Altica
See also: altica
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἁλτικός (haltikós, “jumping, leaping; jumper, leaper”), first used as altica by Geoffroy 1762 and first correctly used by Fabricius 1775.[1]
Proper noun
Altica f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – certain flea beetles.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Coleoptera – order; Chrysomelidae – family; Galerucinae – subfamily; Alticini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Altica oleracea – type species; Altica aenescens, Altica bicarinata, Altica chalybea, Altica ericeti, Altica fragariae, Altica lythri, Altica nipponica, Altica palustris, Altica quercetorum, Altica tamaricis, Altica viridicyanea – selected other species
References
- Altica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Altica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Altica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- [E. L. Geoffroy], Histoire abregée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris. Dans laquelle ces Animaux sont rangés suivant un ordre méthodique. Tome premier, Paris, 1762, p. 244–251 and p. 515 (google)
- ^ Furth, David G. (1980). "Altica of Israel (Coleoptera: Chrysomedlidae: Alticinae)". Israel Journal of Entomology, Vol. XIV, pp. 56.