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Herochroma subspoliata
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ID: Herochroma cristata Warren, 1894
1. Actenochroma cristata Warren, 1894- Novitates zoologicae vol 1 page 381
2. Actenochroma subopalina sp. nov Warren, 1894 - Novitates zoologicae vol 1 page 382
Both available at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/24179#page/419/mode/1up
3. Pseudoterpna subtepens Hampson 1895, Fauna of British India Part 3; No.4025 page 479
4.Archaeobalbis cristata Prout, 1932. Seitz, A. (Ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Vol 12 pg 46; image 5h
5.Han, H., Xue, D. and Li, H. 2003. A study on the genus Herochroma Swinhoe in China, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae)[J]. ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA SINICA, 2003, 46(5): 629-639.
6. Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920. Image 64.
SS: Herochroma subspoliata (Prout, 1916)
OD: Archaeobalbis cristata subspoliata Prout, 1916. Novit. zool. Vol. 23:1-77. TL: Nilgiris. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33707586#page/22/mode/1up
Archaeobalbis subspoliata Prout, 1916. Seitz, A. (Ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Vol 12, pg 46.
Inoue, H. 1999. Revision of the genus Herochroma Swinhoe (Geometridae, Geometrinae). Tinea 16 (2): 76-105. Fig. 33-34. Raised subspoliata to species level.
Plotkin, D. and Kawahara, A.Y., 2020. Review of recent taxonomic changes to the emerald moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae). Biodiversity Data Journal, 8. 1-30. States subspoliata is raised to species level.
Probably replaces Herochroma cristata in South India. I think this is the only Herochroma from S. India.
Herochroma costata Kirti, Goyal & Kaur, 2012. This was described from Karnataka. This species name is thus considered a nomen nudum (Plotkin & Kawahara, 2020).
GI: Yes this is likely Herochroma subspoliata (Prout, 1916). In the KMTR paper we have only given a tentative id as Herochroma cf cristata Warren, 1894. But the references given above point clearly to H subspoliata. I accept the ID
The paper by Kirti,Goyal & Kaur 2012 has several ids that fall under the category of nomen nudum, hence to be ignored.
Also suggest we create a page for updating ids that appear wrongly identified in published papers. I would like to record these corrections in my paper at some easily available reference site, such as MOI.
RS: Agree with the ID. Publishing the page.
@Geetha- Creating a page only for updating the IDs for the old website's correction will take a fair bit of work and also, I am not sure if that should be done right now because hopefully we will figure out a way to be able to edit those and fix them relatively easy. Until then, perhaps all such cases can be boxed up in a word document? If I'm not wrong, SS already has such a list.
1. Actenochroma cristata Warren, 1894- Novitates zoologicae vol 1 page 381
2. Actenochroma subopalina sp. nov Warren, 1894 - Novitates zoologicae vol 1 page 382
Both available at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/24179#page/419/mode/1up
3. Pseudoterpna subtepens Hampson 1895, Fauna of British India Part 3; No.4025 page 479
4.Archaeobalbis cristata Prout, 1932. Seitz, A. (Ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Vol 12 pg 46; image 5h
5.Han, H., Xue, D. and Li, H. 2003. A study on the genus Herochroma Swinhoe in China, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae)[J]. ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA SINICA, 2003, 46(5): 629-639.
6. Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920. Image 64.
SS: Herochroma subspoliata (Prout, 1916)
OD: Archaeobalbis cristata subspoliata Prout, 1916. Novit. zool. Vol. 23:1-77. TL: Nilgiris. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33707586#page/22/mode/1up
Archaeobalbis subspoliata Prout, 1916. Seitz, A. (Ed.). The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Vol 12, pg 46.
Inoue, H. 1999. Revision of the genus Herochroma Swinhoe (Geometridae, Geometrinae). Tinea 16 (2): 76-105. Fig. 33-34. Raised subspoliata to species level.
Plotkin, D. and Kawahara, A.Y., 2020. Review of recent taxonomic changes to the emerald moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae). Biodiversity Data Journal, 8. 1-30. States subspoliata is raised to species level.
Probably replaces Herochroma cristata in South India. I think this is the only Herochroma from S. India.
Herochroma costata Kirti, Goyal & Kaur, 2012. This was described from Karnataka. This species name is thus considered a nomen nudum (Plotkin & Kawahara, 2020).
GI: Yes this is likely Herochroma subspoliata (Prout, 1916). In the KMTR paper we have only given a tentative id as Herochroma cf cristata Warren, 1894. But the references given above point clearly to H subspoliata. I accept the ID
The paper by Kirti,Goyal & Kaur 2012 has several ids that fall under the category of nomen nudum, hence to be ignored.
Also suggest we create a page for updating ids that appear wrongly identified in published papers. I would like to record these corrections in my paper at some easily available reference site, such as MOI.
RS: Agree with the ID. Publishing the page.
@Geetha- Creating a page only for updating the IDs for the old website's correction will take a fair bit of work and also, I am not sure if that should be done right now because hopefully we will figure out a way to be able to edit those and fix them relatively easy. Until then, perhaps all such cases can be boxed up in a word document? If I'm not wrong, SS already has such a list.
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