Myrmecia brevinoda

A taxonomic species within the family Formicidae – the giant bulldog ant of Australia.


Orthoptera

English: orthopteran

From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + πτερά (pterá, “wings”), plural of πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

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A taxonomic order within the superorder Polyneoptera – various insects including crickets, grasshoppers, wetas, katydids, etc. It formerly included many other groups such as cockroaches, stick insects, mantids and earwigs, which are now classified in other orders


Pterygota

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From Ancient Greek, feminine singular of πτερυγωτός (pterugōtós, “winged”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – certain mallows.


Endopterygota

From endo- (“within”) + pterygo- (“wing”) + -ota (“having”), reflecting the fact that the nymphs (larvae) of winged species bear their wing rudiments internally; compare Exopterygota.

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A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neoptera – various winged insects that undergo radical metamorphosis.


Coleoptera

From Ancient Greek κολεόπτερος (koleópteros, “sheath-wing”), from κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

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A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – beetles.

Acanthocnemidae

(order): Adephaga, Archostemata, Myxophaga, Polyphaga – suborders


Neoptera

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Coleoptera

(infraclass in Pterygota): Holometabola, Neuropterida, Paraneoptera, Polyneoptera – superorders

Winged insects that can flex their wings over their abdomens

A taxonomic infraclass within the clade Metapterygota.

A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Pterygota.


Bombus

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – bumblebees.


Formica

→ Russian: форми́ка (formíka)

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – many ants.

Formica rufa

(genus): Formica (Coptoformica), Formica (Formica), Formica (Raptiformica), Formica (Serviformica) - subgenera


Delta

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – certain potter wasps.


Saga

Borrowed from Latin sāga f (“soothsayer”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Tettigoniidae – certain bush crickets.


Vespa

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – hornets.


Viola

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – certain of the butterflies called skippers.


Noctuidae

English: noctuid

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – owlet moths.

Acontia

(family): Acontiinae, Acronictinae, Agaristinae, Amphipyrinae, Araeopteroninae, Bagisarinae, Bryophilinae, Calpinae, Catocalinae, Condicinae, Cuculliinae, Eustrotiinae, Glottulinae, Hadeninae, Heliothinae, Noctuinae, Plusiinae, Psaphidinae, Raphiinae, Stictopterinae, Stiriinae, Xyleninae – subfamilies


Hymenoptera

From neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

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A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – sawflies, wasps, bees and ants.


Drosophila melanogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Drosophilidae – a fruit fly often used in genetic and other experiments.


Amata

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain moths.


Ditrysia

A taxonomic clade within the order Lepidoptera – ditrysian moths.


Glossata

→ French: glossate

A taxonomic suborder within the order Lepidoptera – many moths.


Heteroneura

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Lepidoptera – heteroneurans; many moths.

Nepticuloidea

Ditrysia, Etimonotrysia, Incurvariina – clades in Eulepidoptera


Myrmeciinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Formicidae – the bulldog ants.


Vespoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – the wasps, ants, etc.


Apocrita

From Ancient Greek ἀπόκριτος (apókritos, “separated, chosen”).

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A taxonomic suborder within the order Hymenoptera – wasps, bees, ants, etc.

†Bethylonymoidea

suborder): Apoidea, Ceraphronoidea, Chalcidoidea, Chrysidoidea (= Bethyloidea), Cynipoidea, Diaprioidea, Evanioidea, Formicoidea, Ichneumonoidea, Megalyroidea, Mymarommatoidea, Platygasteroidea, Proctotrupoidea, Scolioidea, Sphecoidea, Stephanoidea, Trigonaloidea, Vespoidea (superfamilies


Formicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – ants.

†Armaniinae

family): Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Agroecomyrmecinae, Amblyoponinae, Aneuretinae, Apomyrminae (syn. Amblyoponinae), Cerapachyinae, Dolichoderinae, Dorylinae, Ecitoninae, Ectatomminae, Formicinae, Heteroponerinae, Leptanillinae, Leptanilloidinae, Martialinae (possibly invalid), Myrmeciinae, Myrmicinae, Paraponerinae, Ponerinae, Proceratiinae, Pseudomyrmecinae, Sphecomyrminae (subfamilies


Myrmecia

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”) + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Trebouxiaceae – green algae, associated with lichen.


Chironomidae

Fossil head capsules of the Chironomidae have proven useful as indicators of past climatic change.

1995, P. D. Armitage, edited by P. S. Cranston and L. C. V. Pinder, The Chironomidae: Biology and Ecology of Non-biting Midges (in English), London: Chapman and Hall, Inc.:

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the chironomids or non-biting midges, a family of true flies widely distributed in aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats.


Diptera

From Ancient Greek δίπτερα (díptera), from δι- (di-, “two”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wings”).

A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – true flies.


Culicomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – mosquitoes etc.


Nematocera

From Ancient Greek νῆμα = "thread" + κέρας = "horn, antenna", referring to their long, thin and segmented antennae.

A taxonomic suborder within the order Diptera – gnats, mosquitoes, crane flies, etc.


Chironomoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – the non-biting midges etc.


Atta

Latin Atta (“a surname for persons who walk upon the tips of their shoes”), probably from Ancient Greek ᾁττω (hāittō), ᾁσσω (hāissō, “to spring”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – leaf-cutter ants.


Attini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Formicidae – the leafcutter ants.


Myrmicinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Formicidae – many ants.


Magicicada

From Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos, “magician”)+ Latin cicada.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae – some North America periodical cicadas, whose nymphs take 13 or 17 years to mature, so that the adults emerge in great numbers at infrequent intervals.


Vespidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – many eusocial and solitary wasps.

Angiopolybia

family): Vespinae (yellowjacket and hornet), Eumeninae (potter wasp), Euparagiinae, Masarinae (pollen wasp), Polistinae (paper wasp), Stenogastrinae (subfamilies


Amara

A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – sun beetles.


Ceratopogonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – biting midges.


Polyneoptera

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + Neoptera.

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neoptera.

A taxonomic cohort within the infraclass Neoptera.


Culicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – mosquitoes.


Drosophilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – including fruit flies, vinegar flies, wine flies, pomace flies, grape flies, and picked-fruit flies.

Drosophila

(family): Drosophilinae, Steganinae - subfamilies

for the many other genera see Drosophilidae on Wikispecies..


Psocodea

Psocoptera

bark lice, also called bark flies or book lice; orders

A taxonomic superorder within the subdivision Paraneoptera.

A taxonomic order within the superorder Paraneoptera.

Amphientomidae

(order): Psocomorpha, Troctomorpha, Trogiomorpha - suborders


Sternorrhyncha

New Latin, from Ancient Greek στέρνον (stérnon, “breast-bone”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”)

A taxonomic suborder within the order Hemiptera – various plant-feeding insects; aphids, whiteflies, scale insects etc.

†Naibioidea

(suborder): Aleyrodoidea (whiteflies), Aphidoidea (aphid), Coccoidea (scale insect), Phylloxeroidea (phylloxeran, pine aphid and spruce aphid), Psylloidea (jumping plant lice, etc.) - superfamilies


Hemiptera

In all the species studied holokinetic chromosomes were found, this being a characteristic feature of the Hemiptera [...]

1992, Anna Maryańska-Nadachowska, Valentina G. Kuznetsova, Elżbieta Warchałowska-Śliwa, “Karyotypes of Psyllina (Homoptera)”, in Folia Biologica: International Journal of Biological Research, volume 40, Cracow Zoological Publications, page 23:

A taxonomic order within the superorder Condylognatha – true bugs.


Diaspididae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – the armoured scale insects.


Coccoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – scale insects, including mealy bugs.

Arnoldidae

(superfamily): Aclerdidae, Asterolecaniidae, Beesoniidae, Callipappidae, Carayonemidae, Cerococcidae, Coccidae, Coelostomidiidae, Conchaspididae, Dactylopiidae, Diaspididae, Eriococcidae, Halimococcidae, Kermesidae, Kerriidae, Kuwaniidae, Lecanodiaspididae, Marchalinidae, Margarodidae, Matsucoccidae, Micrococcidae, Monophlebidae, Ortheziidae, Phenacoleachiidae, Phoenicococcidae, Pityococcidae, Pseudococcidae, Putoidae, Rhizoecidae, Steingeliidae, Stictococcidae, Stigmacoccidae, Xylococcidae – families


Culicoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – many midges.


Chaoboridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – various midges.


Geometridae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – measuring worms, loopers, and cankerworms.


Bombycina

A taxonomic subsection within the order Lepidoptera – very many moths.


Cossina

A taxonomic section within the order Lepidoptera – many moths.

A taxonomic subsection within the order Lepidoptera – many moths.


Phasmatodea

A taxonomic order within the superorder Polyneoptera – the stick insects, now Phasmida.


Acromyrmex

New Latin acro- + Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – a leafcutter ant.


Hesperiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – skipper butterflies.

Aegiale

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Hesperiiformes – series


Bostrichiformia

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Coleoptera – a great number of beetles.


Anobium

A taxonomic genus within the family Ptinidae – certain wood-boring beetles.


Anobiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – very many wood-boring beetles, including the deathwatch beetles, now usually included in family Ptinidae.


Bostrichoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – very many beetles.

Anobiidae

(superfamily): Bostrichidae, Dermestidae, Endecatomidae, Ptinidae - families

Jacobsoniidae

now placed in superfamily Staphylinoidea

Nosodendridae

families formerly placed in superfamily Bsotrichoidea


Polyphaga

From Ancient Greek πολυφάγος (poluphágos, “eating to excess”), from πολύς (polús) "many" + φαγεῖν (phageîn) "to eat", reflecting the wide variety of foods eaten across this group.

(Polyphaga f) A taxonomic genus within the family Corydiidae – sand cockroaches.


Anobiinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ptinidae – very many wood-boring beetles.

Actenobius

(subfamily): Anobiini, Colposternini, Euceratocerini, Gastrallini, Hadrobregmini, Nicobiini, Stegobiini - tribes


Anoplognathus

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – the Christmas beetles.


Anoplognathini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Scarabaeidae – Australasian scarab beetles.


Rutelinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Scarabaeidae – shining leaf chafers and related scarab beetles.


Anoplognathina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Scarabaeidae – Australian scarab beetles.


Scarabaeoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – scarab beetles and many related beetles.


Scarabaeidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – scarab beetles.


Scarabaeiformia

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Coleoptera – the scarab beetles and very many related beetles.

Belohinidae

(infraorder): Scarabaeoidea – superfamily


Meliponini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Apidae – stingless honey bees or meliponines.


