Zaprionus indianus

Zaprionus indianus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Drosophilidae
Genus:	Zaprionus
Species:	Z. indianus
Binomial name
Zaprionus indianus Gupta, 1970

Zaprionus indianus, the African fig fly, is a species of vinegar fly in the family Drosophilidae.^[1][2][3][4]

The species has become widely distributed in tropical regions of the world, as well as southern Europe and the U.S.^[2] Although the holotype was described from India,^[5] the species is considered to have originated from central Africa.^[6]

References

1. "Zaprionus indianus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
2. "Zaprionus indianus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
3. "Zaprionus indianus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
4. "Zaprionus indianus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
5. Gupta, J. P. (1970). "Description of a new species of Phorticella zaprionus (Drosophilidae) from India". Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. 36: 62–70.
6. Yassin, A.; Capy, P.; Madi‐Ravazzi, Lilian; Ogereau, D.; David, J. R. (2008). "DNA barcode discovers two cryptic species and two geographical radiations in the invasive drosophilid Zaprionus indianus". Molecular Ecology Resources. 8: 491–501.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.

External links

• "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-04-11.
• Media related to Zaprionus indianus at Wikimedia Commons