Taxacom: latin translation

[John Grehan]

Good! That works. Thanks. John

On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM bumeranguesbrasil <whennig at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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