Zaprionus Coquillett, 1901

Hochmüller, Cleverton J. C., Lopes-Da-Silva, Marcelo, Valente, Vera L. S. & Schmitz, Hermes J., 2010, The Drosophilid Fauna (Diptera, Drosophilidae) Of The Transition Between The Pampa And Atlantic Forest Biomes In The State Of Rio Grande Do Sul, Southern Brazil: First Records, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 50 (19), pp. 285-295 : 293

Genus Zaprionus Coquillett

Just one species is present in Neotropical region, the exotic Z. indianus , belonging to the Afrotropical Z. armatus group.

Zaprionus armatus group – Z. indianus is a recent invader from the Neotropical region, recorded for the first time in 1998 in the state of São Paulo, Brazil ( Vilela, 1999) and in 2000 in Rio Grande do Sul ( Castro & Valente, 2001), being currently widespread. As Silva et al. (2005) has commented, the highest abundance of Z. indianus occurs in warmer seasons, which was also observed in Cruz Alta. In contrast, however, it was relatively less abundant in our collections when compared with previous studies, like that of Castro & Valente (2001), where it was as abundant as D. simulans .