Phytophaga
See also: phytophaga
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton, eater”).
Proper noun
Phytophaga
- A taxonomic clade within the order Coleoptera – almost all beetles.
- (in italics, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cecidomyiidae – now in other genera of subfamily Cecidomyiinae of gall midges, etc.
Usage notes
- The clade is sometimes treated as a suborder.
Hypernyms
- (clade): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Cucujiformia - infraorder
Hyponyms
- (clade): Chrysomeloidea, Curculionoidea - superfamilies
References
- clade of beetles
- Phytophaga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phytophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Chrysomeloidea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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