Genus Sialis (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Sialidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Sialis is a genus of alderflies in the family Sialidae, commonly known as Sialis flies or alder flies, and is considered the type genus of the Sialidae.
- The Sialis genus is the type genus of the Sialidae family, which consists of about 66 living species of Sialis.
- The genus Sialis is a monophyletic clade of insects that serve as the type genus for the Sialidae.
- Alderflies in the genus Sialis are aquatic insects, commonly referred to as the type genus of the Sialidae.
- The genus Sialis, type genus of the Sialidae family, comprises over a dozen species of alderflies.