Talk:Tau emerald
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Parenthesis around Selys, 1871 - or not?
[edit]Following World Odonata List I removed parenthesis around the authority for this species. This is now re-instated.
Question: Should we use, or not use, parenthesis in this case?
- Hemicordulia tau (Selys, 1871) <- used by Australian Faunal Directory
- Hemicordulia tau Selys, 1871 <- used by World Odonata Listt
In his original description, Selys gave this dragonfly the name: Cordulia (Hemicordulia) tau - (actually, Cordulia (Hermicordulia) tau, but I think that may be a misprint). Selys named Hemicordulia as a subgenus of Cordulia.
How do we represent this on Wikipedia? John Tann (talk) 02:12, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
- Given that Hemicordulia was originally a subgenus only, the original binomial that Selys, 1871 coined was Cordulia tau', the removal of the parenthesis is an error by WOL.--Kevmin § 23:58, 24 April 2026 (UTC)