Trigona

Coined by naturalist Louis Jurine in 1807. Compare Latin trigōna (“triangular”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – three species of vulture bees and many other stingless bees.

Trigona australis

(genus): Duckeola, Frieseomelitta, Geotrigona, Tetragona, Tetragonisca, Trigona - subgenera


Apoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – bees and certain wasps.

†Angarosphecidae

superfamily): Ampulicidae (cockroach wasp), Andrenidae (mining bee), Apidae (many bees, including honey bee), Colletidae (masked bee, miner bee and plasterer bee), Crabronidae (some wasp), Halictidae (sweat bee), Heterogynaidae (certain wasp), Megachilidae, Melittidae, Sphecidae (thread-waisted wasp), Stenotritidae (now subfamily Stenotritinae in Colletidae) (families


Apinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Apidae – most bees.


Apidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – most bees, including the honeybees, bumblebees, and carpenter bees.

Acanthopus

(family): Apinae, Andreninae, Nomadinae, Xylocopinae - subfamilies


Drosophila

New Latin, from Ancient Greek δρόσος (drósos, “dew”) + φίλος (phílos, “loving”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Drosophilidae – fruit flies or drosophilas.

Drosophila funebris

(genus): Chusqueophila, Dorsilopha, Drosophila, Dudaica, Phloridosa, Psilodorha, Siphlodora, Sophophora - subgenera

Drosophila grimshawi - species with fully srquenced genomes

Drosophila on Wikispecies for other species


Ptininae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ptinidae – spider beetles.

Casapus

(subfamily): Ectrephini, Ptinini, Sphaericini - tribes


Heteropterygidae

A taxonomic family within the order Phasmida – jungle nymph and many related creatures.

Aretaon

(family): Dataminae, Heteropteryginae, Obriminae – subfamilies


Kermesidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – the kermes and related insects.


Kermes

From English kermes, from Persian قرمز (qermez).

A taxonomic genus within the family Kermesidae – the kermes insects, source of a red dye.


Cicadomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Hemiptera – the cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, and spittlebugs.


Auchenorrhyncha

From Ancient Greek αὐχήν (aukhḗn, “neck, throat”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).

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A taxonomic suborder within the order Hemiptera – the cicadas, planthoppers and many related insects.


Membracoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – the leafhoppers and treehoppers.


Cicadellidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – leafhoppers.


Bembicinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Crabronidae – many crabronid wasps.


Crabronidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – crabronid wasps.

Philanthus

(family): Astatinae, Bembicinae, Crabroninae, Dinetinae, Eremiaspheciinae, Mellininae, Pemphredoninae, Philanthinae - subfamily


Clivia

(plant): New Latin, Clive (“a surname”) + -ia, named by botanist John Lindley (1799-1865) after Charlotte Florentina Clive (died 1866)
(wasp): From Latin clivus (“rise, slope”), referring to the strongly convex scutellum. Named and described in 2005 by Yan-Zhou Zhang and Da-Wei Huang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – the clivias or kaffir lilies.


Reduvioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – assassin bugs etc.

Phymatidae

family; ambush bug; now Phymatinae in Reduviidae


Cimicomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Hemiptera – very many predatory bugs.


Heteroptera

From Ancient Greek ἕτεροπτερος (héteropteros, “different wings”), from ἕτερος (héteros, “different”) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

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A taxonomic suborder within the order Hemiptera – typical true bugs.


Triatoma

Feminine of New Latin triatomus, from tri- (“three”) + atomus (“indivisible element”), referring to the segmented antennae (which actually have four segments) of the insect.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – large blood-sucking bugs that feed on mammals and sometimes transmit Chagas disease to their hosts.


Reduviidae

→ English: reduviid

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – assassin bugs and similar insects.


Triatominae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Reduviidae – kissing bugs.

Triatoma

(subfamily): Alberproseniini, Bolboderini, Cavernicolini, Linshcosteini, Rhodniini, Triatomini - tribes


Pieridae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – many white and yellow butterflies.


Muscomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – most flies.


Aschiza

A taxonomic section within the order Diptera – many muscoid flies.


Phoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the phorid flies.


Phoroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – the phorid and related flies.


Brachycera

From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κέρας (kéras, “antenna”), referring to their short, bi- or tri-segmented antennae (which are sometimes pseudosegmented).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Diptera – almost all flies.


Elateriformia

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Coleoptera – very many click beetles and related species.


Lampyridae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – the fireflies.


Elateroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – click beetles, fireflies, and soldier beetles etc.


Aphididae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – consisting of small, soft bodied, plant feeding insects, the aphids.


Aedes

From Ancient Greek ἀηδής (aēdḗs, “unpleasant, odious”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – a genus of mosquito., some species of which transmit serious diseases, including dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya.

Aedes aegypti

(genus): Aedes (Aedes), Aedes (Aedimorphus), Aedes (Alanstonea), Aedes (Albuginosus), Aedes (Belkinius), Aedes (Bothaella), Aedes (Cancraedes), Aedes (Christophersiomyia), Aedes (Coetzeemyia), Aedes (Diceromyia), Aedes (Edwardsaedes), Aedes (Finlaya), Aedes (Fredwardsius), Aedes (Halaedes), Aedes (Huaedes), Aedes (Indusius), Aedes (Isoaedes), Aedes (Leptosomatomyia), Aedes (Lorrainea), Aedes (Neomelaniconion), Aedes (Ochlerotatus), Aedes (Paraedes), Aedes (Protomacleaya), Aedes (Pseudarmigeres), Aedes (Scutomyia), Aedes (Skusea), Aedes (Stegomyia) - subgenera


Pepsis

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “cooking, digestion”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Pompilidae.


Chalcis

A taxonomic genus within the family Chalcididae – type genus of chalcid wasps.


Aphidoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – the aphids.


Cucujiformia

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Coleoptera – vary many plant-eating beetles.


Tenebrionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – darkling beetles.


Tenebrionoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – very many beetles.

Inopeplidae

superfamily): Aderidae, Anthicidae, Archeocrypticidae, Boridae, Chalcodryidae, Ciidae, Melandryidae, Meloidae, Mordellidae, Mycetophagidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Promecheilidae (syn. Perimylopidae), Prostomidae, Pterogeniidae, Pyrochroidae, Pythidae, Rhipiphoridae, Salpingidae, Scraptiidae, Stenotrachelidae, Synchroidae, Tenebrionidae, Tetratomidae, Trachelostenidae, Trictenotomidae, Ulodidae, Zopheridae (families


Polyergus

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – Amazon ants.


Formicinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Formicidae – very many ants.

Imhoffia

subfamily): Camponotini, Formicini, Gesomyrmecini, Gigantiopini, Lasiini, Melophorini, Myrmecorhynchini, Myrmelachistini, Myrmoteratini, Nostigmatini, Oecophyllini, Plagiolepidini (tribes


Bombini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Apidae – the bumblebees.


Calpini

Calpe (“original name of Calyptra”) + -ini

suffix

A taxonomic tribe within the family Erebidae – the vampire moths.

Calyptra

type genus. See Calpini on Wikispecies for the other genera.


Calpinae

Calpe (“original name of Calyptra”) + -inae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Noctuidae – vampire moths and related moths.


Noctuoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Lepidoptera – owl moths and related moths.

Aganaidae

(superfamily): Erebidae, Micronoctuidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae, Oenosandridae, Scranciidae - families

Pantheidae

groups formerly treated as families in Noctuoidea


Melolonthinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Scarabaeidae – cockchafers and many other scarab beetles.


Melolontha

From Ancient Greek μηλολόνθη (mēlolónthē, “cockchafer”, literally “fruit destroyer”), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, fruit”) and verb ὄλλυμι (óllumi, “destroy”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – the cockchafer beetles.


Carabidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – ground beetles.


Adephaga

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀδηφάγος (adēphágos, “gluttonous, greedy”)

A taxonomic suborder within the order Coleoptera – the adephagan beetles.


Harpalinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Carabidae – many carabid beetles.

Harpalus

Abacetini, Anisodactylini, Anthiini, Caelostomini, Calophaenini, Catapieseini, Chlaeniini, Cnemalobini, Ctenodactylini, Cyclosomini, Dercylini, Dryptini, Galeritini, Graphipterini, Harpalini, Helluonini, Hexagoniini, Lachnophorini, Lebiini, Licinini, Loxandrini, Morionini, Odacanthini, Oodini, Orthogoniini, Panagaeini, Peleciini, Pelmatellini, Pentagonicini, Perigonini, Physocrotaphini, Platynini, Pseudomorphini, Pterostichini, Stenolophini, Zabrini, Zuphiini – tribes


Ponerinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Formicidae – the ponerine ants.


Dalla gelus

A taxonomic species within the family Hesperiidae – butterfly of Ecuador and Bolivia.


Salatis salatis

A taxonomic species within the family Hesperiidae – certain butterflies.


Nacaduba cyanea

A taxonomic species within the family Lycaenidae – a butterfly.


Kiwiaesthetus kuscheli

A taxonomic species within the family Staphylinidae – a certain beetle found in New Zealand.


Neuroptera

From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

A taxonomic order within the superorder Neuropterida – lacewings and related insects.

Ascalaphidae

(order): Hemerobiiformia, Myrmeleontiformia - selected suborders


Saturniidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – any of many saturniid moths.


Pelidnota

From Ancient Greek πελιδνός (pelidnós, “livid”) + -ota.

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grc:πελιδνός

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – the grapevine beetles.


Pelidnota punctata

From Ancient Greek πελιδνός (pelidnós) and Latin punctatus (“black spotted”).

A taxonomic species within the family Scarabaeidae – the grapevine beetle.


Rutelini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Scarabaeidae – the leaf chafers.


Lycaenidae

gossamer-winged butterflies
gossamer-winged butterfly

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – gossamer-winged butterflies.

(family): Curetinae, Lycaeninae, Miletinae, Polyommatinae, Poritiinae, Theclinae - subfamilies

For the very numerous genera see Lycaenidae


Gryllotalpa

A taxonomic genus within the family Gryllotalpidae – the mole crickets.


Perla

A taxonomic genus within the family Perlidae – certain stoneflies.


Pompilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – spider wasps.


Syrphidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – hoverflies.


Aedes aegypti

A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – daytime-feeding mosquito most responsible for transmission of diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever, and Zika fever, native to Africa, now naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, possibly spreading to more temperate regions.


Coreidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – a large family of predominantly herbivorous insects.


Miletus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – various butterflies, sometimes called brownies.


Sphingidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – moths, commonly referred to as hawk moths, sphinx moths, and hornworms.


