The subgenus Dorsilopha belongs to genus Drosophila and consists of four species.Bächli, G. (1999-2010). TaxoDros: The Database on Taxonomy of Drosophilidae. Available at The phylogenetic position of this group has been unclear for a long time,van der Linde, K. & Houle, D. (2008). A supertree analysis and literature review of the genus Drosophila and closely related genera. Insect Systematics and Evolution 39, 241-267. but recent studies have shown that the subgenus is positioned ancestral to the subgenus Drosophila.Robe, L. J., Loreto, E. L. S. & Valente, V. L. S. (2010). Radiation of the "Drosophila" subgenus (Drosophilidae, Diptera) in the Neotropics. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research Early View.van der Linde, K., Houle, D., Spicer, G. S. & Steppan, S. J. (2010). A supermatrix-based molecular phylogeny of the family Drosophilidae. Genetics Research 92, 25-38.
Species Drosophila busckii Coquillett, 1901 Drosophila confertidentata Zhang, Li and Feng, 2006 Drosophila linearidentata Toda, 1986 Drosophila neobusckii Toda, 1986
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