Psorophora

Translingual

Psorophora ciliata

Etymology

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Proper noun

Psorophora f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – mosquitos sometimes called gallinippers.

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; Culicomorpha - infraorder; Culicoidea - superfamily; Culicidae - family; Culicinae - subfamily; Aedini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Psorophora (Grabhamia), Psorophora (Janthinosoma), Psorophora (Psorophora) - subgenera
  • Psorophora ciliata - type species; P. (Grabhamia) columbiae, P. (Janthinosoma) ferox, P. (Janthinosoma) mathesoni - selected other species

Further reading

• Psorophora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Psorophora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Psorophora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons