Phlebotominae

subfamily of insects
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q1416438
Phlebotominae
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Phlebotominae

Summary

Phlebotominae is a monotypic taxon[1]. Phlebotominae ranks in the top 1% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,187 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phlebotominae's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Phlebotominae is classified at the rank of subfamily[4].
  • Phlebotominae is classified within Psychodidae[5].
  • Phlebotominae's scientific name is Phlebotominae[6].
  • Phlebotominae's Commons category is recorded as Phlebotominae[7].
  • Phlebotominae's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • Phlebotominae's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • Phlebotominae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'sandmygg'}[10].

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Classification

Phlebotominae's scientific name is Phlebotominae[6]. Phlebotominae is classified at the rank of subfamily[4]. Phlebotominae is classified within Psychodidae[5]. Phlebotominae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'sandmygg'}[10].

Identifiers

Phlebotominae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 465113[11]. Phlebotominae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7198[12]. Phlebotominae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 125361[13].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Phlebotominae include Project 205 Moskit[14], a boat class[15], founded in 1960[16].

Why It Matters

Phlebotominae ranks in the top 1% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,187 views/month).[2] Phlebotominae has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Phlebotominae is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Entities named for Phlebotominae include Project 205 Moskit[14], a boat class[15], founded in 1960[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of monotypic taxon
    Parent taxon Psychodidae
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    Insects (insecta) of the world id 879924
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 879924, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269449|batch #269449]]"
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