Genus Pegolettia
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Short etymology:
Origin obscure. Georg Christian Wittstein writes ‘perhaps after FB Pegoletti, a 14th century Italian.’ Possibly refers to Francesco Balducci Pegolotti (f 1310–1347), a prominent Florentine merchant and politician who wrote Libro di divisamenti di paesi e di misuri di mercatanzie e daltre cose bisognevoli di sapere a mercatanti but we cannot confirm this. The author does not explain the name.
Scientific name:
Pegolettia Cass.
Etymology source:
Global vulnerability:
NE
Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2 38: 230 (1825)
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Year published:
1825
Observations of Taxon
Pegolettia gariepina
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Name of observer:
Mannheimer, Maggs-Kölling, Kolberg or Rügheimer (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Pegolettia retrofracta
Name of observer:
Katryn van Heerden (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Pegolettia retrofracta
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
28/09/2016 - 11:25am
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