Thyreus schwarzi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Apoidea

Familia: Apidae
Subfamilia: Apinae
Tribus: Melectini
Genus: Thyreus
Species: Thyreus schwarzi

Name

• Thyreus schwarzi Straka & Engel, 2012: figs. 21-29

Holotype: FISC, ♂.

Type locality: Isl., Cabo Verde, S. Nicolau, 1.XII.80 [1 December 1980], Ribeiro Brava, Islas do Cabo Verde - 1980, H. Hölzel, W. Lobin, P. Ohm [collectors].

Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym honoring Dr. Maximilian Schwarz, a leading authority on the systematics of cuckoo bees and a dear colleague.

References

Primary references

• Straka, J. & Engel, M.S. 2012. The apid cuckoo bees of the Cape Verde Islands (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 218: 77–109. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.218.3683 . Reference page.