Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster Meigen, 1830

Musca cellaris Linnaeus, 1758: 597. Sweden. Nomen Oblitum.

Mosillus cellaris Oken, 1815: 518. Subsequent usage, unavailable.

Drosophila melanogaster Meigen, 1830: 85 . Lectotype, male (designated by Rocha Pite & Tsacas 1980: 38). Germany (Schleswig-Holstein: Kiel, Hamburg) and Austria (MNHN).

Drosophila fasciata Meigen, 1830: 84 . Germany (Hamburg).

Drosophila nigriventris Macquart, 1843: 416 . Vietnam.

Drosophila approximata Zetterstedt, 1847: 2557 . Sweden (Småland).

Drosophila immatura Walker, 1849: 1108 . Unknown.

Drosophila melanogaster uvarum Rondani, 1875: 145 . Italy.

Drosophila pilosula Becker, 1908: 156 . Spain (Canary Is.: Teneriffe).

Drosophila emulata Ray-Chaudhuri and Mukherjee, 1941: 216 . India (West Bengal: Calcutta).

Distribution: Cosmopolitan.

Egyptian localities: Distributed in all Egyptian ecological zones.

Dates of collection: Throughout the year.