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Sillus
In Greek mythology, the Cercopes (Greek: Κέρκωπες, plural of Κέρκωψ, from κέρκος (n.) kerkos "tail") were mischievous forest creatures who lived in Thermopylae or on Euboea but roamed the world and might turn up anywhere mischief was afoot. They were two brothers, but their names are given variously, Passalus and Acmon, Basalas and Achemon, Olus and Eurybatus, or Sillus and Triballus, depending on the context, but usually known as sons of Theia and Oceanus, thus ancient...
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Sillus attiguus
speciesSillus attiguus
Sillus curvispina
speciesSillus curvispina
Sillus dubius
speciesSillus dubius
Sillus longispina
speciesSillus longispina
Sillus lunula
speciesSillus lunula
Sillus ravus
speciesSillus ravus
Sillus imbecillus
speciesSillus imbecillus
Sillus furciger
speciesSillus furciger
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 250052.
