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Topic: Scathophaga synonymy

Another inconsistency, Chris.

I was trying to discover something about this genus, and found that S. decipiens, obscura and tinctinervis are returned on the Gateway independently of the same species in Conisternum.  The Diptera dictionary/inventory gives the three under Conisternum.

M.

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Re: Scathophaga synonymy

Hi Murdo

Well-spotted, I will get on to those soon. They would of course have come along with the updates to Peter Chandler's list
but that is a much larger, ongoing job so I will do this now.

Many thanks,
Chris R.

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)

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Re: Scathophaga synonymy

These have now been synonymised under Conisternum :)

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)

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Re: Scathophaga synonymy

Thanks, Chris.

M.