Phytophaga

See also: phytophaga

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton, eater”).

Proper noun

Phytophaga

1. A taxonomic clade within the order Coleoptera – almost all beetles.
2. (in italics, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cecidomyiidae – now in other genera of subfamily Cecidomyiinae of gall midges, etc.

Usage notes

• The clade is sometimes treated as a suborder.

Hypernyms

• (clade): 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

Hyponyms

• (clade): Chrysomeloidea, Curculionoidea - superfamilies

References

clade of beetles

• Phytophaga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phytophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chrysomeloidea at National Center for Biotechnology Information