Cynips

Cynips

Translingual

larva of Cynips quercusfolii in a broken oak gall

Etymology

New Latin, altered from Late Latin cyniphes (“a kind of stinging insect”), corrupt form of Ancient Greek κνίψ (kníps), varying with σκνίψ (skníps), applied to several types of insects, especially such as live under the bark of trees

Proper noun

Cynips f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cynipidae – typical gall wasps.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Cynipoidea - superfamily; Cynipidae - family; Cynipinae - subfamily; Cynipini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): For species see Cynips on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Cynips on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cynips on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cynips on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cynips at World Register of Marine Species
• Cynips at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cynips at the Catalogue of Life 
• Cynips at Encyclopedia of Life
• Cynips at National Center for Biotechnology Information