Phytophaga
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See also: phytophaga
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton, eater”).
Proper noun[edit]
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[edit]
- The clade is sometimes treated as a suborder.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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[edit]
- (clade): Chrysomeloidea, Curculionoidea - superfamilies
References[edit]
- clade of beetles
Phytophaga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Phytophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Chrysomeloidea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
