Systema Eleutheratorum secundum ordines, genera, species: adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus, vol. 2
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Cupes capitata
Cupes capitata: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Cupes capitata: Comments
Comment:
Fabricius named Cupes with a single species "capitata" (clearly feminine). No justification can be found for considering this a masculine genus. Romans apparently used both Cupes and Cuppes as an adjective (derived from cupio "to desire") meaning a desire for delicacies. In the only ancient Latin text using this it is found modifying a masculine noun, but that does not make its gender masculine in general