Phyllophaga
Translingual
Etymology
From phyllo- (“leaf”, from Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phŭ́llon)) + -phaga (“-eater”, from Ancient Greek -φᾰ́γος (-phắgos)).
Proper noun
Phyllophaga f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – a group of scarab beetles, June bugs and May beetles.
- (obsolete) A taxonomic suborder within the order Pilosa – junior synonym of Folivora (sloths).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Scarabaeiformia – infraorder; Scarabaeoidea – superfamily; Scarabaeidae – family; Melolonthinae – subfamily; Melolonthini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Phyllophaga (Chirodines), Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia), Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis), Phyllophaga (Listrochelus), Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga), Phyllophaga (Phytalus), Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera), Phyllophaga (Triodonyx) – subgenera
Further reading
- Phyllophaga at BugGuide
- Phyllophaga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phyllophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies