Table 1. Geographical distribution and number of drosophilid species collected in the Sparse Islands.
|
Geographical region |
EUR |
JDN |
GLO |
TRO |
COM |
MAD |
SEY |
MAU |
REU |
AFR |
COS |
|
| Date of collection |
Apr. 2011 |
Nov. 2011 |
Apr. 2011 |
Apr. 2011 |
Apr. 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subfamily Drosophilinae Genus Chymomyza Group procnemis Chymomyza bicolor |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
● |
|
|
|
|
| Genus Drosophila Subgenus Sophophora Group ananassae Drosophila malerkotliana |
0 |
0 |
10 |
379 |
0 |
|
|
● |
● |
|
● |
● |
| Group melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
|
Drosophila simulans |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
● |
● |
● |
|
● |
● |
● |
| Genus Lissocephala Group sanu Lissocephala sanu |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
● |
● |
|
| Genus Scaptodrosophila Group aterrima Scaptodrosophila caliginosa |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
● |
● |
● |
|
● |
|
| Group brunnea Scaptodrosophila sp |
0 |
0 |
10 |
20 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Group latifasciaeformis Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis |
0 |
0 |
18 |
55 |
0 |
|
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
| Group saba Scaptodrosophila bangi |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
● |
|
|
● |
● |
● |
|
| Genus Zaprionus Group inermis Zaprionus tuberculatus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
|
| Group vittiger Zaprionus indianus |
0 |
0 |
50 |
109 |
0 |
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
|
Subfamily Steganinae Genus Cacoxenus Group perspicax Cacoxenus polyodous |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
● |
● |
● |
|
| Genus Leucophenga Group mutabilis Leucophenga malgachensis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
● |
|
|
|
? |
|
| Number of species | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Dots indicate species that have been reported in other Indian Ocean islands or in mainland Africa, as well as cosmopolitan species.3 Question mark indicates probable presence. EUR, Europa; JDN, Juan de Nova; GLO, Glorioso; TRO, Tromelin; COM, Comoros; MAD, Madagascar; SEY, Seychelles; MAU, Mauritius; REU, La Réunion; AFR, mainland Africa; COS, cosmopolitan.