Latissus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin latus (“long, wide”) + Issus (type genus of the Issidae). This is further reinforced by the epithet of the type species being Latin dīlātātus.
Proper noun
Latissus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Issidae – certain planthoppers.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Auchenorrhyncha – suborder; Fulgoromorpha – infraorder; Fulgoroidea – superfamily; Issidae – family; Issinae – subfamily; Issini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Latissus dilatatus – sole species
References
- Issidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Latissus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Latissus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons