Palaeophanes brevispina

Palaeophanes brevispina is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is only known from Brunei.

Palaeophanes brevispina
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P. brevispina
Binomial name
Palaeophanes brevispina
Davis, 2003

The length of the forewings is about 6 mm for males.

Etymology

The specific epithet is said to derived from the Latin brevi (short) and spina (thorn), in reference to the diagnostic short, subapical spine on the male valva. The proper word in classical Latin for "short" is however brevis (masculine/feminine) or breve (neuter).[1]

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References

  1. Lewis, C.T. & Short, C. (1879). A Latin dictionary founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.


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