Thyreus aistleitneri

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 Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Apoidea

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

Name

Thyreus aistleitneri Straka & Engel, 2012: figs. 30-34

Holotype: SEMC, ♀.

Type locality: Cabo Verde, Brava, Nova Sintra, Mte. Nha Preta, 700–880 m, 25.01.01 [25 January 2001], leg. Aistleitner

Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym honoring Eyjolf Aistleitner, collector of the new species among many fine insects, and authority on the systematics of Lepidoptera.

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.

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