List the important rules of binomial nomenclature. Write the scientific name of housefly.

Explanation

(i) Scientific names are, generally, written in Latin or derived from Latin, irrespective of their origin.
(ii) The scientific names are written in Italics or underlined. The first-word denotes the name of the genus, and the second word denotes the species.
(iii) The generic name starts with a capital letter, while the specific name starts with a small letter.
(iv) The name of the author is written in an abbreviated form after the specific name e.g., Mangifera india Linn-indicates that this species was first described by Linnaeus.
(v) The name should be short, precise and easy to pronounce.
Scientific name of housefly : Musca domestica.