Psorophora
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek ψωρός (psōrós, “itchy”) + -phora (“bearing”).
Proper noun
Psorophora f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – mosquitos sometimes called gallinippers.
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; Culicomorpha – infraorder; Culicoidea – superfamily; Culicidae – family; Culicinae – subfamily; Aedini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Psorophora (Grabhamia), Psorophora (Janthinosoma), Psorophora (Psorophora) – subgenera
- Psorophora ciliata – type species; P. (Grabhamia) columbiae, P. (Janthinosoma) ferox, P. (Janthinosoma) mathesoni – selected other species
Further reading
- Psorophora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Psorophora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Psorophora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons