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Kappa
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Kappa

Kappa ( ; uppercase Κ, lowercase κ or cursive ϰ; Greek: κάππα, káppa) is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiceless velar plosive IPA: [k] sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, Kʹ has a value of 20. It was derived from the Phoenician letter kaph (𐤊). Letters that arose from kappa include the Roman K and Cyrillic К. The uppercase form is identical to the Latin K.

Greek proper names and placenames containing kappa are often written in English with "c" due to the Romans' transliterations into the Latin alphabet: Constantinople, Corinth, Crete. All formal modern romanizations of Greek now use the letter "k", however.

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12 branches of this group, most-observed first

Mischocyttarus rufidens

speciesMischocyttarus rufidens

Mischocyttarus deceptus

speciesMischocyttarus deceptus

Mischocyttarus tolensis

speciesMischocyttarus tolensis

Mischocyttarus socialis

speciesMischocyttarus socialis

Mischocyttarus imitator

speciesMischocyttarus imitator

Mischocyttarus bertonii

speciesMischocyttarus bertonii

Mischocyttarus latior

speciesMischocyttarus latior

Mischocyttarus metathoracicus

speciesMischocyttarus metathoracicus

Mischocyttarus flavoscutellatus

speciesMischocyttarus flavoscutellatus

Mischocyttarus injucundus

speciesMischocyttarus injucundus

Mischocyttarus fitzgeraldi

speciesMischocyttarus fitzgeraldi

Mischocyttarus atramentarius

speciesMischocyttarus atramentarius

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