Chrysops

Translingual

Chrysops relictus, twin-lobed deerfly

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χρυσώψ (khrusṓps, “shining like gold”), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) +‎ ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face, countenance”) or Chrysis +‎ -ops

Proper noun

Chrysops f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tabanidae – deer flies.

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; Tabanomorpha - infraorder; Tabanidae - family; Chrysopsinae - subfamily; Chrysopsini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Chrysops caecutiens - type species

References

• Chrysops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chrysops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chrysops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chrysops at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.