Shireplitis
Fernández-Triana J., Ward D.F., Cardinal S., Van Achterberg C. 2013. A review of Paroplitis (Braconidae, Microgastrinae), and description of a new genus from New Zealand, Shireplitis, with convergent morphological traits // Zootaxa. 3722(4): 549-568. (Описания: род Shireplitis - с. 556; виды Sh. bilboi - с. 560; Sh. frodoi - с. 561; Sh. meriadoci - с. 562; Sh. peregrini - с. 562; Sh. samwisei - с. 563; Sh. tolkieni - с. 564.)
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Этимология:
род Shireplitis - "The first part of the name “Shire” refers to The Shire, the region exclusively inhabited by Hobbits in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional universe setting of Middle-earth (the genus is endemic to New Zealand, where a human replicate of The Shire is built). The second part of the name “plitis” refers to the superficial morphological similarities with the genus Paroplitis" (op. cit., p. 557);
Sh. bilboi - "Named after Bilbo Baggins, the title character of the famous novel The Hobbit, written by J.R.R. Tolkien" (op. cit., p. 561);
Sh. frodoi - "Named after the hobbit Frodo Baggins, one of the primary characters of The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece" (op. cit., p. 562)
Sh. meriadoci - "Named after Meriadoc (Merry) Brandybuck, friend and companion of Frodo in the novel The Lord of the Rings" (op. cit., p. 562);
Sh. peregrini - "Named after Peregrin (Pippin) Took, friend and companion of Frodo in the novel The Lord of the Rings" (op. cit., p. 562);
Sh. samwisei - "Named after Samwise (Sam) Gamgee, sidekick of Frodo and one of the main characters in the novel The Lord of the Rings" (op. cit., p. 564);
Sh. tolkieni - "Named after John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, as a humble homage to his extraordinary literary works" (op. cit., p. 565).
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