
Abracadabrella birdsville Zabka, 1991 (jumping
spider)
Alaptus ah and
A. oh Girault, 1930 (mymarid wasp)
Aloha Kirkaldy, 1904 (fulgorid bug) Etymology: "'Aloha',
the Hawaiian salutation (lit. 'love')."
Brachylophus bulabula (Fijian iguana) from
"bula," the Fijian word for "hello", reduplicated to signify extra
enthusiasm.
Pitohui Lesson and Garnot, 1827 (poisonous
New Guinea bird) The name comes from a response to tasting
it.
Sayonara Jordan & Steele, 1906 (fish)
Arfia Van Valen, 1965 (a dog-like fossil
hyaenodont)
Simulium damnosum (black fly) Refers to the damnable
vector of the onchocerciasis (river blindness) parasite.
Damnxanthodium calvum (Greenm.) Strother
(composite) The genus name refers to the problem of distinguishing these
daisy look-alikes.
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