Pieris

From Latin Pieris, from Ancient Greek Πιερίς (Pierís, “a Muse”), first worshiped in Πιερία (Piería, “Pieria”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Pieridae – the whites, typical pierid butterflies.

Pieris brassicae

(genus of family Pieridae): Pieris subg. Arcterica, Pieris subg. Pieris - subgenera


Zyzzyva

The name was formally published, along with a description of the genus, by coleopterist Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr. in 1922. Since there's no word remotely like this in either Greek or Latin, Casey probably just made up a name that would appear at the end of alphabetical lists.

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – one the numerous genera of true weevils.


Curculionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – true weevils or snout beetles.

for the numerous other genera see Curculionidae


Curculionoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – most weevils, including all the true weevils.


Oestroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Muscomorpha – blow flies, bot flies, flesh flies, etc.


Sarcophaginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Sarcophagidae – the flesh flies.


Calliphoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the blowflies.


Sarcophagidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the flesh flies.


Sarcophaga carnaria

A taxonomic species within the family Sarcophagidae – a flesh fly.


Schizophora

A taxonomic section within the order Diptera – flies that have a ptilinum.

†Hoffeinsmyiidae

section): Acalyptrata, Calyptrata (subsections


Calyptratae

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kalúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kalúptō, “I cover”).

der

A taxonomic subsection within the order Diptera – flies that have a calypter that covers the halteres.


Sarcophaga

* (genus): New Latin, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat, to devour”) + Latin -a (“-er”, nominal suffix).
* (suborder): Neuter plural of Latin sarcophagus (“flesh-devouring, carnivorous”), from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “-eating”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcophagidae – flesh flies.


Eristalini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Syrphidae – certain hoverflies.


Eristalinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Syrphidae – hoverflies.


Eristalina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Syrphidae – certain hoverflies.


Eristalis gatesi

A taxonomic species within the family Syrphidae – Bill Gates' flower fly.


Eristalis

A taxonomic genus within the family Syrphidae – hover flies.


Xylocopa

Ancient Greek ξυλοκόπος (xulokópos, “woodcutter”)

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – certain carpenter bees.


Agrilus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀγρός (agrós, “field”) + -ilus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Buprestidae – numerous beetles, some of the jewel beetles.

For a list of the many species

genus): Agrilus biguttatus, Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer) (selected species


Chalcidoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – chalcid wasps.


Eulophidae

Eulophus (from Ancient Greek εὔλοφος (eúlophos), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + λοφος (lophos, “crest”)) + -idae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – many chalcid wasps.

Acrias

(family): Elasminae, Entedoninae, Entiinae, Euderinae, Eulophinae, Tetrastichinae - subfamiles


Cerambycidae

English: cerambycid

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – longhorn beetles.

Afghanicenus

family): Anoplodermatinae, Dorcasominae, Cerambycinae, Disteniinae, Lamiinae, Lepturinae, Necydalinae, Oxypeltinae, Parandrinae, Philinae, Prioninae, Spondylidinae, Vesperinae (subfamilies


Curculio

Borrowed from Latin curculiō (“weevil”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – acorn weevils or nut weevils.


Coreus

Created by Fabricius in 1794, possibly based on Ancient Greek κόρις (kóris, “bedbug”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Coreidae.


Megachile

→ French: mégachile

From New Latin megachilus, from Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégas, “big”) + χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Megachilidae – leaf-cutter bees.


Oestridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – botflies, dipterous insects, whose parasitic offspring develop inside mammals’ bodies.

Cephalopina

(family): Cuterebrinae, Gasterophilinae, Hypodermatinae, Oestrinae – subfamilies


Automeris

A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – numerous moths with conspicuous eyespots.


Blattella

A taxonomic genus within the family Ectobiidae – some of the cockroaches.


Opifex

New Latin, from Latin opifex (“builder”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – species of mosquito, native to New Zealand.


Culicinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Culicidae – largest subfamily of mosquito.


Aedini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Culicidae – more than 1,000 species of mosquitos.


Torridincolidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – torrent beetles.


Myxophaga

From Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, “mucus”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “eating”).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Coleoptera.


Staphyliniformia

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Coleoptera – very many beetles.


Silphidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – carrion beetles, now subfamily Silphinae in family Staphylinidae.


Staphylinoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – rove beetles, carrion beetles, featherwing beetles, moss beetles, fungus beetles.

Silphidae

carrion beetle, now subfamily Silphinae in Staphylinidae


Apini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Apidae – honeybees.


Mantodea

A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – mantises.


Chrysomelidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – leaf beetles.

Acanthoscelides

(family): Bruchinae (bean weevil, seed beetle), Cassidinae (toroise beetle), Chrysomelinae (broad-bodied leaf beetle), Criocerinae (asparagus beetle, lily beetle, etc.), Cryptocephalinae (cylindrical leaf beetle, warty leaf beetle), Donaciinae (long-gorned leaf beetle), Eumolpinae (oval leaf beetle), Galerucinae, Lamprosomatinae, Sagrinae (frog-legged beetle, kangaroo beetle), Spilopyrinae, Synetinae – subfamilies


Chironomus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χειρονόμος (kheironómos, “a pantomimist”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Chironomidae – some of the non-biting midges.


Oestrus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros, “gadfly”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Oestridae – the gadflies.


Pompilus

Latin pompilus (“pilot fish”), from Ancient Greek πομπίλος (pompílos).

A taxonomic genus within the family Pompilidae – several spider wasps.


Monophlebidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – many scale insects.


Zygoptera

From Ancient Greek ζυγός (zugós, “even”) + πτερά (pterá, “plural of πτερόν, wing”); the front and hind wings are essentially of the same shape, differently from the related dragonflies.

A taxonomic suborder within the order Odonata – damselflies.


Mantidae

A taxonomic family within the order Mantodea – a family of praying mantises.


Myrmeleontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – antlions.

Myrmeleon

(family): Ascalaphinae, Dendroleontinae, Myrmeleontinae, Nemoleontinae – subfamilies


Lycidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – the net-winged beetles.


Acalyptratae

A taxonomic subsection within the order Diptera – acalyptrates.


Dynastinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Scarabaeidae – rhinoceros beetles.

For tribes and genera see Dynastinae on Wikipedia. and Dynastinae


Cicadoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – all cicadas.


Cicadidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – most Eurasian and American cicadas, true cicadas.


Cicada

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae – certain European cicadas.


Cercopoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – froghoppers.


Bostrichidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – auger beetles.


Amorpha

From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, “shapeless, deformed”), because the flowers have only one petal rather than the three of other genera in the subfamily Faboideae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae – certain moths.


Mantis

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Mantidae – type genus of the order Mantodea of mantises.

for other species see Mantis on Wikispecies..


Tettigoniidae

long-horned grasshopper
long-horned grasshopper

A taxonomic family within the order Orthoptera – katydids, long-horned grasshoppers and bushcrickets.


Ascalaphidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the owlflies.


Ascalaphinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ascalaphidae – split-eyed owlflies.


Culex

From Latin culex (“midge, gnat”); named by Linnaeus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – certain mosquitoes, including several that transmit important diseases.


Apis

Braunsapis

Effractapis

Eremapis

Halterapis

Martinapis

Micronychapis

Mirnapis

Nasutapis

Neopasites

Nogueirapis

Peponapis

Trichocerapis

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – honey bees.


Asilomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – most of the non-muscoid flies.


Lampyrinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lampyridae – some fireflies.


Lampyrini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Lampyridae – certain fireflies.


Lampyris

From Latin lampȳris, from Ancient Greek λαμπυρίς (lampurís).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lampyridae – certain fireflies, glowworms.


Cerambycinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cerambycidae – some of the longhorn beetles.

Acanthoptera

(subfamily): Achrysonini, Agallissini, Alanizini, Anaglyptini, Aphanasiini, Aphneopini, Auxesini, Basipterini, Bimiini, Bothriospilini, Callichromatini, Callidiini, Callidiopini, Cerambycini, Certallini, Childonini, Clytini, Compsocerini, Coptommatini, Curiini, Deilini, Dejanirini, Diorini, Distichocerini, Dodecosini, Dryobiini, Eburiini, Ectenessini, Elaphidiini, Eligmodermini, Erlandiini, Eroschemini, Eumichthini, Gahaniini, Glaucytini, Graciliini, Hesperophanini, Hesthesini, Heteropsini, Hexoplonini, Holopleurini, Holopterini, Hyboderini, Ibidionini, Ideratini, Lissonotini, Macronini, Megacoelini, Methiini, Molorchini, Mythodini, Necydalopsini, Neostenini, Obriini, Ochyrini, Oedenoderini, Oemini, Opsimini, Paraholopterini, Phalotini, Phlyctaenodini, Phoracanthini, Phyllarthriini, Piesarthriini, Piezocerini, Platyarthrini, Plectogastrini, Plectromerini, Pleiarthrocerini, Protaxini, Prothemini, Psebiini, Pseudocephalini, Psilomorphini, Pteroplatini, Pyrestini, Rhagiomorphini, Rhinotragini, Rhopalophorini, Rosaliini, Sestyrini, Smodicini, Spintheriini, Stenhomalini, Stenoderini, Stenopterini, Strongylurini, Tessarommatini, Thraniini, Thyrsiini, Tillomorphini, Torneutini, Trachyderini, Tragocerini, Trichomesini, Tropocalymmatini, Typhocesini, Unxiini, Uracanthini, Vesperellini, Xystrocerini – tribes


Pierinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Pieridae – some pierid butterflies, one of several clades called whites.


Chlorocyphidae

A taxonomic family within the order Odonata – some of the damselflies, called jewels.


Delias

A taxonomic genus within the family Pieridae – numerous pierid butterflies of Australia and southern Asia.


Issidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – some of the planthoppers.

Acrisius

family): Hemisphaeriini, Issini, Parahiraciini (tribes


Psyllidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – the jumping plant lice or psyllids.


Ephydroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – some acalyptrates.


Solenopsis

From soleno- + -opsis, from Ancient Greek ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – includes some of the fire ants.


Coccinellidae

The generic concepts within the tribe Coccinellini are unstable and do not reflect a natural classification, being largely based on regional revisions. This impedes the phylogenetic study of important traits of Coccinellidae at a global scale (e.g. the evolution of food preferences and biogeography).

2017 June 26, “Molecular phylogeny reveals food plasticity in the evolution of true ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini)”, in BMC Evolutionary Biology (in English), PubMed Central:

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – ladybirds or ladybugs.


Chrysopidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the green lacewings or common lacewings.

