Sophophora
The paraphyletic subgenus Sophophora of the genus "Drosophila" was first described by Alfred Sturtevant in 1939. It contains the best-known drosophilid species, "Drosophila melanogaster". "Sophophora" translates as carrier ("phora") of wisdom ("sophos"). The subgenus is paraphyletic because the genus "Lordiphosa" and the species "Hirtodrosophila duncani" are also placed within this subgenus. Phylogeny. Currently, 10 species groups are recognized, in two main groups, the New World and the Old World Old World: New World: Unknown: