Pseudomorpha

Translingual

Pseudomorpha vandykei in Walker Canyon, Arizona, USA.

Etymology

From pseudo- (“false”) +‎ -morpha f (“shape”), literally “false shape”, from Ancient Greek ψευδής m or f (pseudḗs, “false, lying”) and Ancient Greek μορφή f (morphḗ, “shape, form”). Cognate with English pseudomorph.

Proper noun

Pseudomorpha f

1. A taxonomic genus within the tribe Pseudomorphini – various ground beetles, notable for the distinctly oval shape of their bodies.
2. A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Pseudomorpha.

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; Adephaga - suborder; Carabidae - family; Harpalinae - subfamily; Pseudomorphini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Austropseudomorpha, Pseudomorpha (subgenera)

Coordinate terms

• (genus): Adelotopus, Cainogenion, Cryptocephalomorpha, Guyanemorpha, Manumorpha, Notopseudomorpha, Paussotropus, Samiriamorpha Sphallomorpha, Tuxtlamorpha, Yasunimorpha (Pseudomorphini genera)

Derived terms

• Austropseudomorpha
• Notopseudomorpha
• Pseudomorphini

Related terms

• Translingual terms prefixed with pseudo-
• Translingual terms suffixed with -morpha

References

• Pseudomorpha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pseudomorpha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pseudomorpha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons