Forcipomyia
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin forceps (“tongs, pincers”) + Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “a fly”).
Proper noun
Forcipomyia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopogonidae – certain biting midges.
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; Chironomoidea - superfamily; Ceratopogonidae - family; Forcipomyiinae; - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Forcipomyia circinate, Forcipomyia nodosa, Forcipomyia paucidentis, Forcipomyia taiwana - selected species
References
Forcipomyia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Forcipomyia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Forcipomyia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Forcipomyia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.