Flag for Taxon: Cicindela nahuelbutae
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clay_s | patrich | Cicindela nahuelbutae |
It isn't under a genus, it is at subfamily level |
Aug. 31, 2019 18:22:24 +0000 | jdmore |
Species re-grafted to genus. See comments. |
Comments
Hi @jdmore.
Any. Perhaps I did it during that period because I did not know the correct way to fill that box during the "creation" of species or because the genus was not created, I do not remember it.
OK, so I just re-grafted the species to Genus Cicindela. However, this genus includes several subgenera with species assigned to them, in addition to species assigned directly to the genus.
Should Cicindela nahuelbutae be assigned to one of the available subgenera, or just left attached directly to the genus?
I not sure. I was opening it based off a report in the forum by @whimbrelbirder .
Yes, it should be within the Plectographa subgenus, but I am not sure if it remains within it, considering that the author of the species initially described it within the genus Cylindera, not cicindela, due to the division of the genus made by Rivalier (Rev. Franc .Ent. 1954, 21: 249-268). So perhaps for now it is better to leave it within the genre without assigning a subgenre. But I leave it to you.
I'm a botanist, so I defer to your taxonomic knowledge here. I am resolving the flag and leaving the species attached directly to the genus for now. We can always re-visit the issue later if new information becomes available.
It seems perfect for now, thank you very much for helping me solve this error. I will try to contact my friends who work in Carabidae to resolve it definitively. Thanks again!
@patrich any reason you wanted this species attached at subfamily level and not at genus level?