The Scientific Names of the British Lepidoptera : : Their History and Meaning / / A. Maitland Emmet.

• VerfasserIn: Emmet, A. M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Colchester, England : : Harley Books (B. H. & A. Harley Ltd.),, [1991]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 1991
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 pages)

An Introduction, giving notes on Nomenclature, Classification and Conventions; and Terms and Abbreviations, is followed by a History of the Scientific Nomenclature of Lepidoptera. In the Systematic Section, the meanings of over 4000 names are given. The nomenclature is that of Kloet & Hincks (1972) with more recent amendments. The specific names (each preceded by the Bradley & Fletcher Log Book number) are explained, together with the names of the genera, families and suborders to which they belong, giving both Latin and Greek roots. Appendixes include People commemorated in the names of Lepidoptera; Geographical Names and Unresolved Names. References and Indexes complete the work.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Dedication -- Introduction -- Nomenclature, classification and conventions -- Terms and abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- A History of the Scientific Nomenclature of Lepidoptera -- A book for the curious -- Literature devoted to the explanation of scientific names -- Names before Linnaeus -- Linnaeus -- The specific names of Linnaeus -- Specific names after Linnaeus -- Generic names -- Suprageneric names -- The scientific name of an insect as used today -- Why scientific names sometimes need to be changed -- Systematic Section -- Micropterigidae -- Eriocraniidae -- Hepialidae -- Nepticulidae -- Opostegidae -- Tischeriidae -- Incurvariidae -- Heliozelidae -- Cossidae -- Zygaenidae -- Limacodidae -- Psychidae -- Tineidae -- Ochsenheimeriidae -- Lyonetiidae -- Bucculatricidae -- Gracillariidae -- Sesiidae -- Choreutidae -- Glyphipterigidae -- Douglasiidae -- Heliodinidae -- Yponomeutidae -- Epermeniidae -- Schreckensteiniidae -- Coleophoridae -- Elachistidae -- Oecophoridae -- Gelechiidae -- Blastobasidae -- Momphidae -- Cosmopterigidae -- Scythrididae -- Tortricidae -- Alucitidae -- Pyralidae -- Pterophoridae -- Hesperiidae -- Papilionidae -- Pieridae -- Lycaenidae -- Nymphalidae -- Lasiocampidae -- Saturniidae -- Endromidae -- Drepanidae -- Thyatiridae -- Geometridae -- Sphingidae -- Notodontidae -- Thaumetopoeidae -- Lymantriidae -- Arctiidae -- Ctenuchidae -- Nolidae -- Noctuidae -- Agaristidae -- Appendixes -- 1. People commemorated in the names of Lepidoptera -- 2. Geographical names -- 3. Unresolved names -- 4. Apparent errors in R. D. Macleod's Key to the names of the British butterflies and moths -- References -- Indexes -- Index of scientific names -- Special index to the Phycitinae -- List of monochrome plates.