sensu stricto adverb - in the narrow sense, added after a taxon to mean it is being used in the sense of the original author, or without taxa which may otherwise be associated with it (Wiktionary). Often abbreviated: s.s., s. str., sens. str. or sens. strict.

When used after a generic name, means the nominate subgenus, e.g. "Amara (s.str.) aenea" is just another way of saying, "Amara (Amara) aenea"

See Also

sensu lato (antonym)

Internet References

Wiktionary--sensu stricto

Wikipedia--Sensu

Contributed by Cotinis on 17 November, 2009 - 8:34am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 2 April, 2011 - 6:13pm

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