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Thyreus Tschoffeni
''Thyreus'' is an Old World genus of bees, one of many that are commonly known as cuckoo bees, and are cleptoparasites of other species of bees, mostly in the genus '' Amegilla''. They all have strongly contrasting patterns of coloration - three species from the Sydney region, ''Thyreus nitidulus'', '' T. lugubris'', and '' T. caeruleopunctatus'' are bright blue and black. Species * '' Thyreus abdominalis'' (Friese, 1905) * '' Thyreus abyssinicus'' (Radoszkowski, 1873) * '' Thyreus affinis'' (Morawitz, 1874) * '' Thyreus africana'' (Radoszkowski, 1893) * ''Thyreus aistleitneri'' Straka & Engel, 2012 * ''Thyreus albolateralis'' (Cockerell, 1919) * ''Thyreus albomaculatus'' (DeGeer, 1778) * ''Thyreus alfkeni'' (Brauns, 1909) * ''Thyreus altaicus'' (Radoszkowski, 1893) * ''Thyreus axillaris'' (Vachal, 1903) * ''Thyreus batelkai'' Straka & Engel, 2012 * ''Thyreus bimaculatus'' (Radoszkowski, 1893) * ''Thyreus bouyssoui'' (Vachal, 1903) * ''Thyreus brachyaspis'' (Cockerell, 1936) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyreus Nitidulus
''Thyreus nitidulus'', commonly known as the neon cuckoo bee, is a parasitic bee of the genus ''Thyreus'', called cuckoo bees. It is a stocky bee, notable for its brilliant metallic blue- and black-banded colors. Originally described by Danish entomologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1804 as ''Melecta nitidula'' – from a collection in the Aru Islands or northern Australia – it was given its current scientific name ''Thyreus nitidulus'' in 1959 by M. A. Lieftinck. The specific epithet is derived from the diminutive of the Latin adjective ''nitidus'' "shining" (i.e. "little shiny one"). Several subspecies are known - the nominate race ''T. n. nitidulus'' is found across eastern and northern Australia, specifically New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and the Northern Territory, as well as New Guinea. Other species are found in Southeast Asia. Like all bees, the neon cuckoo bee is covered by furry, branched, flattened hair, which is responsible for both the black an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |