ITIS - Incorrect synonyms - Chiridopsis bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1767)

[ManonGros]

Describe the problem: This is based on a feedback message received on the GBIF Helpdesk.

Cryptocephalus bipunctatus is a transpalearctic species from the Cryptocephalinae subfamily, widespread in Europe, while Chiridopsis bipunctata is an Indian species from the Cassidinae subfamily. Not to mention that they don't even look anything alike:

Cryptocephalus bipunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758): https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4852794051

Chiridopsis bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1767): https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4908934166

Link to effected CoL webpages: https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/69SZM

[yroskov]

@DaveNicolson, I think, it's might be for you. (If it's not the ITIS species, my apology. CoL & CLB are misbehaving today, and I am not able to confirm data provider for the species).

[DaveNicolson]

ITIS only contains the second name, as a valid species, from Cassidinae: https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=840260#null

If someone connected those names, it wasn't from ITIS.

[yroskov]

Yes, you are right. CoL also does not have Cryptocephalus bipunctatus.

[mdoering]

@ManonGros this is a homotypic grouping problem from the GBIF Backbone. @camiplata @DianRHR please check what the XR does on those and make use of the basionymExclusions setting in the xCfg if you need to.

[DianRHR]

both names are fine and separate as accepted species. Cryptocephalus bipunctatus is merging under Cryptocephalini (from UKSI) Chiridopsis bipunctata under Cassidini ( provided by ITIS in the baseCOL)