Cladochrysa

family): Apochrysinae, Chrysopinae, Nothochrysinae (subfamilies


Bia

From Ancient Greek Βία (Bía, literally “Force”).

brush-footed butterflies
brush-footed butterfly

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain brush-footed butterflies.


Psylloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – some of the true bugs, including jumping plant lice (psyllids).

†Liadopsyllidae

superfamily): Aphalaridae, Calophyidae, Carsidaridae, Homotomidae, Liviidae, Phacopteronidae, Psyllidae, Triozidae (families


Cucujoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – many beetles, including the ladybirds.


Agapythidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – certain beetles, the sole genus Agapytho and species Agapytho foveicollis.


Muscidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the flies.


Alexiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – sole genus Sphaerosoma.


Megachilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – many, chiefly solitary, bees that carry pollen on their abdomen rather than their legs.


Sphaerosoma

A taxonomic genus within the family Alexiidae – certain beetles.


Melittidae

From Melitta + -idae, ultimately from Ancient Greek μέλιττα (mélitta, “bee”).

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – some bees endemic to Africa and the northern temperate zone.


Ctenoplectrini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Apidae – certain bees of Africa, Asia and Australia.


Ctenoplectra

From cteno- + Ancient Greek πλῆκτρον (plêktron, “spur”).

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grc:πλῆκτρον

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – certain bees.


Hemerobiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – brown lacewings.

Adelphohemerobius

family): Adelphohemerobiinae, Drepanacrinae, Carobiinae, Drepanepteryginae, Hemerobiinae, Megalominae, Microminae, Notiobiellinae, Psychobiellinae, Sympherobiinae (subfamilies


Dilaridae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – pleasing lacewings.


Berothidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – beaded lacewings.

†Sinosmylites

(family): Lomamyia, Protobiella, Stenobiella – genera


Polystoechotidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the giant lacewings.

†Palaeopsychops

family): Fontecilla, Playstoechotes, Polystoechotes (genera


Ithonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the moth lacewings.

Allorapisma

family): Adamsiana, Ithone, Megalithone, Narodona, Oliarces, Rapisma, Varnia (genera


Ithonioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Neuroptera – some lacewings.


Tenebrio

From Latin tenebriō (“one who shuns the light”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Tenebrionidae.


Symphyta

From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “together”) + φύω (phúō, “grow”).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Hymenoptera – sawflies.

†Daohugoidae

Anaxyelidae, Argidae, Blasticotomidae, Cephidae, Cimbicidae, Diprionidae, Megalodontesidae, Orussidae, Pamphiliidae, Pergidae, Siricidae, Tenthredinidae, Xiphydriidae, Xyelidae - extant families


Coniopterygidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the dustywings or dusty lacewings.


Nymphidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the split-footed lacewings.

†Liminympha

family): Austronymphes, Myiodactylus, Nesydrion, Norfolius, Nymphes, Osymylops, Umbranymphes (genera


Cercopis

A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopidae – several froghoppers.


Cercopidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – froghoppers.


Satyrinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Nymphalidae.


Satyrini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies, including graylings and ringlets.


Aleyrodoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – the sole family Aleyrodidae (the whiteflies).


Aleyrodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – the whiteflies.


Membracidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – typical treehoppers and thorn bugs.


Fulgoromorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Hemiptera – planthoppers.

Acanaloniidae

(infraorder): Fulgoroidea – sole extant superfamily; †Coleoscytoidea, †Surijokocixioidea – extinct superfamilies


Cynipoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – certain gall-forming and parasitoid wasps.


Figitidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera.

†Palaeocynipinae

(family): Anacharitinae, Aspicerinae, Charipinae, Emargininae, Euceroptrinae, Eucoilinae, Figitinae, Mikeiinae, Parnipinae, Plectocynipinae, Pycnostigminae, Thrasorinae - extant subfamilies


Calliphorinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Calliphoridae.


Myrmicini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Formicidae.


Ascalaphus

From Ancient Greek ἀσκάλαφος (askálaphos, “owl”).

A taxonomic genus within the Ascalaphidae family – split-eyed owlflies.


Tipulomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – crane flies and their close relatives.


Cantharidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – soldier beetles.


Paratrechina

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – the longhorn crazy ant and possibly others.

Paratrechina longicornis

P. gracilescens, P. hagemanni, P. vagans


Plagiolepidini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Formicidae – some ants.


Aenictinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Formicidae – the sole genus Aenictus (numerous army ants).


Psocoptera

A taxonomic order within the superorder Psocodea – book lice, bark lice or bark flies, now often order Psocodea in superorder Paraneoptera.

Lacroixiella

order): Psocomorpha, Troctomorpha, Trogiomorpha (suborders


Plagiolepis

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – certain ants.


Lampyris noctiluca

A taxonomic species within the family Lampyridae – common glow-worm.


Nidularia

A taxonomic genus within the family Kermesidae – certain scale insects.


Ancylaini

Ancyla + -ini, an irregular formation to avoid conflict with Ancylini (from Ancylus), a tribe of limpets

A taxonomic tribe within the family Apidae – certain bees.


Buprestoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – the jewel beetles and related beetles.


Buprestidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – jewel beetles, metallic wood-boring beetles, flatheaded borers (larvae), or buprestids.


Dolichovespula

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – some of the social wasps called yellowjackets.


Vespinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Vespidae – some eusocial wasps, including hornets and yellowjackets.

Palaeovespa

subfamily): Dolichovespula, Polybia, Provespa, Vespa, Vespula (genera


Tettigarctidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – certain primitive cicadas, including the hairy cicadas.


Ampulicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – cockroach wasps — wasps that prey on cockroaches to feed their larvae.

†Apodolichurini

family): Ampulicinae, Dolichurinae (subfamilies


Colletidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – some solitary bees, including masked bees, miner bees, plasterer bees and yellow-faced bees.


Evanioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – some wasps.

†Andreneliidae

superfamily): Aulacidae, Evaniidae, Gasteruptiidae (families


Evania

A taxonomic genus within the family Evaniidae – certain ensign wasps.


Evaniidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – the ensign wasps or hatchet wasps, solitary parasitic wasps whose larvae feed on cockroaches.

†Cretevania

family): Acanthinevania, Afrevania, Alobevania, Brachevania, Brachygaster, Decevania, Evania, Evaniella, Evaniscus, Hyptia, Micrevania, Papatuka, Parevania, Prosevania, Rothevania, Semaeomyia, Szepligetella, Thaumatevania, Trissevania, Vernevania, Zeuxevania (genera


Hesperia

From Latin Hesperia (“land of the west, Italy”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – branded skippers.


Sphecidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – digger wasp, sand wasps, mud daubers.

For genera see Sphecidae on Wikipedia. and Sphecidae


Phylloxeroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – phylloxerans, pine aphids and spruce aphids.


Phylloxeridae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – phylloxerans.

†Palaeophylloxera

family): Acanthochermes, Aphanostigma, Daktulosphaira, Guercioja, Moritziella, Olegia, Parapergandea, Phylloxera, Phylloxerina, Psylloptera (genera


Psylla

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ψύλλα (psúlla, “flea; type of spider”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Psyllidae – certain sap-sucking insects.


Phylloxera

A taxonomic genus within the family Phylloxeridae.

Phylloxera quercus

type species. For a listing of species see Phylloxera at the Catalogue of Life .


Aleyrodes

A taxonomic genus within the family Aleyrodidae – certain whiteflies.


Sphecoidea

(archaic) A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – the sphecoid wasps, now treated as Spheciformes in Apoidea.


Formicoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – in some systems used to include the Formicidae, which are more commonly included in Vespoidea.


Ceraphronoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – some hymenopterans, most thought to be parasitoids or hyperparasites.


Chrysis

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysididae – some of the cuckoo wasps.


Chrysidoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – many wasps that are parasitoids or kleptoparasites.

†Plumalexiidae

superfamily): Bethylidae, Chrysididae, Dryinidae, Embolemidae, Plumariidae, Sclerogibbidae, Scolebythidae (families


Chrysididae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – the cuckoo wasps.


Calliptamus

short-horned grasshopper
short-horned grasshopper

A taxonomic genus within the family Acrididae – certain short-horned grasshoppers.


Spheciformes

A taxonomic series within the order Hymenoptera – a paraphyletic group, that includes all the sphecoid wasps, called Sphecoidea in some systems.


Sphex

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphecidae – the digger wasps.


Myrrha

A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain ladybirds.

Myrrha octodecimguttata

genus): Myrrha (Metamyrrha), Myrrha (Myrrha) (subgenera

or Myrrha (Myrrha) octodecimguttata; species


Mutillidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – velvet ants.


Encyrtidae

Encyrtus (from Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós, “bent, curved”)) + -idae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – certain parasitic chalcid wasps.


Pteromalidae

Pteromalus (from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + ὁμαλός (homalós, “even, level”)) + -idae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – parasitic wasps.

Bomburia

(family): Asaphinae, Austrosystasinae, Austroterobiinae, Ceinae, Cerocephalinae, Chromeurytominae, Cleonyminae, Coelocybinae, Colotrechninae, Cratominae, Diparinae, Ditropinotellinae, Elatoidinae, Epichrysomallinae, Erotolepsiinae, Eunotinae, Eutrichosomatinae, Herbertiinae, Keiraninae, Leptofoeninae, Louriciinae, Macromesinae, Miscogasterinae, Nefoeninae, Neodiparinae, Ormocerinae, Otitesellinae, Panstenoninae, Parasaphodinae, Pireninae, Pteromalinae, Spalangiinae, Storeyinae, Sycoecinae, Sycoryctinae - subfamilies


Tiphiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – flower wasps.


Scoliidae

Scolia (“said to be from Ancient Greek σκῶλος (skôlos, “pointed stake, thorn, prickle”), but perhaps from σκολιός (skoliós, “bent, slanting, oblique”)”) + -idae

suffix

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – wasps, of worldwide distribution, that are solitary parasitoids of scarab beetle larvae.

Austroscolia

(family): Parascoliinae, Scoliinae - subfamilies


Trichogrammatidae

Trichogramma (from New Latin, from Ancient Greek θριξ (thrix, “hair”) + γράμμα (grámma, “writing”) + -idae


Agaonidae

From New Latin, from Agaon (from Ancient Greek ἀγάων (agáōn), present participle of ἀγάω (agáō), variant of ἄγαμαι (ágamai, “to adore”)) + -idae.

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – fig wasps.

Agaon

(family): Agaoninae, Blastophaginae, Kradibiinae, Sycophaginae, Tetrapusiinae - subfamilies


Pepsinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Pompilidae – spider wasps.


Polistinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Vespidae – paper wasps.


Eumeninae

Eumenes, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek εὐμενής (eumenḗs, “well-disposed, friendly, gracious”) from εὖ (eû, “well”) + μένος (ménos, “mind, temper, disposition”) + -inae

der

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Vespidae – potter or mason wasps.


Blatta

From Latin blatta (“any of several light-avoiding insects”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Blattidae – cockroaches.


Eupelmidae

Eupelmus, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “well”) + πέλμα (pélma, “sole of a foot”) + -idae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – copper wasps.


Stenogastrinae

Stenogaster, from Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”) and γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”) + -inae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Vespidae – hover wasps.


Dermestes

→ English: skin beetle (partial calque)

→ Russian: кожее́д (kožejéd) (calque)

From Ancient Greek δερμηστής (dermēstḗs, “worm which eats skin or leather”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Dermestidae – skin beetles.


Coprophilus

From Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros, “dung”) + φίλος (phílos, “loving”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain spiny-legged staphylinid beetles.


Reduviinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Reduviidae – many assassin bugs.


Archostemata

A taxonomic suborder within the order Coleoptera.


Cleroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera.


Lymexyloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – the ship-timber beetles.


Nosodendridae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera.


Derodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – tooth-necked fungus beetles.


Dermestidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – dermestids or skin beetles.


Lymexylidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – the ship-timber beetles.


black queen cell virus

A taxonomic species within the family Dicistroviridae – A virus that causes a disease of bees, in which the queen larva turn black and die.


Coccus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Coccidae – some scale insects.


Meloinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Meloidae – blister beetles.


Meloidae

Meloe + -idae. Meloe is of obscure origin, appearing as melloes in the writings of Paracelsus; possibly from Ancient Greek μέλω (mélō, “to probe a wound, care for”), or an alteration of Latin molestus, referring to liquid released from the joints when molested.

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – blister beetles.


Edaphus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “bottom, eg, of a ship; foundation; base of anything; ground-floor; pavement; ground, soil”)

In my key of the nearctic Edaphus (Puthz, 1973) the new species has to be placed after 17(18) E. euplectoides Sharp, from which it is distinguished by its length, broader 10th antennal segment, and the median carina of the pronotum.

1979, Studies on the neotropical fauna and environment (in English):

body sparsely punctate, polished and strongly shining; labrum without teeth but may be crenulate; first visible abdominal tergite with fine median carina ................ Edaphus 4(1).

2000, Ross H. Arnett Jr., Michael C. Thomas, American Beetles, volume 1 (in English), →ISBN, page 323:

One new Edaphus and one new Tamotus species from Suriname

2001, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology, volumes 1-6 (in English), page 59:

A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain beetles.

For species see Edaphus on Wikispecies..


Braconidae

English: braconid

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – very many parasitic wasps.


Erebidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – the largest family of moths, found worldwide.

Aventiini

(family): Aganainae (tiger moth), Anobinae, Arctiinae (wasp moth), Boletobiinae, Calpinae (vampire moth etc.), Erebinae, Eublemminae, Eulepidotinae, Herminiinae (litter moth), Hypeninae (snout moth), Hypenodinae, Hypocalinae, Lymantriinae (tussock moth), Pangraptinae, Phytometrinae, Rivulinae, Scolecocampinae, Scoliopteryginae (piercing moth), Tinoliinae, Toxocampinae – subfamilies


Verophasmatodea

A taxonomic suborder within the order Phasmida.


Gryllus

From Latin gryllus (“cricket”), from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “caricature”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Gryllidae – crickets.


Pyraloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Lepidoptera – certain moths.


Raphidiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Raphidioptera – certain snakeflies.


Simuliini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Simuliidae.


Noctuini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Noctuidae.


Chrysomelinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Chrysomelidae – many leaf beetles.


Leptinotarsa

A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – certain leaf beetles.


Simuliidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the black flies.


Noctua pronuba

A taxonomic species within the family Noctuidae – the large yellow underwing.


Simulium

From Latin simulans (“feigning”) + -ium.

A taxonomic genus within the family Simuliidae – certain black flies transmitting diseases such as onchocerciasis.

for the many validly named species see Roger W. Crosskey and Theresa M. Howard

A Revised Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory of World Blackflies


Noctuinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Noctuidae.

Papaipema

(subfamily): Actinotiini, Agrotini, Apameini, Arzamini, Caradrinini, Dypterygiini, Elaphriini, Glottulini, Hadenini, Leucaniini, Noctuini, Orthosiini, Phlogophorini, Phosphilini, Prodeniini, Pseudeustrotiini, Tholerini, Xylenini – tribes


Chrysomelini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Chrysomelidae.

Calligrapha

(tribe): Chrysolinina, Chrysomelina, Doryphorina, Entomoscelina, Gonioctenina – subtribes


Noctuina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Noctuidae – certain cutworm moths or dart moths.


Simuliinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Simuliidae.


Noctua

From Latin noctua (“owl”, literally “nocturnal one”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – the yellow underwing moths.


Macroglossinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Sphingidae – certain moths.


Muscoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – certain flies.


Fanniidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – certain true flies.


Neotibicen

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae – certain cicadas.


Cicadinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cicadidae – certain cicadas.


Calliphora

A taxonomic genus within the family Calliphoridae – typical blowflies.


Sciaroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – certain gnats.


Myrmeleontiformia

A taxonomic suborder within the order Neuroptera.


Myrmeleontoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Neuroptera – certain lacewings.


Mycetophilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – fungus gnats, agaric gnats.


Pentatomidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – certain stinkbugs.

Catacanthus

(family): Aphylinae, Asopinae, Cyrtocorinae, Discocephalinae, Edessinae, Pentatominae, Phyllocephalinae, Podopinae, Serbaninae, Stirotarsinae – subfamilies


Aphis

Coined by Linnaeus in 1758 from an unclear source, perhaps Ancient Greek ἀφειδής (apheidḗs, “unsparing, lavishly borrowed”) (in reference to their eating habits).

cog

A taxonomic genus within the family Aphididae – typical aphids.

Aphis sambuci

(genus): Aphis (Aphis), Aphis (Bursaphis), Aphis (Maculaphis), Aphis (Pseudoprotaphis), Aphis (Zyxaphis) - subgenera

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Aphididae – Aphis (Aphis).


Bibionomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera.


Coccidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – soft scales.


Staphylinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – rove beetles.

Coprophilus

(family): Aleocharinae, Apateticinae, Dasycerinae, Empelinae, Euaesthetinae, Glypholomatinae, Habrocerinae, Leptotyphlinae, Megalopsidiinae, Micropeplinae, Microsilphinae, Neophoninae, Olisthaerinae, Omaliinae, Osoriinae, Oxyporinae, Oxytelinae, Paederinae, Phloeocharinae, Piestinae, Proteininae, Protopselaphinae, Pselaphinae, Pseudopsinae, Scaphidiinae, Scydmaeninae, Solieriinae, Staphylininae, Steninae, Tachyporinae, Trigonurinae, Trichophyinae, †Protactinae - subfamilies


Aleocharinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Staphylinidae – one of the largest subfamilies of rove beetles.


Trichogramma

From New Latin tricho- (“hair, hairy”) + Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).

A taxonomic genus within the family Trichogrammatidae – certain parasitoid wasps.


Cryptococcus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”) + κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”).

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Eriococcidae – certain scale insects, soft scales, some of which are pests in agriculture.


Pseudococcidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – mealybugs.


Gibbium

A taxonomic genus within the family Anobiidae – certain spider beetles.


Acmaeodera

A taxonomic genus within the family Buprestidae – certain metallic wood-boring beetles.


Gryllotalpidae

A taxonomic family within the order Orthoptera – the mole crickets.


Phyllophaga

Derived from phyllo- (“leaf”) + -phaga (“-eater”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – a group of scarab beetles, June bugs and May beetles.


Aedes albopictus

A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – the Asian tiger mosquito, a daytime feeder that is a known, suspected, or potential carrier of Zika virus, Yellow fever virus, Dengue virus, Chikungunya virus, as well as several filarial nematodes that cause filiariasis.


Drymaplaneta

A taxonomic genus within the family Blattidae – certain cockroaches.


Antheraea

A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – tussar moths.


Aedes polynesiensis

A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – Polynesian tiger mosquito, of many Pacific Islands, vector of dengue and lymphatic filariasis, and a probable vector of Zika virus.


Aedes (Aedes)

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Culicidae.


Aedes (Stegomyia)

Aedes (canonical masculine)
Stegomyia (alternative)


Aedes (Aedimorphus)

Aedes (canonical masculine)
Aedimorphus (alternative)


Culicini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Culicidae – a disputed grouping of mosquito.

Lutzia

Lutzia (Metalutzia) - subgenera in Lutzia


Aedes (Ochlerotatus)

Aedes (canonical masculine)
Ochlerotatus (alternative)


Psorophora

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – mosquitos sometimes called gallinippers.

Psorophora ciliata

(genus): Psorophora (Grabhamia), Psorophora (Janthinosoma), Psorophora (Psorophora) - subgenera


Toxorhynchitini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Culicidae.


Culisetini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Culicidae – genus Culiseta only.


Culex (Melanoconion)

Culex Melanoconion (canonical masculine)


Culex (Neoculex)

Culex (canonical masculine)
Neoculex (alternative)


Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis

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Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis m

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Culicidae – an elephant mosquito native to the US and Canada.


Culiseta

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – certain cold-adapted mosquito species.

C. impatiens

(genus): Culiseta (Allotheobaldia), Culiseta (Austrotheobaldia), Culiseta (Climacura), Culiseta (Culicella), Culiseta (Culiseta), Culiseta (Neotheobaldia), Culiseta (Theomyia) - subgenera


Toxorhynchites rutilus

A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – elephant mosquitos.


Toxorhynchites

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, beak”) + -ίτης (-ítēs, nominal suffix), referring to the curved proboscis of the insect.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – elephant mosquitos, that do not consume blood and whose larvae are predators of other mosquito larvae.

Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis

Toxorhynchites brevipalpis - type species; Toxorhynchites rutilus - selected other species


Chrysomela

Possibly from New Latin chryso- (“gold, yellow”) + Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās, “dark, black”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – certain leaf beetles.


Zopheridae

→ English: zopherid

→ Russian: зофери́д (zoferíd)

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – formerly solely ironclad beetles, now including others.

Colydiinae

rough mould beetle, cylindrical bark beetle


Elateridae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – click beetles.

Alaus

Anischiinae, Aplastinae, Cebrioninae, Denticollinae, Dicronychinae, Hypnoidinae, Melanotinae, Prosterninae, Subprotelaterinae, Tetralobinae, ThylacosterninaeThylacosterninae - Campyloxeninae – Eudicronychinae – Semiotinae – Sinopyrophorinae – other subfamilies


Pyralidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – some of the snout moths.

Adelphia

(family): Chrysauginae, Epipaschiinae, Galleriinae, Phycitinae, Pyralinae – subfamilies


Tortricidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – leafroller moths.

Eudemis

Chlidanotini, Hilarographini, Polyorthini; Archipini, Atteriini, Ceracini, Cnephasiini, Cochylini, Epitymbiini, Euliini, Phricanthini, Schoenotenini, Sparganothini, Tortricini; Bactrini, Enarmoniini, Endotheniini, Eucosmini, Gatesclarkeanini, Grapholitini, Microcorsini, Olethreutini – tribes


Cecidomyiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the gall midges.

(family): Cecidomyiinae, Lestremiinae, Micromyinae, Porricondylinae - subfamilies

For constituents including tribes see Cecidomyiidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information


Andrenidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – mining bees.


Pheidole

From Ancient Greek φειδωλός (pheidōlós, “sparing, thrifty”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – many ants.

for other species see List of Pheidole species on Wikipedia..


Cantharis

From Ancient Greek κανθαρίς (kantharís, “Spanish fly”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cantharidae – soldier beetles.


Grylloblattodea

A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – the rock crawlers or ice crawlers.


Cimex

A taxonomic genus within the family Cimicidae – comprising the common bedbug and a few related insects.


Cimicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – bedbugs and their close relatives.


Polybia paulista

A taxonomic species within the family Vespidae – a wasp, found in Brazil, which produces a venom containing Polybia-MP1, a peptide with potential for use as a chemotherapeutic substance in oncology.


Lithosiini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Erebidae – lichen moths.


Arctiinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Erebidae.

Amata

(genus): Arctiini (tiger moth, wasp moth), Lithosiini (lichen moth), Syntomini – tribes


Cyana

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A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – found from Africa to Borneo.


Neopalpa donaldtrumpi

Neopalpa + donaldtrumpi, from being a species of Neopalpa moth named in honor of Donald Trump (45th president of the United States), for visual similarity of the head coloration of the moth and the hair of Donald Trump.

A taxonomic species within the family Gelechiidae – a kind of twirler moth with yellowish-white scales present on the head in adults.


Bombus affinis

A taxonomic species within the family Apidae – rusty patched bumble bee, of much of eastern North America, considered critically endangered.


Cimex lectularius

I was so thrilled to see a live bedbug, I showed it off to every graduate student I ran into that day: Cimex lectularius[,] a small, flat, wingless, brown ectoparasite that hides in cracks and crevices in human dwellings and emerges under cover of darkness to feast on human blood.

2010 August 7, May Berenbaum, “This Bedbug’s Life”, in The New York Times:

A taxonomic species within the family Cimicidae – a common bedbug, an obligate parasite of humans, of worldwide distribution.


Dikraneurini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cicadellidae – some leafhoppers.


Typhlocybinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cicadellidae – many leafhoppers.


Speranza

Borrowed from Italian speranza (“hope”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain geometer moths.


Phytophaga

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

(in italics, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cecidomyiidae – now in other genera of subfamily Cecidomyiinae of gall midges, etc.


Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Colorado potato beetle
Colorado potato beetle

A taxonomic species within the family Chrysomelidae – Colorado potato beetle.


Theclinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lycaenidae – hairstreak butterflies.

Bithys

(tribe): Amblypodiini, Aphnaeini, Arhopalini, Catapaecilmatini, Cheritrini, Deudorigini, Eumaeini, Horagini, Hypolycaenini, Hypotheclini, Iolaini, Loxurini, Luciini, Oxylidini, Remelanini, Theclini, Tomarini, Zesiini - tribes


Dryophthorinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Curculionidae – many weevils.

Abacobius

(subfamily): Cryptodermatini, Dryophthorini, Litosomini, Ommatolampini, Orthognathini, Rhinostomini, Rhynchophorini, Sipalomimini, Sphenophorini, Stromboscerini – tribes


Zabrus

A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – ground beetles.


Miris

A taxonomic genus within the family Miridae – certain capsid flies.


Scolia

→ Russian: ско́лия (skólija)

Ancient Greek σκῶλος (skôlos, “stake, thorn”) + -ia f, likely related to this genus's sting.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Scoliidae – certain wasps.


Phasmida

A taxonomic order within the superorder Polyneoptera – stick insects.


Cynips

New Latin, altered from Late Latin cyniphes (“a kind of stinging insect”), corrupt form of Ancient Greek κνίψ (kníps), varying with σκνίψ (skníps), applied to several types of insects, especially such as live under the bark of trees

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Cynipidae – typical gall wasps.


Erotylidae

pleasing fungus beetle
pleasing fungus beetle

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – many of the pleasing fungus beetles.


Cynipidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – gall wasps.


Harpalus

A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – certain ground beetles.


Cydnus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῡδνός m (kūdnós, “glorious, honored”).

bor

A taxonomic genus within the family Cydnidae – certain burrowing bugs.


Ceresium

Borrowed from Late Latin ceresium (“cherry (fruit)”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – various longhorn beetles.


Scelio

New Latin, from Latin scelion-, scelio (“scoundrel”), from scelus (“crime”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Scelionidae – parasitic wasps.


Trypeta

From Ancient Greek τρῡπητής (trūpētḗs, “a borer”), from τρῡπάω (trūpáō, “to bore, to pierce”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Tephritidae – certain fruit flies.


Lepismatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Zygentoma – primitive wingless insects, principally the silverfishes.


Reduvius

Borrowed from Latin reduvia (“a remainder, remnant, fragment”), describing the habit of the nymph of the type species Reduvius personatus camouflaging itself with small pieces of debris.

bor

A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – typical assassin bugs.


Rutela

Misspelling of Latin rutila, fem. of rutilus (“red”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain beetles.


Saperda

From Latin sāperda (“inferior kind of salt fish”), from Ancient Greek σᾱπέρδης (sāpérdēs).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – certain flat-faced longhorn beetles.


Hemerobiiformia

A taxonomic suborder within the order Neuroptera – certain lacewing insects, now thought to be a paraphyletic group in its traditional circumscription.


Bombus (Psithyrus)

Bombus (canonical masculine)
Psithyrus (alternative)

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Apidae – cuckoo-bumblebees.


Psithyrus

From Ancient Greek ψίθυρος (psíthuros, “whispering, slanderous”).

Cuckoo bees, which take over the nests of 'true' bumblebee queens and use the remaining workers to raise their offspring treated taxonomically as:

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae., or

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Apidae – Bombus (Psithyrus)., or, formerly

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae.


Dytiscus

Ancient Greek δυτικός (dutikós, “able to dive”) + -ίσκος (-ískos, “diminutive suffix”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Dytiscidae – certain diving beetles.


Pyralis

Latin pyralis (“a winged insect that was supposed to live in fire”)

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Instead, the tubes contained caterpillars of a Pyralis species (Lepidoptera) (pl. 13: 1), and only one tube was built by a Drosochrus species.

1975, L. Schulze, J. M. M. Brown, A Review of Silk Production and Spinning Activities in Arthropoda (in English):

A taxonomic genus within the family Pyralidae – certain snout moths.


Diaprioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the superorder Apocrita – certain small wasps.


Xenomorphia

xenomorph + -ia. From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos) + μορφή (morphḗ) + -ία (-ía).
Named in honor of the Xenomorphs, fictional aliens from the Alien science fiction horror franchise.

A taxonomic genus within the family Diapriidae – extinct parasitoid wasps.

en:Alien (franchise)
en:Xenomorph (Alien franchise)


Saturniinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Saturniidae – some 70 genera of saturniine moths, including some of those called silkmoths, emperor moths, and moon moths.


Dytiscidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – predaceous diving beetles, the larva of which are called water tigers.


Scymnus

→ Russian: сци́мнус (scímnus)

A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain ladybugs.

Scymnus nigrinus

(genus): Scymnus (Caledonus), Scymnus (Canalipullus), Scymnus (Didion), Scymnus (Keiscymnus), Scymnus (Mimopullus), Scymnus (Neopullus), Scymnus (Orthoscymnus), Scymnus (Parapullus), Scymnus (Pullus), Scymnus (Scymnus) – subgenera


Satyrus

Borrowed from Latin satyrus (“satyr”), from Ancient Greek σᾰ́τῠρος (sáturos, “satyr”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies of Europe and North Africa.


Idioglossa

A taxonomic genus within the family Batrachedridae – certain moths.


Vespa crabro

A taxonomic species within the family Vespidae – European hornet.


Vespa affinis

A taxonomic species within the family Vespidae – the lesser banded hornet.


Formica rufa

A taxonomic species within the family Formicidae – red wood ant, southern wood ant, horse ant, of Europe and Turkey.


Tipula

A taxonomic genus within the family Tipulidae – some 1,000 species of usually large crane flies.

†Tipula anatolica

(genus): Tipula abdominalis (giant crane fly), Tipula aino, Tipula alpium, Tipula cava, Tipula cirrata, Tipula confusa, Tipula denali, Tipula excisa, Tipula fascipennis, Tipula flavolineata, Tipula fuliginosa (sooty crane fly), Tipula fulvipennis, Tipula gjipeensis, Tipula holoserica, Tipula hortorum, Tipula hortulana, Tipula lagotis, Tipula lateralis, Tipula livida, Tipula longiventris, Tipula luna, Tipula lunata, Tipula luteipennis, Tipula maxima, Tipula melanoceros, Tipula metacomet, Tipula montium, Tipula nubeculosa, Tipula obsoleta, Tipula oleracea (marsh crane fly), Tipula pagana, Tipula paludosa (European crane fly), Tipula paterifera, Tipula pruinosa, Tipula pseudobiaciculifera, Tipula pustulata, Tipula recondita, Tipula rufina, Tipula scripta, Tipula spathacea, Tipula staegeri, Tipula stigmatella, Tipula subnodicornis, Tipula submarmorata, Tipula tricolor, Tipula trivittata, Tipula ultima, Tipula unca, Tipula variicornis, Tipula varipennis, Tipula vernalis, Tipula vittata - selected extant species


Phytomyza

From phyto- (“plant”) + -myza (“sucker”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Agromyzidae – a large genus of leaf miner flies.


Anthomyia

From Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + μυῖα (muîa, “fly”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Anthomyiidae.


Ptychoptera

From Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), after the longitudinal fold in wings of members of this genus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ptychopteridae – the fold-winged crane flies.


