Should Coleopteran Be Capitalized?

Anglicized names should not be capitalized. For example, the phylum name Gastrotricha becomes "gastrotrich" when anglicized, Gyraulidae becomes "gyraulid," and Coleoptera becomes "coleopteran."

Are common insect names capitalized?

Except as provided below, common names of organisms are not capitalized. Names that include proper nouns: If an organism's common name includes a proper noun, then the proper noun is capitalized; the rest of the name is not.

Are insect orders capitalized?

No capital letters are used in common names unless they contain a proper noun. Common names are written as two words if the species actually belongs to that classification, e.g., honey bee, or as one word if not within the classification, e.g., sawfly is not in Diptera, the order containing true flies.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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