Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part I: André-Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
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Abstract
This is the first in a series of rigorous nomenclatural studies of selected Diptera workers, undertaken as part of the Biosystematic Database of World Diptera (BDWD). A total of 566 genus-group names of Diptera proposed by A.-J.-B. Robineau-Desvoidy are listed, each with all originally included nominal species, method of typification, current taxonomic status, and emendations. A detailed biography of Robineau-Desvoidy is given with discussion of his works and his relationships with contemporaries. In addition, an index to all the species-group names of Diptera proposed by RobineauDesvoidy (3,204) is given with bibliographic reference to each original citation. Appended to this study are a full bibliography of Robineau-Desvoidy’s works, a list of collectors on which Robineau-Desvoidy based his Diptera studies, a list of collecting localities mentioned in his Diptera works, and a reproduction of the little-known but valuable 1826 Blainville Rapport of Robineau-Desvoidy’s 1830 Essai sur les Myodaires. Type species are designated for the following genus-group names: Dasyphora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Muscidae]; Dyctia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Sciomyzidae]; Fimetia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Sphaeroceridae]; and Haematobia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Muscidae]. Acting as First Reviser of multiple original spellings, the following are selected as correct original spellings for genus-group names: Arisbaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae]; Carbonia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae]; Elbaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae]; Eversmania Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae]; Faedoria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae]; Fairmairia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1853 [Conopidae]; Gymnodia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Muscidae]; Lylibaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae]; Phaenicia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Calliphoridae]; Solieria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 [Tachinidae]; and Stephensia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae]; and for species-group names: Cyzenis haemisphaerica Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae]. Earlier or corrected type-species designations are given for the following genus-group names: Elpigia RobineauDesvoidy, 1863 [Sarcophagidae]; Erigone Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae]; Kirbya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae]; Lilaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae]; Meckelia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Ulidiidae]; Melinda Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Calliphoridae]; Misellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Sarcophagidae]; Myophora RobineauDesvoidy, 1830 [Sarcophagidae]; Myoris Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Ulidiidae]; Odinia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Odiniidae]; Phoraea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Anthomyiidae]; Rhinia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Rhiniidae]; Rhinophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Rhinophoridae]; Sabethes Robineau-Desvoidy, 1827 [Culicidae]; Salticella RobineauDesvoidy, 1830 [Sciomyzidae]; and Urellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tephritidae]. The following new synonymies are proposed as junior synonyms under their respective valid genus-group names: under Acemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Acemyia Schiner, 1861, n. syn.; under Aplomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Aplomyia Agassiz, 1846, n. syn.; under Billaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Nicea Marschall, 1873, n. syn.; under Bohemania Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae] is Bohemannia Bezzi & Stein, 1907, n. syn.; under Botanophila Lioy, 1864 [Anthomyiidae] is Aegeria Agassiz, 1846, n. syn.; under Campylocheta Rondani, 1859 [Tachinidae] is Goedartia Bezzi & Stein, 1907, n. syn.; under Cephenemyia Latreille, 1818 [Oestridae] is Cephenemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.; under Chrysomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Calliphoridae] is Chrysomyia Macquart, 1835, n. syn.; under Chyromya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Chyromyidae] is Chyromyia Schiner, 1864, n. syn.; under Cistogaster Latreille, 1829 [Tachinidae] is Palassa Lioy, 1864, n. syn.; under Clairvillia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Phaniomyia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889, n. syn.; under Conops irritans Linnaeus, 1758 [Muscidae] is Haematobia ferox Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.; under Cylidria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Sciomyzidae] is Cylindria Hendel, 1900, n. syn.; under Dinera Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Myiocera Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889, n. syn.; under Dufouria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Silbermannia Marschall, 1873, n. syn.; under Dumerillia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] are Dumerilia Duponchel in d’Orbigny, 1844, n. syn., Dumerilia Agassiz, 1846, n. syn.; under Elodia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Westwoodia Herting, 1974, n. syn.; under Elomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Helomyia Agassiz, 1846, n. syn.; under Elophoria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Helophoria Bezzi & Stein, 1907, n. syn.; under Eriothrix Meigen, 1803 [Tachinidae] is Oliviera Lioy, 1864, n. syn.; under Estheria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Myiostoma Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889, n. syn.; under