>Andrew Vik
>Tampa, FL., USA
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>Dear Conchlers:
>
>Not long ago, one of you mentioned a landsnail species dubbed Ba
>humbugi. This reminded me of other humorous molluscan names, like
>Ittibittium (a generic name for some very small cerithiids) and
>Distorsio anus (which is only funny when viewing a photo of said
>species). Can anyone think of any other intentionally, or non
>intentionally, humorous nomenclature?
>
>Andrew
>

There was a t-shirt at the North American Bethological Society (NABS)
meetings a few years back that featured a chironomid (freshwater fly) with
the specific epithet of thanatogratis which if I understand it correctly
translates to Grateful Dead.

Kevin S. Cummings
Illinois Natural History Survey
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Champaign, IL 61820
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