
Some names are notable for their lack of creativity:
Eucosma bobana, E. cocana, E. dodana, E. fofana, E. hohana,
E. kokana, E. lolana, E. momana, E. popana, E. rorana, E. sosana,
E. totana, E. vovana, E. fandana, E. gandana, E. handana, E. kandana,
E. mandana, E. nandana, E. randana, E. sandana, E. tandana, E.
vandana, E. wandana, E. xandana, E. yandana, E. zandana, E. nomana,
E. sonomana, E. vomonana, E. womonana, E. boxeana, E. canariana,
E. floridana, E. idahoana, E. miscana, E. subinvicta; Kearfott,
1907 (olethreutid moths)
Hysterosia biscana, H. discana, H. riscana, H.
viscana, H. wiscana, H. ziscana, H. foxcana, H. toxcana, H. voxcana, H.
zoxcana, H. baracana, H. waracana, H. zaracana, H. bomonana,H. nomonana,
H. romonana Kearfott, ~1907 (cochylid moths)
Maruina amada, M. amadora, M. cholita, M. muchacha,
M. querida, M. chamaca, M. chamaguita, M. chica, M. dama, M. nina,
M. tica, and M. vidamia Hogue, ~1973 (psychodid flies)
All these names of Latin American bloodsucking flies are Spanish
terms of endearment and diminutives.
Ophiomyia prima, O. secunda, O. tertia, O. quarta, O. quinta,
O. sexta, O. septima, O. octava, O. nona, O. undecima, O. duodecima;
Spencer, 1969 (Agromyzid flies) Latin for "first", "second",
"third", etc. Why no O. decima?
Solpugarda Roewer, 1933
Solpugassa Roewer, 1933
Solpugeira Roewer, 1933
Solpugella Roewer, 1933
Solpugema Roewer, 1933
Solpugopa Roewer, 1933
Solpugorna Roewer, 1933
Solpuguna Roewer, 1933
Solpugyla Roewer, 1933
Solpugelis Roewer, 1934
Solpugiba Roewer, 1934
Solpugista Roewer, 1934 (all solpugids)
Montifringilla theresae
Sylvia nana theresae
Melierax metabates theresae
Erythrospiza githaginea theresae
Alectoris barbata theresae
Scotocerca inquieta theresae
Galerida theklae theresae
Coccothraustes coccothraustes theresae
Riparia rupestris theresae
Oenanthe moesta theresae
Turdus viscivorus theresae
Garrulus glandarius theresae
Emberiza striolata theresae (various birds)
These are some of the several species and subspecies of birds named by
Col. Richard Meinertzhagen after Theresa Clay, a close "confidante" 33
years younger than himself. [Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 57 (1937) and
59 (1939): 63-69]
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