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The paper examines interdiscursivity in fiction and focuses on the inclusion of Latin entomosemisms (insect names) which indicate the name of the species and their genus. The study shows that these inclusions are not uncommon in fiction, in particular in adventure, science fiction and autobiographical prose. The analyzed material shows that Latin names do not always emphasize the scientific nature of the text, but can also impart grotesqueness and irony to it. In addition, it is noted that this technique is more typical of the prose of the 19th and 20th centuries, rather than of contemporary literature.