Melophagus
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Melophagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hippoboscidae – flies that are parasitic on certain ruminants.
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; Brachycera – suborder; Muscomorpha – infraorder; Schizophora – section; Calyptrata – subsection; Hippoboscoidea – superfamily; Hippoboscidae – family; Lipopteninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Melophagus ovinus (sheep ked) - type species; Melophagus antilopes, Melophagus rupicaprinus - species
Further reading
- Melophagus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hippoboscidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Melophagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Melophagus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.