Cecidomyia

Translingual edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “From Ancient Greek κηκίς (kēkís) + μυῖα (muîa)? Meigen did not explain when he named the genus.”

Proper noun edit

Cecidomyia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cecidomyiidae – certain gall midges.

Hypernyms edit

(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; Bibionomorpha - infraorder; Sciaroidea - superfamily; Cecidomyiidae - family; Cecidomyiinae - subfamily; Cecidomyiini - tribe

References edit

Cecidomyia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cecidomyia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cecidomyia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons