Lutzomyia
Translingual
Etymology
From the German entomologist Adolfo Lutz + Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “fly”).
Proper noun
Lutzomyia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psychodidae – phlebotomine sand flies consisting of nearly 400 species, at least 33 of which have medical importance as vectors of human disease.
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; Psychodomorpha - infraorder; Psychodidae - family; Phlebotominae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus):
References
Lutzomyia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lutzomyia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lutzomyia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Lutzomyia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Lutzomyia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Lutzomyia at World Register of Marine Species