Talk:Tatuidris/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: FunkMonk (talk · contribs) 11:31, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

• I didn't get to support the subfamily article before it was promoted, so let's try again here... FunkMonk (talk) 11:31, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for taking this on. Burklemore1 (talk) 16:56, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

• I'd merge the single sentence etymology into the taxonomy section. Single sentence sections are discouraged.

Y Merged. Burklemore1 (talk) 16:56, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

• "Tatuidris, or armadillo ants, is a rare genus of ants" Shouldn't armadilo ant be singular here?

Changed. jonkerz ♠talk 17:00, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

• "Analysis of DNA barcodes indicated a pattern of genetic isolation by distance" For how long?

Upon reading the source, it isn't very clear as to how long, though I may have not read it clearly. Burklemore1 (talk) 17:05, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

• "Recently, Keller (2011) challenged the phylogenetic relationships of the poneromorph subfamilies (including Tatuidris)" So what is his scheme?

Removed sentence, it doesn't really belong here. jonkerz ♠talk 00:55, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

• When did it diverge from other ants if it is so ancient?

I've removed "one of the earliest lineages" and "very isolated" claims from the article -- the genus is nested within the poneroids, and Leptanillinae and Martialinae both branched off earlier (it has also had a sister genus since 2014). jonkerz ♠talk 00:05, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

• "Winkler extraction" Could be explained.

I've created Winkler extraction (formerly a redlink) as a redirect to Glossary of ant terms#Winkler extraction. Let me know if you'd like to see Winkler and/or Berlese extraction explained further. jonkerz ♠talk 18:27, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

• There are many uncommon terms under description that could be briefly explained.

I'll do this one. Burklemore1 (talk) 06:00, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Seems Jonkerz got this before I did, so this appears to be addressed.

• "Until recently, no observations of live specimens were registered." Date? "Recently" will mean nothing in, say, 20 years.

Date added. jonkerz ♠talk 18:04, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

• Colour could be mentioned in the intro.

Added. jonkerz ♠talk 00:13, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

• "the systematic status of the tribe has been the focus of intense debate." "Intense" is too hyperbolic.

Removed word. jonkerz ♠talk 17:00, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

• That should be it, passed! FunkMonk (talk) 12:58, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the review! jonkerz ♠talk 16:36, 15 November 2015 (UTC)