Taxacom: latin translation

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Maris= from the "male"

Em qui., 20 de nov. de 2025, 15:16, John Grehan via Taxacom <
taxacom at lists.ku.edu> escreveu:

> Greetings,
>
> perhaps someone familiar with latin may be able to review a Google
> translation (with my interpretation) I did for a brief Latin description of
> a moth to see if I may have missed any precision. Below the original and my
> translation. In particular, word 'maris' is problematic as I get that to
> mean 'sea' but it refers to the filiform antennae (which is OK - the
> antenna is thin, threadlike). The original description did not illustrate
> the moth, but I now have that if anyone needs to see it to help assess my
> translation.
>
> Many thanks,
> John Grehan
>
> antennis flavescentibus; alias anticis supra fuscis fascia transversa
> testacea, albo-marginata, oblqua, postice interrupta et erga basin directa
> ibique nigrounipuntata; posticis fuso-brunneis. Long. al., exp. 30. mill.
> Hab, in Caffraria orientali. Mus. Holm. Antennae maris filiformis.
>
> Antennae yellow; otherwise anteriorly above the dark transverse shell-like
> fascia testacea, white-margined, oblique, interrupted posteriorly and
> directed towards the base [of the wing] there also punctured by a black
> spot; posteriorly dark-brown. Wing expanse 30 mm. Location, in Caffraria
> orientali [Eastern Cape, South Africa]. Mus. Holm. Antennae *maris*
> filiform.
>
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