Acridomyia
Translingual
Etymology
From Acrida, a genus of grasshoppers, from Ancient Greek ἀκρίς (akrís, “locust”), and μυῖα (muîa, “fly”).
Proper noun
Acridomyia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anthomyiidae – a small genus of flies that parasitize grasshoppers.
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; Muscomorpha - infraorder; Schizophora - section; Calyptratae - subsection; Muscoidea - superfamily; Anthomyiidae - family; Anthomyiinae - subfamily; Hydrophoriini - tribe
References
Anthomyiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Acridomyia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Anthomyiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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