Psychodidae — Moth flies Clogmia albipunctata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Psychodidae — noun very small two winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies • Syn: ↑family Psychodidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Nematocera, ↑suborder Nematocera … Useful english dictionary
Psychodidae — A family of small flies or gnats characterized by hairy mothlike body and the presence of 7–11 long parallel wing veins lacking cross veins; includes the sandflies, Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia, vectors of all known forms of leishmaniasis. [G.… … Medical dictionary
arthropod family — noun any of the arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangiidae, ↑family Phalangiidae, ↑Argiopidae, ↑family Argiopidae, ↑orb weaver, ↑Theridiidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
psychodid — noun a fly of the family Psychodidae • Hypernyms: ↑gnat • Member Holonyms: ↑Psychodidae, ↑family Psychodidae * * * I. (ˈ)sī|kōdə̇d, käd adjective Etymology: New Latin … Useful english dictionary
sand fly — n. 1. BITING MIDGE 2. any of various other biting dipterous flies (family Psychodidae) that may transmit various diseases * * * Any of several species in the dipteran family Phlebotomidae (sometimes considered part of the family Psychodidae) with … Universalium
dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… … Universalium
Phlebotomus — A genus of very small bloodsucking sandflies of the subfamily Phlebotominae, family Psychodidae. [phlebo + G. tomos, cutting] P. argentipes the vector of kala azar in India. P. chinensis the vector of kala azar in China. P. flaviscutellatus SYN:… … Medical dictionary
Nemapalpus nearcticus — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Nemapalpus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: He … Wikipedia