Eurithia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1844 [Tachinidae] is Eurythia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889, n. syn.; under Eurysthaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae] is Euristhaea Marschall, 1873, n. syn.; under Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Fanniidae] is Philintha Agassiz, 1846, n. syn.; under Freraea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Frerea Agassiz, 1846, n. syn.; under Gimmenthalia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae] is Gimmerthalia Bezzi & Stein, 1907, n. syn.; under Gonia Meigen, 1803 [Tachinidae] are Pissemyia Schiner, 1861, n. syn., Redia Bezzi & Stein, 1907, n. syn.; under Haematobia Le Peletier & Serville, 1828 [Muscidae] are Haematobia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn., Hoematobia Bigot, 1892, n. syn.; under Hermya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is HermyiaVerrall in Scudder, 1882, n. syn.; under Hydrotaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Muscidae] is Ophira Bigot, 1892, n. syn.; under Hydromya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Sciomyzidae] is Hydromyia Curtis, 1837, n. syn.; under Hylemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Anthomyiidae] is Hylemia Marié, 1930, n. syn.; under Leiophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae] is Liophora Bezzi & Stein, 1907, n. syn.; under Linnaemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Linnaemyia Aldrich, 1905, n. syn.; under Loevia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae] is Loewia Herting, 1974, n. syn.; under Macromya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Macromyia Agassiz, 1846, n. syn.; under Megarhinus Robineau-Desvoidy, 1827 [Culicidae] is Megarhina Osten Sacken, 1881, n. syn.; under Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Lauxaniidae] is Terennia Schiner, 1868, n. syn.; under Musca Linnaeus, 1758 [Muscidae] are Plaxemyia Schiner, 1861, n. syn., Byomyia Williston, 1908, n. syn.; under Oestrus Linnaeus, 1758 [Oestridae] is Cephalemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.; under Oswaldia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 [Tachinidae] is Edomyia Bezzi & Stein, 1907, n. syn.; under Otites Latreille, 1804 [Otitidae] is Meckelia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn.; under Palpomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Platystomatidae] is Palpomyia Macquart, 1835, n. syn.; under Pegomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Anthomyiidae] is Pegomyia Curtis, 1837, n. syn.; under Phaonia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Muscidae] are Fellea Agassiz, 1846, n. syn., Euphemyia Lioy, 1864, n. syn.; under Phasia Latreille, 1804 [Tachinidae] is Allophora Bezzi & Stein, 1907, n. syn.; under Phryxe Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Erinnia Bezzi & Stein, 1907, n. syn.; under Phyllomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] is Phyllomyia Agassiz, 1846, n. syn.; under Polystodes Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 is Polistodes Speiser, 1915, n. syn.; under Pyrellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Muscidae] is Pyrelia Am Stein, 1857, n. syn.; under Rhinomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] are Rhinomyia Agassiz, 1846, n. syn., Rhynomyia Schiner, 1861, n. syn.; under Rhyncomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Rhiniidae] is Rhynchomyia Agassiz, 1846, n. syn.; under Rivellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Platystomatidae] is Revellia Agassiz, 1846, n. syn.; under Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826 [Sarcophagidae] is Myiophora Bezzi & Stein, 1907, n. syn.; under Solieria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 [Tachinidae] is Myiobia Mik, 1890, n. syn.; under Strauzia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tephritidae] is Straxissia Verrall in Scudder, 1882, n. syn.; under Tachina Meigen, 1803 [Tachinidae] is Servilia Am Stein, 1857, n. syn.; under Taxigramma Perris, 1852 [Sarcophagidae] is Misella Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1893, n. syn.; under Thecophora Rondani, 1845 [Conopidae] is Occemyia Schiner, 1861, n. syn.; under Uramya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tachinidae] are Uramyia Agassiz, 1846, n. syn., Uromyia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1893, n. syn.; under Xyphosia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Tephritidae] is Xiphosia Agassiz, 1846, n. syn. New combinations resulting from research conducted here include: Paracalobata ephippium (Fabricius, 1794), n. comb.; Paracalobata octoannulata (Strobl, 1899), n. comb. [Micropezidae]. Additionally, Gymnodia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 is treated as a valid senior synonym of Brontaea Kowarz, 1873, n. status [Muscidae]; Lyciella Collin, 1948, n. status, is treated as an invalid junior synonym of the valid name Meiosimyza Hendel, 1925, n. status [Lauxaniidae]. Reversal of precedence is invoked for four cases of subjective synonymy to promote stability in nomenclature: Thricops Rondani, 1856, nomen protectum and Phyllis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, nomen oblitum [in Muscidae]; Musca halterata Panzer, 1798, nomen protectum and Musca nigrita Scopoli, 1763, nomen oblitum [in Sarcophagidae]; Tachina moerens Meigen, 1830, nomen protectum and Kirbya vernalis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, nomen oblitum [in Tachinidae]; Trypeta longipennis Wiedemann, 1830, nomen protectum and Struzia inermis Robinea-Desvoidy 1830, nomen oblitum [Tephritidae].
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How this classification was reachedexpand
Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.011 | 0.017 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.008 | 0.006 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.005 | 0.003 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.003 | 0.003 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.005 | 0.003 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".