Chrysomela

Translingual

Chrysomela populi feeding

Etymology

Possibly from New Latin chryso- (“gold, yellow”) +‎ Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās, “dark, black”).

Proper noun

Chrysomela f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – certain leaf beetles.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Cucujiformia - infraorder; Chrysomelidae - family; Chrysomelinae - subfamily; Chrysomelini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Chrysomela populi - type species; for other species see Chrysomela on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Chrysomela on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chrysomela on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chrysomela on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chrysomela at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Chrysomela at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Chrysomela at Paleobiology Database