Drosophila (Sophophora) obscura Fallén, 1823

Gornostaev, N. G., Ruchin, A. B. & Esin, M. N., 2024, AN ANNOTATED LIST OF FRUIT FLIES (DIPTERA: DROSOPHILIDAE) OF THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA, Far Eastern Entomologist 503, pp. 7-15 : 12

Drosophila (Sophophora) obscura Fallén, 1823

MATERIAL. Russia: Mordovia State Nature Reserve, forest quarters 342, 360, 371, 373, 375, 384, 386, 387, 398, 442, 14.V–6.VI 2020, 44 ♂, 30 ♀ (AR); Tengushevo District, 6 km E of Dachny, 28.V–8.VI 2020, 2 ♀ (AR); Zubova Polyana District , 6 km E of Vysha, 15–9.VI 2020, 13 ♂, 8 ♀ (AR); Tengushevo District , 6 km W of Barashevo, 26.V–8.VI 2020, 7 ♂, 2 ♀ (AR) .

DISTRIBUTION. Widespread in Europe and European Russia species was recorded from the Mordovia State Nature Reserve ( Ruchin et al., 2021; Gornostaev et al., 2022, 2023).