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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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| albopunctatus, a, um (albopunctātus, a, um) | with white spots |
| auropunctatus, a, um (auropunctātus, a, um) | with golden dots |
| bipunctatus, a, um (bipunctātus, a, um) | with two punctures |
| bistripunctatus, a, um (bistripunctātus, a, um) | twice with three punctures |
| crebrepunctatus, a, um (crebrepunctātus, a, um) | dense and punctātus, punctured |
| decempunctatus, a, um (decempunctātus, a, um) | décem, ten, and punctātus, dotted |
| Dendrophilus (Dendróphilus) | gr. déndron, tree, and gr. phílos, friend |
| duplopunctatus, a, um (duplopunctātus, a, um) | double dotted |
| externepunctatus, a, um (externepunctātus, a, um) | outside dotted |
| fasciatopunctatus, a, um (fasciatopunctātus, a, um) | dotted tie like |
| flavopunctatus, a, um (flavopunctātus, a, um) | flávus, yellow, and punctātus, punctured |
| grossepunctatus, a, um (grossepunctātus, a, um) | thick dotted |
| impressopunctatus, a, um (impressopunctātus, a, um) | impréssus, impressed, and punctātus, dotted |
| impunctatus, a, um (impunctātus, a, um) | not dotted |
| internepunctatus, a, um (internepunctātus, a, um) | intérnus, inside, and punctātus, dotted |
| interpunctatus, a, um (interpunctātus, a, um) | dotted interjacent |
| lateripunctatus, a, um (lateripunctātus, a, um) | concerning the side, látus, láteris, and punctātus, dotted |
| marginepunctatus, a, um (marginepunctātus, a, um) | márgo, márginis, margin, and punctātus, dotted |
| multipunctatus, a, um (multipunctātus, a, um) | múltus, much, and punctātus, dotted |
| novemdecimpunctatus, a, um (novemdecimpunctātus, a, um) | novémdecim, nineteen, and punctātus, dotted |
| oblongopunctatus, a, um (oblongopunctātus, a, um) | oblóngus, oblong, and punctātus, dotted |
| obversepunctatus, a, um (obversepunctātus, a, um) | obversely dotted |
| octodecimpunctatus, a, um (octodecimpunctātus, a, um) | octōdecim, eightteen, and punctātus, dotted |
| octopunctatus, a, um (octopunctātus, a, um) | ócto, eight, and punctatus, dotted |
| parumpunctatus, a, um (parumpunctātus, a, um) | párum, little, and punctātus, dotted |
| punctatus, a, um (punctātus, a, um) | dotted |
| quadripunctatus, a, um (quadripunctātus, a, um) | quattuor, in conjunction quádri-, four, and punctātus, dotted |
| quatuordecimpunctatus, a, um (quatuordecimpunctātus, a, um) | quatuordécim (better notation: quáttuor-), fourteen, and punctātus, dotted |
| quindecimpunctatus, a, um (quindecimpunctātus, a, um) | quíndecim, fifteen, and punctātus, dotted |
| quinquepunctatus, a, um (quinquepunctātus, a, um) | quínque, five, and punctātus, dotted |
| rubropunctatus, a, um (rubropunctātus, a, um) | rúber, red, and punctātus, dotted |
| rugosopunctatus, a, um (rugosopunctātus, a, um) | rugōsus, wrinkled, and punctātus, dotted |
| sedecimpunctatus, a, um (sedecimpunctātus, a, um) | sēdecim, sixteen, and punctātus, dotted |
| semipunctatus, a, um (semipunctātus, a, um) | sēmi, semi, and punctātus, dotted |
| septempunctatus, a, um (septempunctātus, a, um) | séptem, seven, and dotted punctātus |
| seriepunctatus, a, um (seriëpunctātus, a, um) | seriës, row, and punctatus, dotted |
| sexpunctatus, a, um (sexpunctātus, a, um) | sex, six, and punctātus, dotted |
| striatopunctatus, a, um (striatopunctātus, a, um) | striātus, striped, and punctātus, dotted |
| subpunctatus, a, um (subpunctātus, a, um) | weakly dotted |
| subseriepunctatus, a, um (subseriëpunctātus, a, um) | almost dotted in rows |
| tenuepunctatus, a, um (tenuepunctātus, a, um) | ténuis, thin, and punctātus, dotted |
| tredecimpunctatus, a, um (tredecimpunctātus, a, um) | trēdecim, thirteen, and punctātus, dotted |
| tripunctatus, a, um (tripunctātus a, um) | with three points |
| undecimpunctatus, a, um (undecimpunctātus, a, um) | úndecim, eleven, and punctātus, dotted |
| unipunctatus, a, um (unipunctātus, a, um) | with a point |
| vigintiduopunctatus, a, um (vigintiduopunctātus, a, um) | vigintidúo, twenty-two, and punctātus, dotted |
| vigintipunctatus, a, um (vigintipunctātus, a, um) | vigínti, twenty, and punctātus, dotted |
| vigintiquattuorpunctatus, a, um (vigintiquattuorpunctātus, a, um) | vigintiquáttuor, twenty-four, and punctātus, dotted |
| villosopunctatus, a, um (villosopunctātus, a, um) | villōsus, shaggy, and punctātus, dotted |
| viridipunctatus, a, um (viridipunctātus, a, um) | víridis, green, and punctātus, dotted |
