Drosophila hemipeza is an endangered species of Hawaiian fly in the family Drosophilidae. This species is a member of the planitiba subgroup of the picture-wing clade of Hawaiian Drosophila.[2]
| Drosophila hemipeza | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Drosophilidae |
| Genus: | Drosophila |
| Species: | D. hemipeza
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| Binomial name | |
| Drosophila hemipeza (Hardy, 1965)
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| Synonyms | |
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Idiomyia hemipeza Hardy, 1965 | |
Description
editDrosophila hemipeza flies are yellow with two brown dorsal stripes, slender legs, and relatively long, slightly pointed, wings.[2] These flies are only found in native mesic forest on the island of Oahu.[3] They have been recorded breeding on bark from opuhe (Urera kaalae), as well as on plants in the genera Cyanea and Lobelia.
This species was described by D. Elmo Hardy in 1965 as Idiomyia hemipeza.[3] Its name was changed when Idiomyia was merged into the genus Drosophila by Hampton L. Carson and others in 1967.[4]
Conservation
editDrosophila hemipeza was listed as federally endangered in 2006 along with ten other species of picture-wing Drosophila.[2] Threats to the conservation of D. hemipeza include loss-of-habitat, in part due to invasive pigs and goats, as well as introduced predators such as big-headed ants, yellow crazy ants, and yellowjacket wasps. In addition, the host plants of D. hemipeza are increasingly rare (opuhe is also listed as critically endangered).
References
edit- ^ "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. May 9, 2006. pp. 26835–26852. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "ECOS: Species Profile". ecos.fws.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ a b Hardy, D. Elmo (1965). "Diptera: Cyclorrapha II, Series Schizophora, Section Acalyptera I, Family Drosophilidae". Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 12. The University of Hawaii Press.
- ^ Carson, H. L.; Clayton, F. E.; Stalker, H. D. (1967). "Karyotypic Stability and Speciation in Hawaiian Drosophila". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 57 (5): 1280–1285. Bibcode:1967PNAS...57.1280C. doi:10.1073/pnas.57.5.1280. ISSN 0027-8424. JSTOR 57892. PMC 224469. PMID 5231734.