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/4271

Dear 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

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (May 1). Comment on Re: origin of Trapania by Bernard Picton. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4271

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