Are there any biogeography, taxonomy, entomology type folks out there?
If that is a 'yes'...I have a question. I think I know the answer, but looking for discussion. (for those of you who disdain shoptalk, we apologize, in advance). I'm reviewing biological data from a US National Survey. I've come across two names, genus level, of midges that have previously been known from only Europe. I've been doing this for 30+ years, and am a bit flabbergasted. Thoughts?
@celticsfanaticentomologist What's the genus? One of my staff is a Diptera taxonomist and might have an opinion.
@Treebugz Oh, right. Don't remember off the top of my head. On my phone now, would need to open my laptop to find out. Not going to do it tonight, tomorrow sometime. But, there are 2 different genera.
@Treebugz There are actually 3 midge genera, apparently European, that have shown up in this dataset: Demeijerea, Heterotanytarsus, and Lipiniella.
@Treebugz OK. Just got off a call with the labs/taxonomists. Didn't ask for or have time for a detailed explanation, but they both said all the genera DO occur in North America.
@celticsfanaticentomologist I will try to check with my staff member tomorrow but I'm still officially on vacation.
@celticsfanaticentomologist No, I meant your post from a couple of days ago about the midge.