Taxonomic Swap 102792 (Committed on 15-12-2021)

Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae... (Citation)
Yes
Added by fmgee on 16 December, 2021 06:11 | Committed by fmgee on 15 December, 2021
replaced with

Comments

Original spelling was [Ctenicera] propola (1)- which is a latin word of greek origin meaning "small merchant, grocer" and is a masculine noun, even if ending -a.
It has nothing to do with propelling, and should have never been changed to -us (no adjective).

(1) https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26217#page/531/mode/1up

Posted by borisb over 2 years ago

Interesting and not something I was aware of. @bmathison

Posted by fmgee over 2 years ago

Add a Comment

Sign In or Sign Up to add comments