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 chrysops nigribimbo
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| brian reily |
Posted on 03-10-2006 20:42
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Member Location: Posts: 41 Joined: 08.08.06 |
does any one know what these things look like?
confused... as usual |
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| brian reily |
Posted on 03-10-2006 20:45
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Member Location: Posts: 41 Joined: 08.08.06 |
it seems we had one in the collection but it got lost
confused... as usual |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 03-10-2006 22:54
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7302 Joined: 19.11.04 |
As Whitney described this species in 1879, I think we may assume he wasn't using "bimbo" in a 20th century way. Literally the species name means "black child" in Latin/Italian but why he used that term for a Chrysops ...? Of course, as a species it is best known for its funny name - a Google search using it will lead to many sites that specialise in funny species names - evidence that entomologists have an outstanding sense of humour! 
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 14-02-2007 21:19
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Answer here http://bugguide.n...view/81228 |
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