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okbirdman Genus Limonia

Many species are duplicated between Limonia and Rhipidia

Sep. 29, 2023 20:35:35 +0000 Not Resolved

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Several species are duplicated with taxon pages under both Rhipidia and Limonia (e.g. Rhipidia domestica|Limonia domestica; R. atomaria|L. atomaria; R. fidelis|L. fidelis)

The literature is pretty confusing, with both old and recent publications treating Rhipidia at times as a genus and at other times as a subgenus within Limonia. I've been unable to find an original publication that designated Rhipidia as a separate genus, but there are some indications that it was Oosterbroek, 2016 (Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World), which I have been unable to access.

While BugGuide and other sources list Rhipidia as a subgenus nested under Limonia, it seems most recent publications (e.g. Podenas et al., 2016) treat Rhipidia as its own genus with Limonia counterparts listed as outdated synonyms.

As a result, I believe that species formerly included in the subgenus Rhipidia should be moved to the genus Rhipidia, but I wanted to create a flag for discussion or clarification first.

Posted by okbirdman 8 months ago

Relates to this other flag
https://www.inaturalist.org/flags/628746

Posted by sjl197 8 months ago

Thank you for letting me know

Posted by okbirdman 8 months ago

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