Osmeteria through history...

[Kenelm Philip]

	Out of curiosity, I checked this term in some older books. Scudder
(Butterflies of the Eastern United States and Canada, 1889) used the
spelling 'osmateria', as he also did in his popular works (Frail Children
of the Air, 1895; Everyday Butterflies, 1899). So did Dickerson (Moths
and Butterflies, 1901). Tutt, in Vol X of his 'British Lepidoptera, 1908-9,
used 'osmateria'.

	Most modern books use 'osmeteria'. I wonder when, and why, the
change occurred. Since older authors were often more familiar with Latin,
I suppose a good case could be made for the older spelling...

							Ken Philip
fnkwp at uaf.edu