Altica

See also: altica

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁλτικός (haltikós, “jumping, leaping; jumper, leaper”), first used as altica by Geoffroy 1762 and first correctly used by Fabricius 1775.

Proper noun

Altica f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – certain flea beetles.

Synonyms

• Haltica

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Coleoptera - order; Chrysomelidae - family; Galerucinae - subfamily; Alticini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Altica oleracea - type species; Altica aenescens, Altica bicarinata, Altica chalybea, Altica fragariae, Altica lythri, Altica nipponica, Altica palustris, Altica quercetorum, Altica tamaricis, Altica viridicyanea - other species

Further reading

• [E. L. Geoffroy], Histoire abregée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris. Dans laquelle ces Animaux sont rangés suivant un ordre méthodique. Tome premier, Paris, 1762, p. 244–251 and p. 515 (google)