Altica
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See also: altica
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἁλτικός (haltikós, “jumping, leaping; jumper, leaper”), first used as altica by Geoffroy 1762 and first correctly used by Fabricius 1775.[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Altica f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – certain flea beetles.
Synonyms
[edit]Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Coleoptera – order; Chrysomelidae – family; Galerucinae – subfamily; Alticini – tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Altica oleracea – type species; Altica aenescens, Altica bicarinata, Altica chalybea, Altica ericeti, Altica fragariae, Altica lythri, Altica nipponica, Altica palustris, Altica quercetorum, Altica tamaricis, Altica viridicyanea – selected other species
References
[edit]Altica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Altica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Altica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- [E. L. Geoffroy], Histoire abregée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris. Dans laquelle ces Animaux sont rangés suivant un ordre méthodique. Tome premier, Paris, 1762, p. 244–251 and p. 515 (google)
- ^ Furth, David G. (1980). "Altica of Israel (Coleoptera: Chrysomedlidae: Alticinae)". Israel Journal of Entomology, Vol. XIV, pp. 56.