Cecidomyia

Translingual

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “From Ancient Greek κηκίς (kēkís) + μυῖα (muîa)? Meigen did not explain when he named the genus.”

Proper noun

Cecidomyia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cecidomyiidae – certain gall midges.

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; Bibionomorpha – infraorder; Sciaroidea – superfamily; Cecidomyiidae – family; Cecidomyiinae - subfamily; Cecidomyiini - tribe

References

Cecidomyia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cecidomyia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cecidomyia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons