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[edit] Damselfly taxonomy lists

Could someone please have a look at these lists and reformat/rename/merge them as appropriate? I'm not sure what guidelines apply. Thanks, Melchoir (talk) 04:44, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] New articles naming

While doing Lepidoptera morphology I am coming across more stuff than each section or subsection needs. If I want to hove off some material about say 'head', do I create Head (Lepidoptera) or Head (Insecta)? I had to create Scale (Lepidoptera) already. Is Head (Lepidoptera) okay even if no one has made the generic Head (Insecta) or even more generic Head (Arthropoda)? Since articles are still under construction, don't delete any stubs right now until I'm done. AshLin (talk) 17:30, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi AshLin. Thanks for the initiative. I think there should be an article on general insect morpholgy. There is a short lead in para in Insect, which could be the base. From that point of view, I think Lepidoptera morphology should detail what makes lepidopteran heads, legs, whatever, different from the basic insect model. I don't see value in articles such as Head (Lepidoptera). I think Scale (Lepidoptera) is fine, however, as this is unique to the Lepidoptera. Heds (talk) 02:54, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

I agree with Heds on the limited value of "Head (Lepidoptera)". Most insect identification keys for a group begin with a morphology and nomenclature section that they use in the subsequent descriptions and that is the kind of content that would be best suited for articles in the line of "Lepidoptera morphology" - and it could cover morphology of immatures as well as adults. I agree also that butterfly scales may have a lot of other material relating to optics etc. Shyamal (talk) 06:08, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

OK, Insect morphology is up. At this stage except for Scale (Lepidoptera) no other deeper articles will be made. However Wing (Lepidoptera) may be required to cover the vast variety, markings, venations, brands etc. AshLin (talk) 08:08, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

I suggest the "root" article should be Arthropod head problem. However that article needs a lot of improvement, for example the main text starts with excessive focus on insects. --Philcha (talk) 08:14, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out that link, Philcha. However, I have settled for the suggestion of Heds and at present plan to stick to a generic insect morphology article. AshLin (talk) 08:41, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Polystigma punctata

I noticed one problem with the genus of Polystigma punctata when browsing, then on trying to find the answer found a new scientific and common name for it. I added notes to Talk:Polystigma_punctata but realised while writing I should maybe look for help with this. --JohnBlackburne (talk) 00:09, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Proposal to rename 'Category:Arthropod anatomy' to 'Category:Arthropod morphology'

Proposal:Rename Category:Arthropod anatomy to Category:Arthropod morphology.

Reason:Since morphology encompasses both external and internal structure whereas anatomy is basically associated with dissection and internal structures. (See where Animal anatomy links to.)

Put up for discussion and support/against views.

AshLin (talk) 08:37, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Support - not sure I agree that anatomy is peculiar to internal structures, but morphology seems to have a closer affiliation with general biology. It's the heading I'd naturally use in an article. Heds (talk) 03:30, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Support - agree with heds. Bugboy52.4 | =-= 22:35, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Taxonomy: Karocolens & Hadramphus

Are there any current papers where is state that both genera should be treated synonymously --Melly42 (talk) 16:12, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

find the reference by myself: Craw, RC (1999): Fauna of New Zealand. No.39. Molytini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytininae). Flightless Molytine Weevils --Melly42 (talk) 18:43, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Titan Beetle

How rare are they?

With compliments.

DAFMM (talk), 30th August 2009.

Well it is found in the rain forests of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, the Guianas, and north-central Brazil. There, they are moderately rare do to habitat lose, but the males can be attracted using mercury-vapor lamps. There uniqueness has brought tourism were a local 'cottage industry' in French Guiana is leading tours specifically to collect specimens of this beetle (which can command prices over $500 US), and other countries' ecotourism agencies mention these beetles in their advertisements. (Some of the information is from the Titan beetle article). Bugboy52.4 | =-= 23:41, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Stinkbug ID

Hi. I took some pictures of this insect the other day when I was in Trieste, Italy. There were a lot of them, covering a whole line of hibiscus bushes by the side of the road, hanging out on the unopened buds. I'm pretty confident that they belong to the Pentatomidae, but beyond that, I can't tell. Can anyone help me figure out what type of critter this is? Thanks in advance. -GTBacchus^(talk) 14:02, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Well actually it would be a seed bug (different family) in the genus Oncopeltus, maybe a Large milkweed bug. I'll look into it more later or maybe someone can add sooner. Bugboy52.4 | =-= 16:43, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

I think I've decided it's a firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus. Thanks! -GTBacchus^(talk) 23:28, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Species article up for deletion

An article about an ant species is up for deletion here. Joe Chill (talk) 18:17, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Cricket?

