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ARTHROPOD GENUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A genus of arthropods
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arthropod genus" is a kind of...):
genus ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arthropod genus"):
genus Phalangium; Phalangium (type genus of the family Phalangiidae)
Chelifer; genus Chelifer (a genus of Chelonethida)
genus Mastigoproctus; Mastigoproctus (giant whip scorpions)
Argiope; genus Argiope (the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders)
Aranea; Araneus; genus Aranea; genus Araneus (a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders)
genus Latrodectus; Latrodectus (venomous spiders)
genus Lycosa; Lycosa (type genus of the family Lycosidae)
genus Ixodes; Ixodes (type genus of the family Ixodidae)
Dermacentor; genus Dermacentor (vectors of important diseases of man and animals)
genus Trombicula; Trombicula (type genus of the family Trombiculidae)
genus Sarcoptes; Sarcoptes (type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites)
genus Panonychus; Panonychus (a genus of Tetranychidae)
genus Scutigerella; Scutigerella (garden centipedes)
genus Scutigera; Scutigera (a genus of Scutigeridae)
genus Geophilus; Geophilus (type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs)
genus Limulus; Limulus (type genus of the family Limulidae)
genus Tachypleus; Tachypleus (a genus of Limulidae)
genus Architeuthis (giant squid)
genus Menippe; Menippe (stone crabs)
Cancer; genus Cancer (type genus of the family Cancridae)
genus Portunus; Portunus (type genus of the family Portunidae)
genus Ovalipes; Ovalipes (a genus of Portunidae)
Callinectes; genus Callinectes (New World blue crabs)
genus Uca; Uca (fiddler crabs)
genus Pinnotheres; Pinnotheres (type genus of the family Pinnotheridae: pea crabs)
genus Paralithodes; Paralithodes (a genus of Lithodidae)
genus Maia; genus Maja; Maia; Maja (type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution)
genus Macrocheira; Macrocheira (giant crabs of Japan)
genus Homarus; Homarus (type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters)
genus Nephrops; Nephrops (a genus of Nephropsidae)
genus Palinurus; Palinurus (type genus of the family Palinuridae)
Astacus; genus Astacus (type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish)
Cambarus; genus Cambarus (a genus of Astacidae)
genus Pagurus; Pagurus (type genus of the family Paguridae)
Crangon; genus Crangon (type genus of the family Crangonidae)
genus Palaemon; Palaemon (type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus)
genus Peneus; Peneus (type genus of the family Peneidae)
genus Mysis; Mysis (type genus of the family Mysidae)
genus Praunus; Praunus (a genus of Mysidae)
genus Squilla (type genus of the family Squillidae)
Armadillidium; genus Armadillidium (type genus of the Armadillidiidae)
genus Oniscus; Oniscus (type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into a ball)
genus Porcellio; Porcellio (Old World genus of isopod crustaceans)
genus Orchestia; Orchestia (type genus of the family Orchestiidae)
Caprella; genus Caprella (skeleton shrimp)
Cyamus; genus Cyamus (whale lice)
genus Daphnia (water fleas)
Artemia; Chirocephalus; genus Artemia; genus Chirocephalus (fairy shrimp; brine shrimp)
genus Triops; Triops (type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye)
genus Cyclops (copepod water fleas)
Balanus; genus Balanus (type genus of the family Balanidae)
genus Lepas; Lepas (type genus of the family Lepadidae)
genus Peripatus (type genus of Peripatidae; onychophorans of chiefly New World tropical regions)
genus Plicatoperipatus; Plicatoperipatus (a genus of Peripatidae)
genus Peripatopsis; Peripatopsis (type genus of Peripatopsidae; onychophorans of chiefly Asiatic and African tropical regions)
Adalia; genus Adalia (genus of ladybugs)
Epilachna; genus Epilachna (genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants)
genus Hippodamia; Hippodamia (genus of ladybugs)
genus Rodolia; genus Vedalia; Rodolia (genus of Australian ladybugs)
Brachinus; genus Brachinus (bombardier beetles)
genus Calosoma (genus of large predaceous ground beetles that feed on injurious caterpillars)
genus Monochamus; Monochamus (sawyer beetles)
genus Leptinotarsa; Leptinotarsa (Colorado potato beetles)
genus Scarabaeus (type genus of the Scarabaeidae)
genus Popillia; Popillia (a genus of Scarabaeidae)
Anomala; genus Anomala (genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses)
genus Melolontha; Melolontha; genus Macrodactylus; Macrodactylus (a genus of Melolonthidae)
Cetonia; genus Cetonia (a genus of Cetoniidae)
genus Pyrophorus; Pyrophorus (tropical click beetles)
Anthonomus; genus Anthonomus (weevils destructive of cultivated plants)
genus Scolytus; Scolytus (type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles)
Dendroctonus; genus Dendroctonus (genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers)
genus Tribolium; Tribolium (flour beetles)
Bruchus; genus Bruchus (type genus of the Bruchidae)
Acanthoscelides; genus Acanthoscelides; genus Sitophylus; Sitophylus (a genus of Bruchidae)
genus Pediculus; Pediculus (type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans)
genus Phthirius; genus Phthirus; Phthirius; Phthirus (true lice: crab lice)
genus Menopon; Menopon (chicken lice)
genus Pulex; Pulex (type genus of the Pulicidae)
Ctenocephalides; genus Ctenocephalides (an arthropod genus of fleas)
genus Tunga; Tunga; Echidnophaga; genus Echidnophaga (a genus of Siphonaptera)
genus Mayetiola; Mayetiola (a genus of Cecidomyidae)
genus Musca; Musca (type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies)
genus Glossina (type genus of the Glossinidae: tsetse flies)
Calliphora; genus Calliphora (type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies)
genus Lucilia; Lucilia (greenbottle flies)
genus Sarcophaga; Sarcophaga (flesh flies)
Gasterophilus; genus Gasterophilus (type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies)
Cuterebra; genus Cuterebra (type genus of the Cuterebridae)
Dermatobia; genus Dermatobia (larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans)
genus Oestrus; Oestrus (type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies)
genus Hypoderma; Hypoderma (in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies)
genus Rhagoletis; Rhagoletis (a genus of Trypetidae)
Ceratitis; genus Ceratitis (Mediterranean fruit flies)
genus Drosophila (a genus of Drosophilidae)
genus Philophylla; Philophylla (leaf miners)
genus Hippobosca; Hippobosca (type genus of the Hippoboscidae)
genus Melophagus; Melophagus (an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked)
genus Haematobia; Haematobia (European genus of bloodsucking flies)
Aedes; genus Aedes (yellow-fever mosquitos)
Anopheles; genus Anopheles (malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae)
Culex; genus Culex (type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface)
Ceratopogon; genus Ceratopogon (type genus of the Ceratopogonidae)
Chironomus; genus Chironomus (type genus of the Chironomidae)
genus Phlebotomus; Phlebotomus (small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths)
genus Sciara (type genus of the Sciaridae: fungus gnat)
genus Simulium; Simulium (type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies)
Apis; genus Apis (type genus of the Apidae: honeybees)
genus Xylocopa; Xylocopa (carpenter bees)
Bombus; genus Bombus (bumblebees)
genus Psithyrus; Psithyrus (a large bee that resembles the bumblebee but lacks pollen-collecting apparatus and a worker caste)
genus Andrena (a solitary burrowing short-tongued bee)
genus Nomia; nomia (a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes)
genus Megachile; Megachile (type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees)
Anthidium; genus Anthidium (potter bees)
genus Vespa; Vespa (type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets)
genus Vespula; Vespula (sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps)
genus Polistes; Polistes (a genus of Vespidae)
Eumenes; genus Eumenes (mason wasps)
genus Sceliphron; Sceliphron (mud daubers)
genus Sphecius; Sphecius (large solitary wasps: cicada killer)
Cynips; genus Cynips (type genus of the Cynipidae: gall wasps)
Amphibolips; genus Amphibolips (cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls)
Andricus; genus Andricus (cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks)
Chalcis; genus Chalcis (type genus of the Chalcididae)
Fenusa; genus-Fenusa (birch leaf miner)
genus Monomorium; Monomorium (a genus of Formicidae)
Camponotus; genus Camponotus (carpenter ants)
genus Solenopsis; Solenopsis (fire ants)
Formica; genus Formica (type genus of the Formicidae)
genus Myrmecia; Myrmecia (bulldog ants)
genus Polyergus; Polyergus (Amazon ants)
genus Termes; Termes (type genus of the Termitidae)
genus Reticulitermes; Reticulitermes (includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees)
genus Mastotermes; Mastotermes (primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera)
genus Kalotermes; Kalotermes (type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood and living trees)
Cryptotermes; genus Cryptotermes (genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan in distribution; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes)
genus Locusta; Locusta (a genus of Acrididae)
genus Melanoplus; Melanoplus (New World migratory locusts and common American grasshoppers)
genus Microcentrum; Microcentrum (katydids)
Anabrus; genus Anabrus (a genus of Tettigoniidae)
genus Stenopelmatus; Stenopelmatus (sand crickets)
Acheta; genus Acheta (common house and field crickets)
genus Oecanthus; Oecanthus (tree crickets)
genus Diapheromera (a genus of Phasmidae)
genus Phyllium; Phyllium (type genus of the Phyllidae)
Blatta; genus Blatta (type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide)
genus Periplaneta; Periplaneta (cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches)
Blattella; genus Blattella (small cockroaches)
Blaberus; genus Blaberus (giant cockroaches)
Cryptocercus; genus Cryptocercus (cockroaches)
genus Mantis (type genus of the Mantidae: mantises)
genus Poecilocapsus; Poecilocapsus (a genus of Miridae)
genus Lygus; Lygus (plant-sucking bugs)
Blissus; genus Blissus (chinch bugs)
Anasa; genus Anasa (squash bugs)
genus Leptoglossus; Leptoglossus (leaf-footed bugs)
Cimex; genus Cimex (type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs)
genus Notonecta; Notonecta (type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers)
genus Nepa; Nepa (type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions)
genus Ranatra; Ranatra (elongate very slender water scorpions)
Corixa; genus Corixa (type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs)
genus Gerris; Gerris (type genus of the Gerrididae)
genus Triatoma; Triatoma (conenoses)
Arilus; genus Arilus (a genus of Reduviidae)
Dysdercus; genus Dysdercus (a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it)
Aleyrodes; genus Aleyrodes (type genus of the Aleyrodidae)
Dialeurodes; genus Dialeurodes; genus Trialeurodes; Trialeurodes (a genus of Aleyrodidae)
Bemisia; genus Bemisia (sweet-potato whitefly)
genus Coccus (type genus of the Coccidae)
Aspidiotus; genus Aspidiotus (a genus of Diaspididae)
Dactylopius; genus Dactylopius (type genus of the Dactylopiidae)
genus Pseudococcus; Pseudococcus (type genus of the Pseudococcidae)
genus Planococcus; Planococcus (a genus of Pseudococcidae)
Aphis; genus Aphis (type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables)
Eriosoma; genus Eriosoma (woolly aphids)
genus Prociphilus; Prociphilus (a genus of Aphididae)
Adelges; genus Adelges (type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice)
genus Pineus; Pineus (a genus of Adelgidae)
genus Phylloxera; Phylloxera (type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice)
genus Cicada (type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas)
genus Tibicen; Tibicen (harvest flies)
genus Magicicada; Magicicada (seventeen-year locust)
