Stomoxys
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, keen”).
Proper noun
Stomoxys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muscidae – certain bloodsucking dipteran flies that includes the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans).
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; Muscoidea – superfamily; Muscidae – family; Muscinae – subfamily; Stomoxyini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly) – type species
References
- Stomoxys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Stomoxys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Stomoxys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Stomoxys at the Catalogue of Life