Olyra

Borrowed from Latin olȳra, subsequently from Ancient Greek ὄλῡρᾰ (ólūra).

A taxonomic genus within the family Bagridae – naked catfishes.


Carabus

Spelling borrowed directly from Latin cārabus (“crab”), the ascription to a genus of beetles is more likely from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “kind of beetle”).

bor

A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – certain ground beetles.


Calosoma

calo- + -soma, ultimately Ancient Greek καλός m (kalós, “beautiful”) + Ancient Greek σῶμα n (sôma, “body”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – caterpillar hunters.


Catocala

Ancient Greek κᾰ́τω (kátō, “beneath, below”) + Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”), referring to the vibrant colors of this genus's underwings.

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – underwing moths.


Bethylidae

A taxonomic family within the family Hymenoptera – aculeate wasps.


Enispa

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae.


Anacridium

A taxonomic genus within the family Acrididae.


Polistes

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek πολιστής (polistḗs, “founder of a city”), from Ancient Greek πολίζειν (polízein, “build a city”), from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “a city”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – umbrella wasps.


Syrbula

A taxonomic genus within the family Acrididae – certain slant-faced grasshoppers.


Diascia

→ Russian: диа́сция (diáscija)

A taxonomic genus within the family Scrophulariaceae – twinspurs.


Cerambyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – capricorn beetles.


Megacyllene

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae.

Megacyllene antennata

(genus): Megacyllene (Megacyllene), Megacyllene (Sierracyllene) - subgenera


Alsophila

Ancient Greek ἄλσος n (álsos, “grove”) + Latin -phila m or f (“-lover”), literally “grove-lover”

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cyatheaceae – certain tree ferns.


Xiphydria

A taxonomic genus within the family Xiphydriidae – certain wood wasps.


Xylocopidae

(archaic) A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – carpenter bees, now placed in the apid subfamily Xylocopinae, in family Apidae.


Pterostichitae

A taxonomic supertribe within the family Carabidae.


Argynnis

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain fritillary butterflies.


Arctia

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – typical tiger moths.


Asilus

A taxonomic genus within the family Asilidae – certain robber flies.


Asilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – robber fly, assassin fly, hawk-fly.


Coleophora

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→ English: casebearer, casebearing (calque)

Derived from coleo- (“sheath”) + -phora (“carrying”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Coleophoridae – certain moths.


Eilema

From Ancient Greek εἴλημα (eílēma, “veil”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain footman moths.


Xylota

A taxonomic genus within the family Syrphidae – certain hoverflies.


Aphrodisium

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίσιον (Aphrodísion).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – various round-necked longhorn beetles.


Gelechia

A taxonomic genus within the family Gelechiidae – certain moths.


Gelechiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – twirler moths.

Anarsia

(family): Anacampsinae, Anomologinae, Dichomeridinae, Gelechiinae, Thiotrichinae – subfamilies


Tortrix

A taxonomic genus within the family Tortricidae – certain moths.


Zeuzerinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cossidae – certain moths.


Lamiinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cerambycidae – flat-faced longhorn beetles.


Vedalia

A former beetle genus including the vedalia beetle.


Callancyla

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae.


Prochoreutis

A taxonomic genus within the family Choreutidae.


Tachina

A taxonomic genus within the family Tachinidae – various large flies.


Miletini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Lycaenidae.


Choreutidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – metalmark moths.

Brenthia

(family): Brenthiinae, Choreutinae – subfamilies


Callancyla croceicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Cerambycidae.


Prochoreutis hadrogastra

A taxonomic species within the family Choreutidae.


Miletus leos

A taxonomic species within the family Lycaenidae – of Malesia.


Miletinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lycaenidae – harvesters or wooly legs, with larvae that prey on hemipteran insects and do not eat plants.


Meganola

A taxonomic genus within the family Nolidae.


Meganola varia

A taxonomic species within the family Nolidae.


Nolidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – the tuft moths.


Nolinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Nolidae.

Meganola

(subfamily): For tribes see Nolinae on Wikispecies.


Trachyderini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cerambycidae.


Eugoa

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae.


Sybra

Cristosybra

(genus): Sybra stigmatica – type species

A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Sybra.


Scythris

A taxonomic genus within the family Scythrididae – certain flower moths.


Dalailama

English Dalai Lama, from Tibetan ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ (tā la'i bla ma).

A taxonomic genus within the family Endromidae.


Eupithecia

Possibly from eu- (“new”) + Pithecia (“genus of saki monkeys”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – pugs.


Austrogomphus prasinus

A taxonomic species within the family Gomphidae – lemon-tipped hunter.


Hydrocanthus

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English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">hydro-</i>

Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">canthus</i>

A taxonomic genus within the family Noteridae.


Locusta migratoria manilensis

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Acrididae – oriental migratory locusts.


Rhyparochrominae

From the name of the genus Rhyparochromus (from Ancient Greek ῥυπαρός (rhuparós, “filth. dirt”) + Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrôma)) + -inae

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A taxonomic subfamily within the family Rhyparochromidae – certain dirt-colored seed bugs.


Thermoniphas

From Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós) + Ancient Greek νιφάς (niphás)

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – of the Afrotropics.

Thermoniphas colorata Thermoniphas distincta


Gelechiinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Gelechiidae – gelechiines.


Copelatus

A taxonomic genus within the family Dytiscidae – certain diving beetles.


Stylogomphus

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English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">stylo-</i>

Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">gomphus</i>

A taxonomic genus within the family Gomphidae – certain clubtails.


Chaetosiphon

Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē) + English siphon?

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">χαίτη</i> (khaítē)

English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">siphon</i>

A taxonomic genus within the family Chaetosiphonaceae – certain green algae.


Polistes annularis

Ancient Greek πολιστης (polistēs, “founder of a city”) + Latin ānulāris (“annular”)

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Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">πολιστης</i> (polistēs, “founder of a city”)

Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">ānulāris</i> (“annular”)

A taxonomic species within the family Vespidae – ringed paper wasp.


Danaini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Nymphalidae – certain brush-footed butterflies.


Maliattha

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain noctuid moths.


Ommata

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄμμᾰτᾰ (ómmata), plural of Ancient Greek ὄμμᾰ (ómma, “eye; light”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – certain longhorn beetles.


Yumbera

Purportedly from an Australian aboriginal word for "fly".

A taxonomic genus within the family Dolichopodidae – certain long-legged flies.


Tentax

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain erebid moths.


Acantholipini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Erebidae.


Tabaninae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Tabanidae – certain horseflies.


Lymantriini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Erebidae – certain lymantriine moths.


Dalceridae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – dalcerids.


Chlorostrymon

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">χλωρός</i> (khlōrós)

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain gossamer-winged butterflies.


Phaegopterina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Erebidae – phaegopterines, certain tiger moths.


Pteropliini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cerambycidae – certain flat-faced longhorn beetles.


Gracillarioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Lepidoptera – certain ditrysian moths.


Agromyza

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γρός m (agrós, “field, countryside”) + -myza f (“sucking”, Ancient Greek μυζάω (muzáō))

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Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">μυζάω</i> (muzáō)

A taxonomic genus within the family Agromyzidae – certain flies.


Lucanidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – stag beetles.


Curculio proboscideus

A taxonomic species within the family Curculionidae – elephant weevil, a nut and acorn weevil.


Torodora hildebrandtella

Totodora hildebrandtella (canonical feminine)

A taxonomic species within the family Lecithoceridae.


Lasius

→ Russian: ла́зиус (lázius)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάσῐος (lásios, “hairy”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – certain ants.


Adenocoris

adeno- (from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn)) + Latin coris.

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from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ἀδήν</i> (adḗn)

A taxonomic genus within the family Aradidae – certain flat bugs.


Diphaglossinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Colletidae – diphaglossines (certain plasterer bees).


Pterothysanus

Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) + Ancient Greek θύσανος (thúsanos)

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Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">πτερόν</i> (pterón)

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">θύσανος</i> (thúsanos)

A taxonomic genus within the family Callidulidae – certain moths.


Arilus

A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – wheel bugs.


Altica ericeti

(all deprecated)

A taxonomic species within the family Chrysomelidae – certain flea beetles.


Xyloryctidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – xyloryctids or timber moths.


Nomamyrmex

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">μύρμηξ</i> (múrmēx)

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – certain army ants.


Margarodes

A taxonomic genus within the family Margarodidae – scale insects.


Scarabaeinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Scarabaeidae – true dung beetles.


Sitophilus

sito- (“food, grain”) + -philus m (“-phile”), literally “grain-lover”

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A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – wheat weevil and related weevils, generally considered agricultural pests.


Pentatomoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – certain insects.


Pterostichus

→ Russian: птерости́х (pterostíx)

→ Ukrainian: птерости́х (pterostýx)

ptero- (“wing”) + Ancient Greek στῐ́χος (stíkhos)

A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – blackclock ground beetles.


Scopula

Borrowed from Latin scōpula f (“small broom”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain geometer moths.


Elater

A taxonomic genus within the family Elateridae – certain click beetles.


Glenea

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλήνεα (glḗnea), from Ancient Greek γλήνη (glḗnē, “eyeball”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – certain longhorn beetles.


Tenthredinoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – certain sawflies.


Hypena

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπήνη (hupḗnē, “mustache, beard”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain moths.


Mymaridae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – fairyflies, fairy wasps.


Lebia

A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – flat ground beetles.


Megatibicen

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae – certain cicadas.


Prosopocoilus

Ancient Greek πρόσωπον n (prósōpon, “face”) + Ancient Greek κοῖλος m (koîlos, “hollow”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Lucanidae – certain stag beetles.


Dysschema

New Latin dys- (“difficult, impaired, abnormal, bad”) + Latin schēma f or n (“shape, form”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain tiger moths.


Bembidion

A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – certain beetles.


Graphosoma

Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to paint, to draw”) + -soma (“body”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Pentatomidae – striped shield bugs.


Ptinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – very many wood-boring beetles, including spider beetles and deathwatch beetles, formerly often included in family Anobiidae.


Lycaena

Ancient Greek λύκαινα (lúkaina, “she-wolf”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – certain butterflies.


Xylophanes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξῠλοφᾰνής (xulophanḗs, “resembling wood”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae – certain moths.


Epeolus

A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – certain cuckoo bees.


Pyrgus

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – certain butterflies.


Diarsia

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.


Stagmomantis

A taxonomic genus within the family Mantidae – certain praying mantises.


Castiarina

A taxonomic genus within the family Buprestidae – certain beetles.


Temnothorax

Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “intersect”) + θώραξ (thṓrax, “chest”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – acorn ants.


