Posted by Johane on 13-10-2023 17:48
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Melinda viridicyanea (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) is treated as a valid name in "Blowflies (Diptera, Calliphoridae) of Fennoscandia and Denmark" by Knut Rognes (1991).
In Systema Dipterorum however,
Melinda viridicyanea (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) is a synonym of
Melinda cognata (Meigen, 1830).
In Rognes' book
Melinda cognata (Meigen, 1830) is listed as a synonym of
Melinda gentilis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 and Melinda cognata auct. is listed as a synonym of
Melinda viridicyanea (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830).
Does anyone here know why Systema Dipterorum uses another nomenclature than Rognes (1991)?