title: [The correct writing and pronunciation of the generic name Aedes Meigen, 1818].
abstract: The generic name Aedes Meigen, 1818 (Diptera, Culicidae) is derived from the latinisation of the ancient Greek word [symbol: see text] which means unpleasant, annoying, irritant. The correct latin pronunciation is "a-edes".
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia applicata alla Difesa delle Piante, Università di Udine, Italia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zamburlini
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D004772:Entomology / Q000266:history; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D010681:Philology, Classical
vernacular_title: Sulla corretta grafia e pronuncia del nome generico Aedes Meigen, 1818.