Penthetria

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πενθήτρια (penthḗtria, “mourneress”), feminine form of πενθητήρ (penthētḗr, “mourner”). Coined by German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1803. Compare Penthera.

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Penthetria f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bibionidae – certain March flies.

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