Phytophaga
See also: phytophaga
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton, eater”).
Proper noun
Phytophaga
- A taxonomic clade within the order Coleoptera – almost all beetles.
- (in italics, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cecidomyiidae – now in other genera of subfamily Cecidomyiinae of gall midges, etc.
Hypernyms
- (clade): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Cucujiformia - infraorder
Hyponyms
- (clade): Chrysomeloidea, Curculionoidea - superfamilies
References
- Cucujiformia at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Chrysomeloidea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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