(Ckll.) det.
-
by
aylaquesada
What does (Ckll.) det. mean when it appears on a label?
Posted
-
by
Mr._Kevvy
The item in parenthesis following the binomial/scientific name is usually the person who named/identified/described the species. If the person is well-known enough (Cockerell in this case) it will be abbreviated, an extreme being Carl Linnaeus being abbreviated to just "L".
Posted
-
And "det." is something like "determined by"; i.e. "This person confirms that the specimen is that species" - so the identity of your example was formally confirmed by McGinley.
Posted
