Check List 4(4): 485–518, 2008. ISSN: 1809-127X LISTS OF SPECIES Diptera, Drosophilidae: historical occurrence in Brazil Marco S. Gottschalk 1 Paulo R. P. Hofmann 2 Vera L. S. Valente 1 1 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Laboratório de Drosophila, Departamento de Genética, IB, Postal Code 15 053. CEP 91 501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. E-mail:
[email protected] 2 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Laboratório de Drosofilídeos, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Embriologia e Genética, CCB. CEP 88 040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. Abstract: This study presents a literature review of Drosophilidae (Diptera) species occurrence in Brazil. The number of species recorded is 304, with Drosophila being the genus with the greatest number of species, followed by Zygothrica, Hirtodrosophila and Diathoneura, which belong to the Drosophilinae subfamily. Drosophila was shown to be the most investigated taxon in the family, with the best resolved species distribution. The low number of records of species from other genera indicates the paucity of studies specifically designed to investigate these species. Records of species for some regions of the country like the north and northeast, as well as for some biomes like Caatinga, Pantanal and the Pampas, are likewise rare. Apart from the banana bait, different collection methods may be necessary, like the collection at other oviposition resources, the use of baits other than fermenting fruit, and the adoption of sampling approaches that do not use baits. Introduction Drosophilidae species have been described since native to Hawaii, was relocated to Scaptomyza 1787, when Fabricius characterized Musca Hardy 1849 (Grimaldi 1990a; O'Grady et al.