I took this picture

But I don't know what the bug/beetle is, does anyone know what it is so I can update the information on wikicommons, then maybe I can also add it to the wikipedia page if no image exists. cheers. Govvy (talk) 20:02, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Can you tell us exactly where the location is as that will help greatly - also ~~Wikipedia:WikiProject Cricket might be more specific~~ nevermind, wrong cricket :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:55, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Ye, taken in Elstree, London. Govvy (talk) 21:40, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Looks more like a katydid nymph to me. Bugboy52.4 | =-= 22:12, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

I had a look at Tettigoniidae it has similar characteristics to suggest the Speckled bush-cricket, The spots aren't as pronounced as in the article know. Maybe a slight variation for the British one. Govvy (talk) 23:15, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Yea, you are probably right, a female Speckled bush-cricket. compare picture. Bugboy52.4 | =-= 12:08, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

and to think I took this with a mobile phone camera! Govvy (talk) 12:15, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Weaver ant

Currently both File:O.smaragdina2.jpg and File:P0001166 Green Ant Picture.JPG are labelled as being Oecophylla smaragdina but they look very different! Is this correct or is one a different species to the other? Smartse (talk) 16:30, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

According to the article, Oecophylla smaragdina "may be red or green." Bugboy52.4 | =-= 22:31, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Erythraeid mites

Where are they? No info in this place for them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.12.24.209 (talk) 10:49, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Have you seen the Erythraeidae article? It's a stub, so perhaps you could expand it? Heds (talk) 05:02, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] AntWeb images

Since images on AntWeb are compatible licenses with Commons, I created a commons template for antweb images and a script to generate upload form from a CASENT number.

http://www.raeky.com/AntWeb.php

If your intrested try it out, put in a CASENT number and it will pull all data about that and images in AntWeb and generate upload links for Commons, very much how the Flickr uploader Flinfo does. Let me know if this is useful for the project. — raeky ^{(talk | edits)} 17:48, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] IDs please

I've got a few photos that I'd like IDd, I'm fairly sure the spider is a Nephila species but I can't find any that look like this. I think that the others are of a wasp-aphid mutualism, anybody know what they are? No idea about the spider or damselfly however. They were all taken on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Thanks in advance Smartse (talk) 14:05, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Very interesting images. They don't look like aphids. Not sure if they are the nymphs of the Fulgorid seen there. Perhaps a note to Doug Yanega would help. Shyamal (talk) 15:40, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

File:Unknown Nephila spider.JPG could be a Banana spider (Nephila clavipes). Bugboy52.4 | =-= 14:16, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

I think you are right about the Nephila, it doesn't look like any on Nephila clavipes at the moment but I found some similar ones on google. Smartse (talk) 22:15, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

The "aphids" are Membracidae (nymphs and one adult in second photo); the wasp appears to be Parachartergus, a genus in the Epiponini. The damselfly is Coenagrionidae. Dyanega (talk) 00:16, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

The damsefly looks like a bluet: Enallagma sp.. Bugboy52.4 | =-= 01:22, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Insect at GAN

I'm in the middle of reviewing Insect for good article status. If anyone from the community here would like to give their input in the process, feel free to do so at Talk:Insect/GA3. Emw (talk) 00:12, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Ant images

Apparently there is a plan to upload 30000 ant images from http://www.antweb.org/ . http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Bots/Requests/File_Upload_Bot_%28AntWeb%29 ! I happened to notice an interesting one at Sri Lankan relict ant ...Shyamal (talk) 09:03, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Sounds good, could be useful. Bugboy52.4 | =-= 01:23, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

They're all listed in this category: Category:Images_from_AntWeb — raeky ^{(talk | edits)} 09:46, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Leiosoma palmicinctum?!

Weevil experts needed (but input from anyone even half-secure in taxonomy is probably valuable). See talk page of L. palmicinctum article. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 19:41, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

The page is a description of the mite Liacarus palmicinctum; Leiosoma is a genus of weevils (not fungus weevils). I have moved the former article accordingly, and fixed the latter. Dyanega (talk) 23:45, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Italic titles (continued)

Recall this (now archived) discussion:

I found out yesterday that it is possible to italicise the main title of article of species and genuses - like on this article Thalassina for example (I don't mean by using ''Thalassina''). There seem to be a lot of articles where this hasn't been done. It can be done by removing the "name" section from the taxobox - this doesn't change the taxobox at all but does change the article's title. The diff for doing this to the above article is here if you're not sure what I mean. Hope this is useful! Smartse (talk) 21:48, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

Holy crap! How'd you do that.....there are an awful lot of plant and fungus articles in that category...Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:11, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

I found that {{italictitle}} can also be used on pages such as Homo (genus) or if the name in the taxobox is a common name. Good isn't it! Smartse (talk) 09:45, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Proposal

I propose that project memebers discuss and settle on a single approach. Please add your support and arguments for options here. If there is a clear preference, my intention would be to use AWB to make bulk changes. Heds (talk) 02:07, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

What if you create a bot that can do it? Bugboy52.4 | =-= 20:30, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Is there a way to detect if the lowest taxon level in a taxobox is below or at genus level and automatically include the title case alteration. That would reduce any work. Shyamal (talk) 04:10, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Blattabacterium and cockroaches

This article suggests that multiple Nocticola species of cockroach lack Blattabacterium cuenoti, not just the one named in the cockroach article. Can someone please check this against other references, and amend the the Blattabacterium cuenoti and cockroach articles as appropriate? -- The Anome (talk) 23:39, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Beetle identification

And Friday's mystery beetle is....

