Convention in scientific names?

Cris Guppy & Aud Fischer cguppy at quesnelbc.com
Wed Oct 13 20:58:37 EDT 1999


Try:
Emmet, A. M. 1991. The scientific names of the British Lepidoptera, their
history and meaning. Colchester, Eng., Harley Books. 288 pp.
It is available through Natural History Book Sellers on the internet. There
is no North American equivalent.

-----Original Message-----
From: PFeld <primafacie at bigfoot.com>
To: leps-L at lists.yale.edu <leps-L at lists.yale.edu>
Date: October 13, 1999 1:33 PM
Subject: Convention in scientific names?


>
>Hello everyone,
>
>Pursuing further my scaly hobby, does anyone know whether
>there's available any book that teaches or explains the
>scientific naming of the lepidotera? More specifically,
>information on the system or convention, if any, behind
>their scientific names. I'm thinking along the line of a
>book like William T. Stearn's _Botanical Latin_ wherein the
>botanical description convention is explained ad nauseam,
>thus making it very enlightening.
>
>Thanks for your time.
>P/F
>
>
>


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