Eburia

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – certain borer beetles.


Dysstroma

Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dus-, “bad, abnormal”) + Ancient Greek στρῶμᾰ (strôma, “mattress, bed”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain moths.


Tiphia

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τίφη (típhē, “an insect, perhaps the water-spider, that runs on the top of smooth water”), cognate with Latin tipula)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Tiphiidae – certain wasps.


Valgus

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain flower chafers.


Ceutorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain true weevils.


Onthophagus

From Ancient Greek ὄνθος (ónthos, “animal dung”) -phagus. Literally "(animal) dung-eater."

A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain dung beetles.


Ptinus

A taxonomic genus within the family Ptinidae – certain beetles.


Otiorhynchus

Latin ōtium n (“leisure; free time”) + Ancient Greek ῥῠ́γχος n (rhúnkhos, “nose”). Despite the root word ῥῠ́γχος (rhúnkhos) being a neuter noun, it resembles Latin -us, and so has taken the masculine grammatical gender.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain weevils.


Knulliana

First described as a taxon in 1962 by Earle Gorton Linsley, an American entomologist. Further etymology unknown.

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Bothriospilini – a monotypic taxon containing only Knulliana cincta, the banded hickory borer, a species of longhorn beetle.


Ichneumon

Borrowed from Latin ichneumōn (“ichneumon wasp”), from Ancient Greek ἰχνεύμων (ikhneúmōn, “tracker”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Ichneumonidae – a large amount of ichneumonid wasps.

among others. See full list at Wikispecies.


Paraboreochlus

From para- + Boreochlus, for its similarity to the genus Boreochlus, which is in the same subfamily.

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Podonominae – certain chironomid flies.

Paraboreochlus bisaetiger – Paraboreochlus okinawanus – Paraboreochlus minutissimus – Paraboreochlus stahli


Simplexeburia

From Latin simplex + Eburia (“genus of Cerambycidae”).

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Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">simplex</i>

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Eburiini – the longhorn beetle Simplexeburia divisa.


Anomala

Borrowed from Latin anomala, feminine inflection of anomalus (“anomalous”).

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Anomalini – certain scarabs.

Anomala dubia

type species. See full list at Wikispecies.


Veliidae

A taxonomic family within the order Heteroptera – riffle bugs, small water striders, or broad-shouldered water striders.


Johnsonius

From English Johnson + -ius. It is not known which person it is eponymous to.

A taxonomic genus within the family Braconidae – two species of braconid wasps.


Balaninus

(obsolete, entomology) A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – Synonym of Curculio.


Glaucocharis

From Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “bright, gleaming”) + Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρῐς (kháris, “beauty, elegance, charm, grace”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Crambidae – certain grass moths.


Mastax

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μάσταξ (mástax, “mouth, jaws”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – certain ground beetles.


Macrodactylus

macro- (“large”) + -dactylus (“finger, digit”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – many scarab beetles.


Amorpha juglandis

From the genus name Amorpha + Latin juglandis (“of walnuts/walnut trees”). It is named as such due to the caterpillar's diet, and thus habitat, being the leaves of walnut trees.

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A taxonomic species within the family Sphingidae – walnut sphinx moth.


Indiadactylus

A taxonomic genus within the family Buprestidae – certain jewel beetles.

For species see Indiadactylus at the Catalogue of Life


Conocephalus

New Latin cono- (“cone”) + -cephalus (“head”)

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A taxonomic genus within the tribe Conocephalini – certain conehead katydids.


Gnathodracon

New Latin gnatho- (“jaw”) + Ancient Greek δρᾰ́κων (drákōn, “dragon”)

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Olethreutinae – certain tortrix moths.


Heliophobus

Possibly from English heliophobe (“one who fears the sun or sunlight”) + -us (“masculine suffix”). Possibly directly from New Latin helio- (“sun”) + Latin -phobus (“-phobe; (one) who fears”), literally “heliophobe, sun-fearer”.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain noctuid moths.


Pseudohedya

From pseudo- (“imitating, falsely resembling”) + Hedya. The genus Hedya is closely related to Pseudohedya.

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Olethreutini – certain tortrix moths.


Cyanopterus

Borrowed from New Latin cyanopterus (“blue- and black-feathered”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κῠᾰνόπτερος (kuanópteros, “blue- and black-feathered”). Surface analysis cyano- (“cyan”) + New Latin pterus (“wing”).

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A taxonomic genus within the tribe Braconini – certain braconid wasps.


Pterophorus

A taxonomic genus within the family Pterophoridae – certain moths.


Bhutanitis

From English Bhutan (“country in Asia”) + Ancient Greek -ῖτις f (-îtis, “-ite; one from a place”).

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Zerynthiini – certain swallowtail butterflies.


Chilicola charizard

Chilicola + English Charizard (“species of Pokémon”). Charizard is a blend of char + lizard.

A taxonomic species within the family Colletidae – xeromelissine bees.


Autophila

Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “auto-, self-”) + Latin -phila (“-phile”), literally “autophile” or “narcissist”

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A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain erebid moths.

A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Autophila – certain erebid moths.


Macroceratogonia

macro- (“large”) + cerato- (“kerato-, horn, cornea”) + -gonia (“-gony, genesis”)

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Macroceratogoniini – a species of leafhopper, Macroceratogonia aurea.


Nordstromia

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Drepanini – certain drepanid moths.


Psoloptera

Ancient Greek ψόλος m (psólos, “soot, smoke”) + -ptera f (“-wing, -winged”), literally “smoke-wing”

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain arctiine moths.


Liothorax

lio- (“smooth”) + Latin thōrax m (“thorax”) or Ancient Greek θώρᾱξ m (thṓrāx, “thorax”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain scarab beetles.


Goniopleura

gonio- (“angle”) + Latin pleura f (“pleura (“lateral bodypart”)”)

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A taxonomic genus within the tribe Bromiini – certain leaf beetles.


Stenodera palaestina

Stenodera f (“genus”) + Latin Palaestīna f (“Palestinian”), literally “Palestinian Stenodera”

A taxonomic species within the family Meloidae – certain blister beetles.


Akalyptoischion

a- (“not”) + Ancient Greek κᾰλῠ́πτω (kalúptō, “to cover”) + Ancient Greek ῐ̓σχῐ́ον n (iskhíon, “hip joint”), literally “not-covered hip joint.”

A taxonomic genus within the family Akalyptoischiidae – certain coccinelloid beetles.


Pavlovskiata

From English Pavlovsky, a transliteration of Russian Павло́вский (Pavlóvskij, “surname”) + -ata f (“-ate; adjectival suffix”); named after Yevgeny Pavlovsky, from Russian па́вловский (pávlovskij, “of Pavlov”), from Russian Па́влов (Pávlov).

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A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Hypodermatinae – certain botflies.


Calocomus

longhorn beetles
longhorn beetle#English

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Calocomini – certain longhorn beetles.


Beltia

Likely eponymous, from English Belt (“surname”) + -ia f

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Eumolpini – certain leaf beetles.


Cephaloscymnus

cephalo- (“head”) + Scymnus m (“genus of ladybugs”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain ladybugs.


Diastictis

Probably from Ancient Greek στικτός (stiktós, “tattooed, spotted, dappled”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Crambidae – certain geometrid moths, mostly of the Americas.


Agonopterix

Ancient Greek ἄγονος m (ágonos, “infertile, barren, sterile”) + Ancient Greek πτέρῠξ f (ptérux, “wing (of a bird)”), literally “barren-wing”. The nonstandard spelling of the -pterix suffix (usually -pteryx) may suggest Latin or English influence in the taxonomic spelling.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Depressariidae – certain depressariid moths.


Trigonopterus

Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον n (trígōnon, “triangle”) + -pterus m (“-winged”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain weevils, of Australia, Indonesia and Melanesia.


Campyloneura

Ancient Greek κᾰμπῠ́λος m (kampúlos, “bent, curved”) + Latin neura f (“(wing) vein”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Miridae – Campyloneura virgula, a species of predatory bug of Eurasia.


Oligocassida

oligo- + Cassida, with oligo- representing the Oligocene, the geological epoch in which the fossil was found.

A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – extinct leaf beetle from the Oligocene period, known by a single fossil.


Exochus

Borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔξοχος (éxokhos, “prominent, eminent”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Ichneumonidae – certain ichneumonid wasps.


Elattoneura

Attic Greek ἐλάττων m or f (eláttōn, “smaller, less”) + Ancient Greek νευρᾱ́ f (neurā́, “bowstring”)

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A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Disparoneurinae – certain damselflies.


Archimyrmex

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – certain extinct ants.


Pygarctia

→ English: pygarctia (learned)

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – pygarctias.


Resapamea

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain noctuid moths.


Cyclophora

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Cosymbiini – certain geometrid moths.


Strongylophthalmyia

From Ancient Greek στρογγῠ́λος m (strongúlos, “round, spherical”) + Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός m (ophthalmós, “eye”) + -ia f.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Strongylophthalmyiidae – typical strongylophthalmyiid flies.


Poecilometis

Coined by British zoologist and geologist William Sweetland Dallas in 1851. From poecilo- (“variegated”).

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A taxonomic genus within the tribe Halyini – certain stink bugs native to mainland Australia.


Melanophthalma

From melano- (“black”) + Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός m (ophthalmós, “eye”) + -a f, literally “black-eye(d)”. Coined by Russian entomologist Victor Motschulsky in 1866.

coinage

A taxonomic genus within the family Latridiidae – certain latridiid beetles.

A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Melanophthalma – certain latridiid beetles.


Hypothecla

gossamer-winged butterflies
gossamer-winged butterfly#English

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Hypotheclini – certain gossamer-winged butterflies.


Himantoides

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae – certain sphinx moths.


Ephoron

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐφόρων m (ephórōn), from Ancient Greek ἔφορος m (éphoros, “overseer, guardian, ruler”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Polymitarcyidae – certain polymitarcyid mayflies.


Penetes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πένητες (pénētes), plural of Ancient Greek πένης m (pénēs, “labourer, poor person”).

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brush-footed butterfly
brush-footed butterfly

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – a single species of brush-footed butterfly.


Laena

Borrowed directly from Latin laena f (“article of clothing”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek χλαῖνᾰ f (khlaîna, “article of clothing”).

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darkling beetles
darkling beetle#English

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Laenini – certain darkling beetles.


Orthochtha

ortho- + Ancient Greek ὄχθη f (ókhthē, “land by a riverside”)

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short-horned grasshoppers
short-horned grasshopper#English

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Acridinae – certain short-horned grasshoppers.