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.[1]
Proper noun
Altica f
- 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 aenescens, Altica bicarinata, Altica chalybea, Altica fragariae, Altica lythri, Altica nipponica, Altica oleracea, Altica palustris, Altica quercetorum, Altica tamaricis, Altica viridicyanea - species
References
- Furth, David G. (1980). "Altica of Israel (Coleoptera: Chrysomedlidae: Alticinae)". Israel Journal of Entomology, Vol. XIV, pp. 56.
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)