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[NABOKOV-L] Curious Taxonomy & Nabokov characters and novels
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www.curioustaxonomy.net/etym/ficwww.CuriousTaxonomy.net Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature Mark Isaak eciton@earthlink.net
Etymology: Names from Fictional Characters
Classical Writings:
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Humbert humberti, Sime & Wahl, 2002 (ichneumonid wasp) Named for Nabokov's Lolita pederast Humbert Humbert. [Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 134: 1]
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Pseudolucia hazeorum, Bálint and Johnson, 1993 (lycaenid) Referring both to the hazy wing color and to the Haze family from Lolita. Nabokov himself was an expert on lycaenids, particularly the genus Pseudolucia, which he named.
Other lycaenid names derive from Nabokov stories, too, including:
Madeleinea nodo, M. odon, Bálint & Johnson, 1994 (lycaenid butterflies) Named after half-brothers in Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire, reflecting their close relatedness.
Madeleinea cobaltana, Bálint & Lamas, 1994 is named for Kobalt, a mountain resort in Pale Fire.
Madeleinea lolita, Bálint, 1993,
Pseudolucia charlotte, P. clarea, Bálint and Johnson, 1993, P. humbert, Bálint and Johnson, 1995 (lycaenids) Named after characters in Nabokov's Lolita.
Paralycaeides hazelea, Bálint & Johnson, 1995 and P.shade, Bálint, 1993 (lycaenids) After characters in Nabokov's Pale Fire.
Itylos pnin, Bálint, 1993 for Professor Pnin.
Nabokovia ada .Bálint & Lamas, 1994, for the title character, and Madeleinea ardisensis, Bálint & Lamas, 1996 named after Ardis Hall, a place in Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle.
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Etymology: Names from Fictional Characters
Classical Writings:
.........
Humbert humberti, Sime & Wahl, 2002 (ichneumonid wasp) Named for Nabokov's Lolita pederast Humbert Humbert. [Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 134: 1]
.......
Pseudolucia hazeorum, Bálint and Johnson, 1993 (lycaenid) Referring both to the hazy wing color and to the Haze family from Lolita. Nabokov himself was an expert on lycaenids, particularly the genus Pseudolucia, which he named.
Other lycaenid names derive from Nabokov stories, too, including:
Madeleinea nodo, M. odon, Bálint & Johnson, 1994 (lycaenid butterflies) Named after half-brothers in Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire, reflecting their close relatedness.
Madeleinea cobaltana, Bálint & Lamas, 1994 is named for Kobalt, a mountain resort in Pale Fire.
Madeleinea lolita, Bálint, 1993,
Pseudolucia charlotte, P. clarea, Bálint and Johnson, 1993, P. humbert, Bálint and Johnson, 1995 (lycaenids) Named after characters in Nabokov's Lolita.
Paralycaeides hazelea, Bálint & Johnson, 1995 and P.shade, Bálint, 1993 (lycaenids) After characters in Nabokov's Pale Fire.
Itylos pnin, Bálint, 1993 for Professor Pnin.
Nabokovia ada .Bálint & Lamas, 1994, for the title character, and Madeleinea ardisensis, Bálint & Lamas, 1996 named after Ardis Hall, a place in Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle.
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