Stegana Explained

Stegana is a genus of vinegar flies, insects in the family Drosophilidae.Seven species complexes have been established based on morphological data: S. biprotrusa (Chen & Aotsuka, 2004), S. castanea (Okada, 1988), S. coleoptrata (Scopoli, 1763), S. nigrolimbata (Duda, 1924), S. ornatipes (Wheeler & Takada, 1964), S. shirozui (Okada, 1971) and S. undulata (Meijere, 1911).^[1]

See also

• List of Stegana species

Notes and References

1. Wang, Ya-Lian. Lu, Jin-Ming. Zhang, Yuan. Chen, Hong-Wei. Molecular phylogeny, species delimitation and biogeographic history of the Stegana (Steganina) shirozui species group (Diptera:Drosophilidae) from East Asia. 2021. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 192. 3. 998–1016. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa118.