[Taxacom] Aus bus et al.

[Paul van Rijckevorsel]

From: "Edward J Cushing" <cushing at umn.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 1:37 AM

> From simple curiosity: What is the origin of the example names "Aus,"
> "bus," and their relatives? I know they are used as examples in the
> ICZN, but who is their author, when, and where?

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Glancing through the 1959 edition I am not noticing these 'names' while they
are present in the (much expanded) 1961 edition (as "A-us" and "b-us").

However, I see an "X-us" in the introductory matter (in a footnote), from 
1948.

Paul