Breitling R. 2022. Epigyne or epigynum? Some philological notes // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.31. No.1: 129–131 [in English].
Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom.
doi: 10.15298/arthsel. 31.1.15
ABSTRACT. Marusik [2021] presented a brief analysis of the etymology and usage of the words epigyne and epigynum, widely used technical terms for the female external genitalia in spiders. Here a number of corrections to his arguments are presented.
KEY WORDS: spiders, Araneae, female genitalia, terminology.