Topic Navigator

Noun Tree | Nouns Groups | Verb Groups | Search

Parent Categories


254 Subcategories

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