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#1 2017-10-04 14:42:27
- oceanlis2000
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Help with a question
Hello everyone
Hope you are all well.
My question is this
in Brachyleptura auct.
What is auct. and what does it mean?
Thank you
Elisabeth
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#2 2017-10-04 20:48:45
- Tony Irwin
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Re: Help with a question
It is an abbreviation of auctorum, and means "of authors". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auctorum
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#3 2017-10-05 15:21:11
- oceanlis2000
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Re: Help with a question
Thanks very much once again Tony
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