Phylogeny of Drosophila saltans group (Diptera: Drosophilidae) based on morphological and molecular evidence.

ABSTRACT: Drosophila saltans group belongs to the subgenus Sophophora (family Drosophilidae), and it is subdivided into five subgroups, with 23 species. The species in this group are widely distributed in the Americas, primarily in the Neotropics. In the literature, the phylogenetic reconstruction of this group has been performed with various markers, but many inconsistencies remain. Here, we present a phylogenetic reconstruction of the saltans group with a greater number of species, 16 species, which is the most complete to date for the saltans group and includes all subgroups, in a combined analysis with morphological and molecular markers. We incorporated 48 morphological characters of male terminalia, the highest number used to date, and molecular markers based on mitochondrial genes COI and COI

SUBMITTER: Roman BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8989330 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature