Stegana

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Stegana
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Drosophilidae
Subfamily: Steganinae
Genus: Stegana
Meigen, 1830
Diversity
at least 160 species

Stegana is a genus of vinegar flies, insects in the family Drosophilidae. There are at least 140 described species in Stegana.[1][2][3][4] Seven species complexes have been established based on morphological data: S. biprotrusa (Chen & Aotsuka, 2004), S. castanea (Okada, 1988), S. coleoptrata (Scopoli, 1763), S. nigrolimbata (Duda, 1924), S. ornatipes (Wheeler & Takada, 1964), S. shirozui (Okada, 1971) and S. undulata (Meijere, 1911).[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Stegana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. ^ "Browse Stegana". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. ^ "Stegana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. ^ "Stegana Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  5. ^ Wang, Ya-Lian; Lu, Jin-Ming; Zhang, Yuan; Chen, Hong-Wei (2021). "Molecular phylogeny, species delimitation and biogeographic history of the Stegana (Steganina) shirozui species group (Diptera:Drosophilidae) from East Asia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 192 (3): 998–1016. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa118.

Further reading[]

  • McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.

External links[]

  • Media related to Stegana at Wikimedia Commons
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