Cissites maculata
Cissites maculata is a species of blister beetle that lives in the Neotropical realm.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Cissites |
| Species: | C. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cissites maculata | |
Ecology
On the Galápagos Islands, they are a brood parasite of Xylocopa darwini, the Galápagos carpenter bee.[2]
References
- "Cissites maculata (Swederus, 1787)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- "Galapagos Species Checklist". Charles Darwin Foundation. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
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