Thread subject:
Diptera.info :: -myza genera
Posted by
John Carr
on 13-10-2020 21:47
#1
Are the genera ending in -myza, like
Anthomyza
and
Phytomyza
, based on Greek μυῖα (myia, fly), μυζάω (myzao, suck), or something else?
Posted by
Rui Andrade
on 14-10-2020 03:33
#2
It seems to be 'to suck':
-myza
or
-myzon
n combining form
[NL, fr. Gk
myzein
,
myzan
to suck; akin to Gk
mydan
to be damp] : one that sucks or feeds by suction ― in generic names in zoology <Petro
myzon
> <Agro
myza
>
https://secure.sp...f_comb.pdf