Acridomyia

Translingual

Etymology

From Acrida, a genus of grasshoppers, from Ancient Greek ἀκρίς (akrís, “locust”), and μυῖα (muîa, “fly”).

Proper noun

Acridomyia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anthomyiidae – a small genus of flies that parasitize grasshoppers.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Brachycera - suborder; Muscomorpha - infraorder; Schizophora - section; Calyptratae - subsection; Muscoidea - superfamily; Anthomyiidae - family; Anthomyiinae - subfamily; Hydrophoriini - tribe

References

• Anthomyiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acridomyia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Anthomyiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons