Psychopsidae

Translingual

Psychopsis sp. (silky lacewing)

Etymology

From Psychopsis +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Psychopsidae

A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the silky lacewings.

Usage notes

Psychopsidae was formerly placed in the superfamily Hemerobioidea.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Neuropterida - superorder; Neuroptera - order

Hyponyms

(family): Balmes, Cabralis, Psychopsis, Silveira, Zygophlebius (living genera)
- †Alloepipsychopsis, †Cretapsychops, †Epipsychopsis, †Putzneura, †Undulopsychopsis (extinct genera)

References

Psychopsidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Psychopsidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Psychopsidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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