosophila ingrica and Drosophila populi. D. ingrica is found in the Palearctic, while D. populi is found in the Nearctic. Both species are found in the northernmost subarctic forest zone, and are strongly associated with cottonwood trees.[1]

References

  1. Vilela, C. R., and G. Bächli. 2009. Redescription of the Alaskan species Drosophila populi (Diptera, Drosophilidae). Mitteilungen der Schweizerische Entomologischen Gesellschaft 82:259-269.

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