Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Translation of Zetterstedt's original description of Odinia boletina/ornata

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 23-04-2010 21:20
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Stephen is right. I just point some more info...

"pedibusque" In Latin the part "que" means the same as "is". Pedi is foot in Latin. And the plural is "pedibus". As it was well translated by Stephen. "with the palps and legs (feet) yellow".




Just to complement...

Colours in masculine; feminine and neutral genus.
Flavus; flava; flavum- yellow
albus; alba; album- white
niger; nigra; nigrum- black
ruber; rubra; rubrum- red
cinereus ; cinerea; cinereum- grey