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
- Category: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