Rhyssodes

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“wrinkled”) + [Term?] (“form”)

Proper noun

Rhyssodes

1. Alternative form of Rhysodes; A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – certain wrinkled bark beetles.

Usage notes

• Sometimes its subfamily Rysodinae is elevated to family rank Rhysodidae.

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Rhyssodes”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Rhysodes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhysodes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies