Talk:Aedes (Alanstonea)

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Genus vs subgenus

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Are these the same thing? I can't find any official promotions of the subgenus Alanstonea to a genus. Alanstonea - Wikidata (subgenus) and Alanstonea - Wikidata (genus). Sevenstxrsquid (talk) 07:19, 9 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Sevenstxrsquid:, no formal nomenclatural act is needed to change a subgenus into a genus or vice versa. The name at the other rank is automatically established under the ICZN's principle of coordination. Wikipedia of course should be able to cite a source that treats a taxon either as a genus or subgenus. ITIS does so and is included in the taxonbar but, is not cited in this article. Plantdrew (talk) 01:33, 10 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Okay, thanks. I didn't know this. Should the link on the List of Mosquito Genera page be a redirect to this then? Sevenstxrsquid (talk) 01:42, 10 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Sevenstxrsquid:, I think the link on the list of mosquito genera is OK as it is (as a redirect). Wikipedia's list of mosquito genera splits out quite a few other genera from Aedes that are treated as subgenera in List of Aedes species, and the relevant species articles on Wikipedia generally follow a broad circumscription of Aedes. I have not looked into it enough to be sure whether there is more support for treating Aedes in a broad or narrow sense, but as it currently stands on Wikipedia, the broad sense is consistent with more articles, and List of mosquito genera is inconsistent with that. Plantdrew (talk) 04:04, 10 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

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