Posted by ChrisR on 03-03-2011 21:18
#23
Zeegers wrote:
From a practical point of view, I'm not too eager on very large genera (but you can live with them, like Cheilosia), nor too small, for that matter
Yes, I think the genus
Sarcophaga is a bit large too but with the tachinids we have always been a little guilty of having too many genera ... the temptation has been to find not enough similarities and to suppose that we need another single-species genus, which is really confusing sometimes.
To me, as a real novice (so tredding very warily because I know I do not have the weight of experience!) the genera
Ernestia,
Eurithia,
Fausta &
Appendicia are close enough to be a single genus and it seems Cerretti agrees. But I also understand Peter's unwillingness to just hop on a band-wagon and to wait for a proper, well-reasoned revision of the genera laying out exactly why they should (or should not) be lumped.
So I am happy to stick with the status quo ... with the exception of now using
Panzeria instead of
Ernestia :)