Jorge This is not exactly “guidance”, but common pronunciation of scientific Latin names deviates substantially from scholars’ best guesses about how the original Latin was pronounced. For example, one usually hears
“ae” pronounced as “ee”, from scientists, whereas the Latin would be “eye” Conversely, “ii” is pronounced “ee” “eye”, whereas the Latin would be “ee” “ee”. This of course bothers those of us who studied Latin in school, but there is little likelihood of change. So bottom line: IMO you are probably fine with either option. > On May 14, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Jorge A. Santiago-Blay <blayjo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > pronunciation of a Latin genus name > > Dear Ecolog-Listers: > > The other day, I heard a colleague pronounce the Latin name *Arachnocoris *as > Arachno'coris. Instead, I have heard many other times the genus pronounced > as Arachnoco'ris. > > In checking this source, http://capewest.ca/pron.html , I cannot find an > example or a word with more than two syllables ending in "-ris". Any > guidance welcomed. > > Sincerely, > > Jorge > > Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD > blaypublishers.com > > 1. Positive experiences for authors of papers published in *LEB* > http://blaypublishers.com/testimonials/ > > 2. Free examples of papers published in *LEB*: > http://blaypublishers.com/category/previous-issues/. > > 3. *Guidelines for Authors* and page charges of *LEB*: > http://blaypublishers.com/archives/ *.* > > 4. Want to subscribe to *LEB*? http://blaypublishers.com/subscriptions/ > > > http://blayjorge.wordpress.com/ > http://paleobiology.si.edu/staff/individuals/santiagoblay.cfm Don McKenzie Research Ecologist US Forest Service Affiliate faculty University of Washington
