Re: origin of Trapania
May 1, 2001
From: Bernard Picton
Hi Bill,
In your comment on the origin of Trapania you don't mention the origin of Drepania, but I checked this out (the name is used for hook-tip moths and is itself a junior synonym of Drepana) - I think it comes from the Greek drepane which is a sickle and presumably refers to the sickle-shaped processes alongside the rhinophores in Trapania (as well as the hooked tips to the moth's wings).
Bernard
bernard.picton.um@nics.gov.uk
Picton, B., 2001 (May 1) Re: origin of Trapania. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4271Dear Bernard,
I must admit I gave up when I realised it was a replacement name, but since Trapania is based on Drepania I guess we are allowed to say it also originates from the Greek 'drepane'. Thanks for an elegant solution to an old puzzle.
Cheers,
Bill Rudman
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