Stomoxys
Translingual
Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly.
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, keen”).
Proper noun
Stomoxys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muscidae – certain bloodsucking dipteran flies that includes the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Brachycera - suborder; Muscomorpha - infraorder; Schizophora - section; Calyptrata - subsection; Muscoidea - superfamily; Muscidae - family; Muscinae - subfamily; Stomoxyini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly) - type species
References
Stomoxys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Stomoxys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Stomoxys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Stomoxys at the Catalogue of Life
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