Sturtevant, 1919 : 153
Catalogue of the Egyptian Ephydroidea (Diptera: Schizophora: Acalyptratae)
El-Hawagry, Magdi S.
Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Ebrahim, Ayman M.
Zootaxa
2018
2018-07-10
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3
201
246
8BXHZ
Sturtevant, 1919
Sturtevant
1919
[151,762,1516,1541]
Insecta
Drosophilidae
Drosophila
GBIF
Animalia
Diptera
35
236
Arthropoda
species
simulans
Sophophora
Drosophila simulans Sturtevant, 1919: 153. Holotype, male. USA( Florida: Lakeland) ( AMNH).
Distribution:Cosmopolitan. Egyptian localities:Coastal Strip: Abu Sir ( Mourad & Mallah 1960), Alexandria, Burg El-Arab, Janaleese. Fayoum:?. Eastern Desert: Esmailiya. Lower Nile Valley & Delta: Abu- Hommos, Beni Suef, Cairo, Fakoos, Kafr El-Sheikh, Mahalla El-Kubra, Tanta ( Mourad & Mallah 1960; Megeed et al. 2015), Mansoura. Upper Nile Valley: Assiout, Kom Ombo, Luxur ( Mourad & Mallah 1960; Bächli et al. 1982). Western Desert: El-Nubariya, Siwa, Wadi El-Natroun ( Mourad & Mallah 1960; Yassin & Abou-Youssef 2004).
Dates of collection:March to December ( Mourad & Mallah 1960; Bächli et al. 1982 and Yassin & Abou- Youssef 2004).
1880439678
[151,1129,1588,1610]
AMNH
United States of America
Lakeland
35
236
1
Florida
holotype