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. 2019 Oct 17;14(1):217–229. doi: 10.1038/s41396-019-0532-7

Table 1.

The Drosophila species source information and diet type

Species Subgenus Species group Sourcea Strain/Stock no. Collection location
Set-1: reared at Cornell University on yeast/glucose diet
D. ananassae Sophophora Melanogaster DSSC 14024-0371.13 Hawaii
D. melanogaster Sophophora Melanogaster DSSC Canton-S Not known
D. pseudoobscura Sophophora Obscura DSSC SD02 Not known
D. santomea Sophophora Melanogaster DSSC 1402-0271.01 San Tome and Principe Island
D. sechellia Sophophora Melanogaster DSSC 14021-0248.03 Cousin Island, Seychelles
D. simulans Sophophora Melanogaster DSSC 14021-0251.001 Georgetown, Guyana
D. willistoni Sophophora Willistoni DSSC 14030-0811.24 Guadaloupe Island, Caribbean
D. yakuba Sophophora Melanogaster DSSC 14021-0261.01 Liberia
Set-2: reared at Western University on banana diet
D. ananassae Sophophora Melanogaster EU E-11002 Kagoshima, Japan
D. bipectinata Sophophora Melanogaster DSSC 14024-0381.20 Kep Province, Cambodia
D. borealis Drosophila Virilis DSSC 15010-0961.05 Lytton, Quebec, Canada
D. hydei Drosophila Repleta Field NA London, Ontario, Canada
D. immigrans Drosophila Immigrans DSSC 15111-1731.03 Patan, Nepal
D. melanogaster Sophophora Melanogaster Field NA London, Ontario, Canada
D. mercatorum Drosophila Repleta DSSC 15082-1521.25 Argoin, Bahia, Brazil
D. mojavensis Drosophila Repleta DSSC 15081-1352.22 Catalina Island, California, USA
D. persimilis Sophophora Obscura DSSC 14011-0111.49 Mt. St. Helena, California, USA
D. simulans Sophophora Melanogaster Field NA Florida City, USA
D. suzukii Sophophora Melanogaster Field NA South-Ontario, Canada
D. tropicalis Sophophora Willistoni DSSC 14030-0801.00 San Salvador, El Salvador
D. virilis Drosophila Virilis EU E-15601 Hokkaido, Japan
D. willistoni Sophophora Willistoni DSSC 14030-0811.24 Guadaloupe Island, Caribbean

aDSSC = National Drosophila Species Stock Center (University of California, San Diego); EU = Drosophila Stocks of Ehime University (Japan); Field = field collection