Hippobosca
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + Ancient Greek βόσκω (bóskō, “feed, nourish”) + -a
Proper noun
Hippobosca f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hippoboscidae – certain parasitic flies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Diptera – order; Brachycera – suborder; Muscomorpha – infraorder; Schizophora – section; Calyptrata – subsection; Hippoboscoidea – superfamily; Hippoboscidae – family; Hippoboscinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hippobosca equina, Hippobosca fulva, Hippobosca longipennis, Hippobosca camelina, Hippobosca hirsuta, Hippobosca rufipes, Hippobosca variegata (species)
Further reading
- Hippobosca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hippobosca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Hippobosca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Hippobosca at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.