According to the conventions, suffix '-us' is used at the end of the binomial name at the end of specific epithet while writing the name of animals but is avoided while naming the plants.
So, the correct option is 'Felis domesticus' for Housefly while 'Tamarindus indica' is used for Tamarind taking above convention in consideration.
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