Ptychoptera
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), after the longitudinal fold in wings of members of this genus.
Proper noun
Ptychoptera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ptychopteridae – the fold-winged crane flies.
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; Ptychopteromorpha - infraorder; Ptychopteroidea - superfamily; Ptychopteridae - family; Ptychopterinae - subfamily
References
Ptychoptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ptychoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Ptychoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons