Flag for Taxon: Calligrapha championi
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| loopy30 | borisb | Calligrapha championi |
of an incomplete genus transfer |
Aug. 30, 2023 19:21:47 +0000 | borisb |
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It seems like they should be moved or renamed. Is there a reference for these two species?
Zygogramma, in modern understanding restricted on some SOUTH American taxa.
Action needed is:
A) Rooting of Zygospila as subgenus of Calligrapha;
B) Replacement of any Zygospila combination with a Calligrapha one;
C) before this, any "Zygogramma" from North America should be ID-labeled "Zygospila", to prevent mixup.
Implicitly, the step was proposed by Gómez-Zurita (2015), well founded.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273951411_Systematic_revision_of_the_genus_Calligrapha_Chevrolat_Coleoptera_Chrysomelidae_Chrysomelinae_in_Central_America_The_group_of_Calligrapha_argus_Stal
and
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zsc.12073
Changes committed, flag closed.
Hi @borisb ,
Shawn Clark has submitted a manuscript to Coleopterists Bulletin dealing with these names.
@humedouglas I would be very interested to see that paper of Shawn's when available!
Zygogramma guttulosa and Zygogramma championi were transferred to the genus Calligrapha on iNat in June, 2022, but are still placed in the Zygogramma subgenus Zygospila on iNaturalist.
This results in both species being listed with a genus name in their binomial that does not match their (stated) parent genus. It is suggested that these two species be removed from the subgenus Zygospila and placed directly under the genus Calligrapha.