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Dorylomorpha xanthocerus

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Subspecies

No subspecies are recognized.

Synonyms

Pipunculus xanthocerus Kowarz, 1887
Dorylomorpha xanthocera (Kowarz, 1887)
Dorylomorpha xanthocerus (Kowarz, 1887)

Note: The species epithet is often erroneously considered to be an adjective and is therefore spelled with a terminal -a to adjust it to the feminine gender of the genus name. However, the original spelling xanthocerus is a composite noun composed of a mix of greek and new latin (xanthos = greek for "yellow"; cerus = new latin for "horn" from the greek noun "keros") and means "yellow horn". The word is thus a noun in apposition and does not change with the gender of the genus name.

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