Sensu lato

[Ken Kinman]

Hi Susanne,
    First, welcome back to the U.S., and good luck with those "confused"
ovipositing horntails.   Now for a couple of questions.  Would an
entomologist use both Tenthredinoidea sensu lato and sensu stricto formally
in a published classification?  If so, what would one call the whole
Tenthredinoidea (since the extinct Family Xyelotomidae splits off even
before Blasticotomidae)?  Maybe "sensu latissimo"?
      But I think you can see how this could potentially cause confusion,
plus more problems if you find yet another family that splits off even
before Xyelotomidae.  Although this is not a case of "competing hypotheses"
between authors, it is "competing usages" within a single classification.
I'm sure phylocode would mandate separate names, but I wonder if the ICZN
says anything about using two different usages in the same classification
(even if they are labelled sensu stricto and sensu lato)?  Perhaps I should
ask that last question on the ICZN list.
       ------- Cheers,   Ken

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Susanne wrote:

>the expressions sensu lato and sensu stricto are used formally as well.
>
>And, Ken, they do not necessarily have to be used for competing hypotheses.
>In my group at least, the Tenthredinoidea sensu lato are comprised of
>the Blasticotomidae plus the Tenthredinoidea sensu stricto.
>
>=====
>Susanne Schulmeister
>Division of Invertebrate Zoology
>American Museum of Natural History
>Central Park West at 79th Street
>New York, NY 10024
>
>Opinions in this email are that of the sender, not the museum.
>


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