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Etymology of the scientific species names of the beetle fauna of Germany |
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The etymology module allows to "translate" many scientific species names of the beetles from the German fauna. Often, their names are derived from Latin or ancient Greek words which describe the beetle and its properties. Those interested to learn what Harpalus rufipes actually means, have found the right place on kerbtier.de. The basis of this module is the publication "Erklärung der wissenschaftlichen Käfernamen aus Reitters Fauna Germanica" by Sigmund Schenkling, published in 1917 at K.G. Lutz in Stuttgart. I have added some editorial amendments and translated the entire work into English. |
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| Term | Meaning |
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| Anaspis (Anáspis) | gr. a (before vowels an), privative a, and gr. aspís, shield; it means the sting, the related genera possess |
| basimaculatus, a, um (basimaculātus, a, um) | spotted at the base |
| bimaculatus, a, um (bimaculātus, a, um) | with two stains |
| bisbimaculatus, a, um (bisbimaculātus, a, um) | twice with two stains |
| bistrimaculatus, a, um (bistrimaculātus, a, um) | twice with three stains |
| centrimacula, centrimaculatus, a, um (centrimācula, centrimaculātus, a, um) | spotted in the middle |
| centromaculatus, a, um (centromaculātus, a, um) | see centrimaculātus |
| commaculatus, a, um (commaculātus, a, um) | blotchy |
| decemmaculatus, a, um (decemmaculātus, a, um) | décem, ten, and maculātus, spotted |
| flavomaculatus, a, um (flavomaculātus, a, um) | flávus, yellow, and maculātus, spotted |
| glabromaculatus, a, um (glabromaculātus, a, um) | gláber, smooth, and maculātus, spotted |
| griseomaculatus, a, um (griseomaculātus, a, um) | grísĕus, grey, and maculātus, spotted |
| immaculatus, a, um (immaculātus, a, um) | unspotted |
| inframaculatus, a, um (inframaculātus, a, um) | spotted below |
| interruptemaculatus, a, um (interruptemaculātus, a, um) | interrúptus, interrupted, and maculātus, spotted |
| maculatus, a, um (maculātus, a, um) | blotchy |
| marginemaculatus, a, um (marginemaculātus, a, um) | márgo, márginis, margin, and maculātus, spotted |
| multimaculatus, a, um (multimaculātus, a, um) | múltus, much, and maculātus, spotted |
| nigromaculatus, a, um (nigromaculātus, a, um) | níger, black, and maculātus, spotted |
| novemmaculatus, a, um (novemmaculātus, a, um) | nóvem, nine, and maculātus, spotted |
| octomaculatus, a, um (octomaculātus, a, um) | ócto, eight, and maculātus, spotted |
| quadrimaculatus, a, um (quadrimaculātus, a, um) | quattuor, in conjunction quádri-, four,, and maculātus, spotted |
| quatuordecimmaculatus, a, um (quatuordecimmaculātus, a, um) | quatuordécim (better notation: quáttuor-), fourteen, and maculātus, spotted |
| quinquemaculatus, a, um (quinquemaculātus, a, um) | quínque, five, and maculātus, spotted |
| rubromaculatus, a, um (rubromaculātus, a, um) | rúber, red, and maculātus, spotted |
| septemmaculatus, a, um (septemmaculātus, a, um) | séptem, seven, and maculātus, spotted |
| sexmaculatus, a, um (sexmaculātus, a, um) | sex, six, and, maculātus, spotted |
| submaculatus, a, um (submaculātus, a, um) | somewhat spotted |
| tomentosomaculatus, a, um (tomentosomaculātus, a, um) | tomentose and maculātus, spotted |
| trimaculatus, a, um (trimaculātus, a, um) | with three marks |
| undecimmaculatus, a, um (undecimmaculātus, a, um) | úndecim, eleven, and maculātus, spotted |
