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Altica
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altica
Translingual
mul
Etymology
From mul grc ἁλτικός jumping, leaping; jumper, leaper, first used as altica by Geoffroy 1762 and first correctly used by Fabricius 1775.Furth, David G. (1980). "Altica of Israel (Coleoptera: Chrysomedlidae: Alticinae)". Israel Journal of Entomology, Vol. XIV, pp. 56.
Proper noun
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genus family Chrysomelidae certain flea beetles
Synonyms
Haltica genus
Hypernyms
genus ; Coleoptera order order; Chrysomelidae family family; Galerucinae subfamily subfamily; Alticini tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Altica oleracea species type species; Altica aenescens species, Altica bicarinata species, Altica chalybea species, Altica ericeti species, Altica fragariae species, Altica lythri species, Altica nipponica species, Altica palustris species, Altica quercetorum species, Altica tamaricis species, Altica viridicyanea species selected other species
References
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[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)
mul Chrysomeloid beetles