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#1 2008-08-17 22:56:08
- jaapiella
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- Name: Scotty Dodd
- From: Surrey/Hants border
- Registered: 2008-06-26
- Posts: 36
Nomenclature
Hi
I literally began looking at craneflies last night, though I do have previous experience with some Diptera and general entomology.
Having struggled with an abundance of photocopies from Stubbs (various) with cross reference to Coe (1950) I have concluded one species, from an area of wetland in VC17, as Limnophila nemoralis. However, on attempting to input the record onto mapmate the genus is not recognised.
Is my version of MM at fault/out of date regards updates or has the nomenclature changed? I'm afraid that I do not have a checklist to hand.
Kind regards
Scotty
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#2 2008-08-18 12:15:59
- haematocephalus
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- Name: Martin Harvey
- From: Buckinghamshire
- Registered: 2008-02-27
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Re: Nomenclature
Scotty,
My understanding, which may be wrong!, is that nemoralis is now in genus Neolimnomyia, and in MapMate there is an entry for Neolimnomyia nemoralis. This is the name that appears in the Chandler checklist for Diptera.
In the version I have of Alan's draft keys to Limnophilinae it appears in Neolimnophila, not sure if that is a former usage or a typo.
However, the checklist warns that there is still some taxonomic mystery over the species known as nemoralis, and points out that Alan's key splits it into four species, although this seems to be a provisional split.
So for specimens that I have identified using Alan's key, I record them on MapMate as Neolimnomyia nemoralis, and in the comment field I put something like "This is the taxon referred to as Neolimnophila (Brachylimnophila) nemoralis s.s. in Stubbs 1997 draft key to Limnophilinae."
If anyone can shed further light on this species complex I'd be interested to hear about it!
Martin
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#3 2008-08-18 20:50:35
- jaapiella
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- Name: Scotty Dodd
- From: Surrey/Hants border
- Registered: 2008-06-26
- Posts: 36
Re: Nomenclature
Thanks Martin, most thorough.
As pleurae are concolorous 'dove grey' (couplet 5 i.) I have come out before the taxonomic muddle in Stubbs (thank god).
I have taken your advice and made a note in the comments field regarding the provisional taxonomy you reffered to.
Many thanks for taking the trouble.
Regards
Scotty
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