Lutzomyia

Translingual

Etymology

From the German entomologist Adolfo Lutz + Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “fly”).

Proper noun

Lutzomyia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Psychodidae – phlebotomine sand flies consisting of nearly 400 species, at least 33 of which have medical importance as vectors of human disease.

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; Nematocera - suborder; Psychodomorpha - infraorder; Psychodidae - family; Phlebotominae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus):

References

• Lutzomyia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lutzomyia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lutzomyia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lutzomyia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Lutzomyia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Lutzomyia at World Register of Marine Species