critter names

[James Kruse]

Thanks Ron, and everyone else for the responses. I was confused by a
particular case I looked at during my graduate work.

As for sinister names, how about some of the mosquito species names attached
to some of those dangerous insect pins = excrucians or punctor.

James J. Kruse, Ph.D.
Curator of Entomology
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks, AK, USA 99775-6960
tel 907.474.5579
fax 907.474.1987
http://www.uaf.edu/museum/ento



on 10/10/01 1:52 PM, Ron Gatrelle at gatrelle at TILS-TTR.ORG wrote:

(snip)>
> The genus gender does not change when moved.  The species/subspecies gender
> changes with the movement to a different gender genus (unless exempted).
>
> Ron Gatrelle
>