Psorophora
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Psorophora f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – mosquitos sometimes called gallinippers.
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; Nematocera - suborder; Culicomorpha - infraorder; Culicoidea - superfamily; Culicidae - family; Culicinae - subfamily; Aedini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Psorophora (Grabhamia), Psorophora (Janthinosoma), Psorophora (Psorophora) - subgenera
- Psorophora ciliata - type species; P. (Grabhamia) columbiae, P. (Janthinosoma) ferox, P. (Janthinosoma) mathesoni - selected other species
Further reading
Psorophora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Psorophora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Psorophora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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