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The Hawaiian Drosophilidae are a lineage of flies within the genus Drosophila. This monophyletic clade includes all of the endemic Hawaiian Drosophila and all members of the genus Scaptomyza, which contains both Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian species. The Hawaiian Drosophilidae are descended from a common ancestor estimated to have lived 25 million years ago.[1][2] Species of Hawaiian Drosophilidae flies have been studied as models of speciation and behavioral evolution. Along with other members of the native Hawaiian ecosystem, the conservations status of many species of Hawaiian Drosophilidae is threatened by habitat loss and introduced predators, among other factors.[3]
- ^ O'Grady, Patrick; DeSalle, Rob (2018). "Hawaiian Drosophila as an Evolutionary Model Clade: Days of Future Past". BioEssays. 40 (5): 1700246. doi:10.1002/bies.201700246. PMID 29603298. S2CID 4975629.
- ^ O'Grady, Patrick M.; Lapoint, Richard T.; Bonacum, James; Lasola, Jackline; Owen, Elaine; Wu, Yifei; DeSalle, Rob (2011). "Phylogenetic and ecological relationships of the Hawaiian Drosophila inferred by mitochondrial DNA analysis". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 58 (2): 244–256. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.11.022. ISSN 1095-9513. PMID 21144904.
- ^ "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Status for 12 Species of Picture-Wing Flies From the Hawaiian Islands". Federal Register. Fish and Wildlife Service. June 8, 2006. pp. 26835–26852. Retrieved June 3, 2022.