genus Philaenus; Philaenus; Aphrophora; genus Aphrophora (a genus of Cercopidae)
genus Liposcelis; Liposcelis; genus Trogium; Trogium (a genus of Psocidae)
genus Myrmeleon; Myrmeleon (type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions)
Corydalis; Corydalus; genus Corydalis; genus Corydalus (type genus of the Corydalidae)
genus Sialis; Sialis (type genus of the Sialidae)
genus Lepisma; Lepisma (type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish)
genus Thermobia; Thermobia (a genus of Lepismatidae)
Frankliniella; genus Frankliniella (tobacco thrips)
genus Thrips (type genus of the Thripidae)
Forficula; genus Forficula (type genus of Forficulidae)
genus Nymphalis; Nymphalis (type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies)
genus Vanessa; Vanessa (painted beauty and red admiral)
genus Limenitis; Limenitis (mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars)
genus Polygonia; Polygonia (comma butterflies)
genus Spyeria; Spyeria; Argynnis; genus Argynnis (fritillaries)
Apatura; genus Apatura (large Old World butterflies)
genus Inachis; Inachis (a genus of Nymphalidae)
Danaus; genus Danaus (type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies)
genus Pieris; Pieris (type genus of the Pieridae)
genus Lycaena; Lycaena (type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper)
genus Strymon; Strymon (large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies)
genus Tortrix (type genus of the Tortricidae)
genus Homona; Homona (tea tortrix)
Argyrotaenia; genus Argyrotaenia (orange tortrix)
Carpocapsa; genus Carpocapsa (codling moths)
genus Lymantria; Lymantria (type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means 'destroyer'))
Euproctis; genus Euproctis (a genus of Lymantriidae)
genus Paleacrita; Paleacrita; Alsophila; genus Alsophila (geometrid moths)
genus Pyralis; Pyralis (type genus of the Pyralidae)
Galleria; genus Galleria (a genus of Pyralidae)
genus Pyrausta; Pyrausta (moths whose larvae are corn borers)
Anagasta; genus Anagasta (moth whose larvae are flour moths)
Ephestia; genus Ephestia (small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products)
Cadra; genus Cadra (a genus of Pyralidae)
genus Tinea; Tinea (type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths)
genus Tineola; Tineola (webbing clothes moths)
genus Trichophaga; Trichophaga (carpet moths)
Gelechia; genus Gelechia (type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms)
genus Sitotroga; Sitotroga (grain moths)
genus Phthorimaea; Phthorimaea (potato moths)
genus Noctua; Noctua (type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms)
Catacala; genus Catacala (moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings)
Cerapteryx; genus Cerapteryx (antler moths)
genus Heliothis; Heliothis (a genus of Noctuidae)
Chorizagrotis; genus Chorizagrotis (moths whose larvae are army cutworms)
genus Pseudaletia; Pseudaletia; genus Spodoptera; Spodoptera (moths whose larvae are armyworms)
genus Manduca; Manduca (moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms)
Acherontia; genus Acherontia (death's-head moth)
Bombyx; genus Bombyx (type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth)
genus Saturnia; Saturnia (type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth)
Eacles; genus Eacles (imperial moths)
Actias; genus Actias (luna moths)
genus Hyalophora; Hyalophora (American silkworm moth)
genus Samia; Samia (silkworm moths)
Automeris; genus Automeris (io moth)
Antheraea; genus Antheraea (large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality)
Atticus; genus Atticus (atlas moth)
Callimorpha; genus Callimorpha (cinnabar moths)
genus Lasiocampa; Lasiocampa (type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars)
genus Malacosoma; Malacosoma (tent caterpillars)
genus Hyphantria; Hyphantria (fall webworms)
genus Loxostege; Loxostege (garden webworms)
Holonyms ("arthropod genus" is a member of...):
animal kingdom; Animalia; kingdom Animalia (taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals)
