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Drosophila appendiculata

Species of fly

Summary

Species of fly

Drosophila appendiculata is a large yellowish fruitfly found in Southern Chile and neighboring Argentina.Brncic, D. (1957) Las especies Chilenas de Drosophilidae. Coleccion de Monografias Biologicas de la Universidad de Chile 8:1-136. The species is placed in its own unique subgenus, Chusqueophila, based on the presence of three partial cross-veins in the wing.

Etymology

The name Chusqueophila is based on the fact that this species is often found in vegetation dominated by the bamboos of the genus Chusquea.

Taxonomy

This species is placed in its own subgenus (Chusqueophila) in the genus Drosophila based on the unique wing characteristics but further affinities are poorly understood. D. Brncic (1987) A review of the genus Drosophila Fallen (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Chile with the description of Drosophila atacamensis sp. nov. Revista chilena de entomologica 15:37-60.

Description

thorax]] and small black triangle on the [[tergite]]s of the [[abdomen]]. With a size of 5 to 5.5 mm, this species is relative large for the genus ''[[Drosophila]]''. The egg have four filaments.<ref name="Brncic1957"/><ref name="Vilela1990"/><ref name="Malloch">

J.R. Malloch (1934) Acalyptrata (concluded). In: Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile, part 6, fasc. 5 pp. 393-489. Publisher: British Museum (Natural History)

Distribution

The species is found between La Serena and Aisén, Chile, and neighboring Argentina. This is further south than any other native Chilean species.

Ecology

''Chusquea culeou'', one the bamboo species dominating the habitat of this species]]The species is found in vegetation along rivers and lakes, especially when the vegetation is rich in bamboo species of the genus ''[[Chusquea]]''. Wild-caught females will lay eggs on standard laboratory food, but rearing the species in the laboratory has been unsuccessful.<ref name="Brncic1957"/><ref name="Brncic1987"/>

References

Bächli, G. (1999-2010). TaxoDros: The Database on Taxonomy of Drosophilidae. Available at http://www.taxodros.uzh.ch/
Vilela, C. R. & Bächli, G. (1990). Taxonomic studies on Neotropical species of seven genera of Drosophilidae (Diptera). ''[[Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft]]'' 63, 1–332.
P.A. Parsons (1978) [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2460348 Boundary conditions for ''Drosophila'' resource utilization in temperate regions, especially at low temperatures]. American Naturalist 112:1063-1074

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