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 Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. of gall midges, etc.
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
- Cucujiformia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phytophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Chrysomeloidea at National Center for Biotechnology Information