Thyreus nitidulus
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thyreus-nitidulus-279-919008
title:
Thyreus nitidulus
text:
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 diminu
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description:
Species of bee
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyreus_nitidulus
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date modified:
2023-06-08T12:59:56Z
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