1 Reply by John Bedford

  • John Bedford
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Re: Request for Common Names to be added to the species dictionary

Subsequent to the competion to name 10 rare species held by Natural England in collaboration with The Guardian and Oxford University Museum of Biodiversity, can the following species have the new commen names added to the species dictionary

Scientific Name                         New Common Name

Cryptocephalus punctiger    Blue pepper-pot beetle
Philorhizus quadrisignatus    Mab’s lantern
Nomada armata                    Scabious cuckoo bee
Megapenthes lugens                    Queens executioner
Arrhis phylonyx                    Sea piglet
Lucernariopsis cruxmelitensis    St John’s jellyfish
Haliclystus auricula                    Kaleidoscope jellyfish
Stenus longitarsis                    Skeetle
Usnea florida                    Witches’ whiskers
Peltigera venosa                    Pixie gowns

Thank you

Regards

John

2 Reply by CharlesHussey

  • CharlesHussey
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Re: Request for Common Names to be added to the species dictionary

Thank you for the prompt. Names were added on the day that the competition results were announced!

Best wishes,

Charles Hussey

NBN Species Dictionary Project Manager (Retired!) smile