Another genus change?

[Commander]

Seow, Les, Sunny any idea when the genus Caleta has been changed to Pycnophallium?? I know Wiki is an unreliable source, but some of these chaps make it as though it is quite definitive with their cited references and all that. ;P If you've come across any recent refereed scientific papers that validate this, do let me know.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pycnophallium_elna

[Psyche]

Although Caleta is still widely in use, it appears to be reserved for one species C. caleta.
The rest are assigned to Pycnophallium & others.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleta_caleta.

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/lepindex/search/detail.dsml?TaxonNo=206361.0&UserID=&UserName=&&listPageURL=list%2edsml%3fOriginal%5fAuthorqtype%3 dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fgenus%3dPycnophallium%2 6Current%5ftribeqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dSCI ENTIFIC%255fNAME%255fon%255fcard%26SCIENTIFIC%5fNA ME%5fon%5fcardqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fsu bfamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fsuperfami lyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5ffamilyqtype%3d starts%2bwith%26Distribqtype%3dcontains%26Current% 5fgenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith&searchPageURL=indexadv%2edsml%3fOriginal%5fAuthorq type%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fgenus%3dPycnophal lium%26Current%5ftribeqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort %3dSCIENTIFIC%255fNAME%255fon%255fcard%26SCIENTIFI C%5fNAME%5fon%5fcardqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Curren t%5fsubfamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fsup erfamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5ffamilyqt ype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Distribqtype%3dcontains%26Cu rrent%5fgenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/lepindex/search/detail.dsml?TaxonNo=201981.0&UserID=&UserName=&&listPageURL=list%2edsml%3fOriginal%5fAuthorqtype%3 dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fgenus%3dcaleta%26Curren t%5ftribeqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dSCIENTIFIC %255fNAME%255fon%255fcard%26SCIENTIFIC%5fNAME%5fon %5fcardqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fsubfamily qtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fsuperfamilyqtype %3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5ffamilyqtype%3dstarts% 2bwith%26Distribqtype%3dcontains%26Current%5fgenus qtype%3dstarts%2bwith&searchPageURL=indexadv%2edsml%3fOriginal%5fAuthorq type%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fgenus%3dcaleta%26 Current%5ftribeqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dSCIE NTIFIC%255fNAME%255fon%255fcard%26SCIENTIFIC%5fNAM E%5fon%5fcardqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fsub familyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5fsuperfamil yqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Current%5ffamilyqtype%3ds tarts%2bwith%26Distribqtype%3dcontains%26Current%5 fgenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith

TL Seow:cheers:
PS Nhm' revision seem to be chaotic & oudated.
For example decidia is retained in the genus Lycaena.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/lepindex/search/detail.dsml?TaxonNo=200592.0&UserID=&UserName=&&listPageURL=list%2edsml%3fsort%3dSCIENTIFIC%255fNA ME%255fon%255fcard%26SCIENTIFIC%5fNAME%5fon%5fcard qtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26SCIENTIFIC%5fNAME%5fon%5fc ard%3ddecidia%26recLimit%3d30&searchPageURL=index%2edsml%3fSCIENTIFIC%5fNAME%5fo n%5fcardqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dSCIENTIFIC% 255fNAME%255fon%255fcard%26SCIENTIFIC%5fNAME%5fon% 5fcard%3ddecidia%26recLimit%3d30

Hirowatari's cladistic diagram does not support removing the others out of Caleta.
http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Caleta

[Commander]

Thanks, Seow. I'll stick to Caleta for the moment then. It appears to me that the Indians have forged ahead with their own updates and leaving the rest of us behind! ;P

[Psyche]

I did notice Butterflies of India still use Caleta for all their three species.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/tx/215-Caleta-dp3

TL Seow : Cheers.

[Commander]

There are two (or maybe more) feuding groups over there in India. Sunny should be able to share some insights into their politics over there. :)

[Painted Jezebel]

This change is new to me, and was not notified of this when I last met Stefan Schroder (a specialist in Lycaenidae) during his annual holiday to Samui in July. I will continue to use Caleta, until I have seen the reasons for the change. I regret to say that I have reservations on much that is coming out of India these days.