Document Type
Peer-Review Article
Abstract
(excerpt) There are at least two good reasons for understanding the etymology of scientific names. The first is to satisfy the natural curiosity about the history of the terms we use, and to gain an entree into the mind of the man ~.ho fist used a name. A study of Fabricius' names, for instance, reveals that he had a playful sense of humor. Secondly, such understanding contributes to the stability of names, and helps to prevent irresponsible emendation of spelling, gender, or morphology such as burden the synonomies of most groups. It is happily
Recommended Citation
Cameron, H. D.
1974.
"The Etymology of the Names Pipunculus Latreille and Dorilas Meigen (Diptera, Pipunculidae),"
The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 7
(1)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.1209
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol7/iss1/10