The Drosophila elegans species subgroup contains 3 species. The subgroup belongs to the Drosophila melanogaster species group within the subgenus Sophophora.
Phylogeny
melanogaster complex, elegans subgroup: D. (S.) elegans D. (S.) gunungcola D. (S.) subelegans
References
J. A. Coyne, S. Elwyn, S. Y. Kim & A. Llopart 2004. Genetic studies of two sister species in the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup, D. yakuba and D. santomea. Genetical Research 84: 11-26.
External links Drosophila elegans species subgroup at NCBI