NO, personally I wouldn't include first name when naming a new taxon after a person. It's simply too long and not easy to pronounce. When a new taxon is described, the author should explain where he gets the etymology, and the full name of the person would be indicated.
I have no problem that the new species is named after Mr. Wang either. The problem is whether the new species is really different from cynthia, not the etymology.
Chandaiman69
發表於： 2005/04/15 06:22am
Yes, I agree with you. Looks like they are all walkeri. But suddenly Wang, namesake of Taiwan Wang ?, get everybody in a whirlpool by this wangi name.
One more disgust with this authorship in naming a species. If we Chinese don't even know Wang is which Wang, God helps the gwailo. While there is a great diversity in gwailo surnames, that does not apply to Chinese/Japs. i think initials of first & middle names should be included.
Zygamann
發表於： 2005/04/14 04:36pm
personally I won't agree to separate wangi and cynthia (=walkeri) to be different species. But according to the current classification proposed by Stefan Naumann and his fellows, the populations in China (including HK), Taiwan and N. Vietnam belong to Samia wangi.
