Posted by Juergen Peters on 20-10-2006 01:37
#8
Hello, Nikita!
Nikita Vikhrev wrote:
I understood cf as:
There is, for example fly Xxx yyy, then one discovers that it is realy group of related species - Xxx yyy, X. yyy1, X. yyy2. In this case one of this group mya be labeled as cf Xxx yyy.
But according Diptera.info Glossary "cf" = "?"
I understand a 'cf.' between genus and species name in that way, that the genus is not in doubt, but there are more than one possibilities for the species, the given name being the (one of the) most probable. It is just a bit more definite than a
Genus sp., which means: any species of the given genus possible.