THE CORRECT GENDER OF MAMMALIAN GENERIC NAMES ENDING IN OTIS

Mammalian generic names ending in -otis include Cloetis, Cryptotis, Dolichotis, Laephotis, Macrotis, Myotis, Pharotis, and Phyllotis. In the literature many of these names currently are associated with a combination of feminine, masculine, and neuter adjectival species names, in violation of the Code of Zoological Nomenclature. These generic names are feminine in gender, and the species names with which they are combined must be corrected appropriately.