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Genus Rhadine

Rhadine dissecta (LeConte) - Rhadine dissecta Red Darkling Beetle? - Rhadine Carabidae - Rhadine Rhadine sp. - Rhadine Rhadine? - Rhadine Rhadine sp.? - Rhadine jejuna Rhadine? Maybe R. myrmecodes? - Rhadine Rhadine? Maybe R. myrmecodes? - Rhadine
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Harpalinae
Supertribe Harpalitae
Tribe Platynini
Genus Rhadine
Pronunciation
According to Liddell & Scott's Classical Greek-English Lexicon, the transliteration Rhadine and its classical pronunciation can be derived from the full lexicon entry ῥᾰδῐνή in which the accent mark is placed on vowel eta of the last syllable. We are more accustomed to placing the accent on the penultimate or antepenultimate syllable of Greek-derived scientific words. The preceding vowels alpha and iota are marked short. Therefore, the classical Greek pronunciation would approach the sound of rah-di-NAY. However, one interviewed Latin scholar placed the accent on the second syllable as in rah DI nay. The attempted pronunciations rah-DEYE-nee, rah-DEE-nay, rah-DEE-nee are anglicizations not true to the classical intent. Ultimately it is the popular scientific pronunciation among colleagues that prevails. A popular variation is the informal group name "rhadines", pronounced ray-deens, when referring to members of the genus Rhadine. [PWM note]
Explanation of Names
Rhadine LeConte 1846
In Greek mythology, ♀ Rhadine (Ῥαδίνη 'slender') and ♂ Leontichus (Λεόντιχος 'of a lion') were star-crossed lovers. [PWM]
Print References
Barr T.C. (1974) Revision of Rhadine LeConte (Coleoptera, Carabidae). I. The subterranea group. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2539. 30 pp.