Lygus
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λύγος (lúgos, “flexible stick”).
Proper noun
Lygus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Miridae – lygus bugs, some called tarnished plant bugs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Heteroptera – suborder; Cimicomorpha – infraorder; Miroidea – superfamily; Miridae – family; Mirinae – subfamily; Mirini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lygus pratensis – type species
References
- Lygus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lygus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Lygus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons