Flag for Taxon: Oriental beetle (Anomala orientalis)
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bennet | Oriental beetle (Anomala orientalis) |
may need to be merged with Exomala orientalis. Cf. Bugguide.net |
Mar. 2, 2016 02:06:54 +0000 | borisb |
Done! |
Comments
One would need to know who / where did reverse the step.
BG (on Anomala genus page) also lists Phyllopertha Stephens 1830 under synonyms - this has ever been used in Europe.
Info that Exomala is an "invalid genus name" seems to be false. Exomala Reitter, 1903 was based on former Phyllopertha orientalis - perhaps as subgenus of Blitopertha first, then elevated to genus rank in 1991 (Baraud).
It is now treated to have even subgenera: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328175095_Exomala_Neoblitopertha_campestris_Latreille_1804_and_Exomala_Neoblitopertha_succincta_Castelnau_1840_two_distinct_European_species_Coleoptera_Scarabaeidae_Rutelinae_Anomalini
Of the "synonyms" listed here: https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=187487#null
Palaearctic catalogue lists Asiopertha, Blitopertha, Callistethus, Cyriopertha, Megapertha, Pleopertha, and Trichopertha as valid, and if in (subgeneric rank, then not in Anomala.
GBIF has it as valid: https://www.gbif.org/species/8271222
catalogueoflife.org as well, and it has extended synonymy for Anomala: https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/62BHC
Weird, seems like somewhat of a controversial taxonomic concept.
(To clarify, if it wasn't clear, my original question is about the species, not the genera as a whole.)
Yes, you thought about the species, I see the whole potential thing on BugGuide.
I have found this 2003 paper treating Exomala and Phyllopertha, but not Callistethus as synonyms, though validity of the latter is discussed.
For usage of Anomala in combination with orientalis, I mainly find sources from the field of applied entomology / pest management; BG info is clearly bugged in respect to Phyllopertha Stephens 1830*
[* note early date of distinction! - the single American species however, with uncertain affinities, maaay be an Anomala].
Guess it's a "found it in WIKI" issue . . .
I recommend using Callistethus marginatus and Exomala orientialis. Anomalini classification is in a state of flux and can flip-flop back and forth depending on the author. The bottom line is that the genus Anomala is a large dumping group for a variety of 1000+ species from across the world. As taxonomy progresses this genus will be broken up into more appropriate genera including Exomala and Callistethus.
Yes, that's my preference, too!
Such change would affect more than these species, and I would like to see it supported by arguments. GBIF, or Fauna Europaea should "beat" BugGuide anyway.
@borisb I think A. orientalis might be the correct name, rather than E. orientalis. See BugGuide.
Related flag: https://www.inaturalist.org/flags/2757