Hello. I've been looking through all the illustrated lists of Coccinellidae that I can find, but nobody looks quite like this bug I found in my back yard (Denton, Texas). Any ideas? -GTBacchus^(talk) 19:51, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

That's a leaf beetle in the genus Labidomera - most feed on milkweeds or other plants with nasty latex sap. Dyanega (talk) 20:46, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you! After some googling, I think this is Labidomera clivicollis. The plant I found it on was a Conyza canadensis, but I don't know if it was feeding or just resting there. -GTBacchus^(talk) 02:48, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Adopt a leper

Hi. Some identification and photographic critique would be appreciated on the lepidoptera, bee and beetle photos I uploaded. In particular could you please comment on the quality or necessity of the photos? Our articles on these particular animals seem to have enough photos as is so I do not unnecessarily want to upload full-res versions. Discussion is here: Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science#UFO identification. Thanks! Zunaid 21:19, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject Insects

You think it is possible we can make a wikiproject of just insect, possibly fusing the other wikiprojects that have become inactive that can be under this category? I already have some goals that are already being worked on (One of which is finished!) including all the oders to GA and making all families? Sorta like a collaboration! Any thoughts Bugboy52.4 | =-= 02:11, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Lepidoptera is low volume but active. I don't see any point in folding it up. I suggest you put up merger proposal in the respective talk pages of other three WikiProjects. Also, would having a seperate Insects WikiProject really help? Are we likely to attract more editors for that? AshLin (talk) 09:37, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

There is only 2 others, but a lot of people that are a part of WP:arthropods focus on insects, and there are a lot of work to be done specifically in insect-related articles. I also noticed WP:Lepidoptera is still pretty active, so I don't expect a merger there. But how would you make the respected proposal, is there a template or procedure for that? Bugboy52.4 | =-= 10:28, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

You should probably start of with setting up WikiProject Insects, WikiProject Lepidoptera then becomes a daughter of WikiProject Insects! So would the other defunct projects! Once you set up and are active, you may consider letting them alone or ask on their talk page for approval to merger! AshLin (talk) 09:19, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] "Darwin's beetle"

This creature featured strongly in the "insects" episode of David Attenborough's TV series Life_(BBC_TV_series)#6._.22Insects.22, but I can't trace it in Wikipedia. Googling suggests it might be Chiasognathus granti. Would an expert like to help out here? PamD (talk) 16:58, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

I agree, based on this synonymy of "Darwin's beetle" with "Grant's Stag Beetle" (Which is certainly Chiasognathus granti), and the physical similarity of C. granti with the animal on the programme. There is already an image on the commons. I'll see what I can do. --Stemonitis (talk) 17:54, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Lepidoptera morphology Merge

It has been proposed that Lepidoptera morphology should be merged with Holometabolism and Lepidoptera. Please discuss this here.--FUNKAMATIC ~talk 20:09, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Centipede / Galapagos centipede / Scolopendra galapagensis

Centipede says:

"There are rumors stating that the Galápagos Islands giant centipede can reach sizes of up to 60 cm (24 in), although these rumours may result from the rarity of the particular centipede. Captive Galapagos centipedes don't often exceed 20 cm (7.9 in) in body length."

-- I'm going to cut this from the article for the time being. No cite, classic WP:WEASEL.
I find a couple of websites mentioning this as Scolopendra galapagensis, but nothing that I'm sure is reliable (WP:RS).
Can anybody definitely confirm or deny the existence of this beastie, and produce a cite for it?
Thanks. -- Writtenonsand (talk) 15:36, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Scolopendra galapagoensis Bollman, 1889 (with the extra 'o') certainly appears to be real, but I can't see anything about 60 cm lengths; 20 cm seems to be the accepted limit from what I've seen. --Stemonitis (talk) 17:37, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Bug ID?

Any idea what these bugs are? I found them on a banyan leaf at Chennai, India. Regards, Ganeshk (talk) 11:12, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Looks like a nymph of a species of True bugs (Hemiptera), possibly of a Red Bug (Pyrrhocoridae). Other then that I can only guess maybe a nymph of the Red Cotton Bug (Dysdercus cingulatus)? Bugboy52.4 | =-= 13:55, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! I have categorized the image under Category:Pyrrhocoridae. Regards, Ganeshk (talk) 21:16, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

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