Ptychoptera

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), after the longitudinal fold in wings of members of this genus.

Proper noun

Ptychoptera f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ptychopteridae – the fold-winged crane flies.

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; Ptychopteromorpha - infraorder; Ptychopteroidea - superfamily; Ptychopteridae - family; Ptychopterinae - subfamily

References

• Ptychoptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ptychoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ptychoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons