Psithyrus
See also: psithyrus
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Psithyrus m
- The cuckoo bees, that take over hives from queen bees of other species, retaining the drones, but killing the queen.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily; Apidae - family; Apinae - subfamily; Bombini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bombus ashtoni, Bombus barbutellus, Bombus bohemicus, Bombus bohemicus bohemicus, Bombus campestris, Bombus chinensis, Bombus citrinus, Bombus coreanus, Bombus cornutus, Bombus fernaldae, Bombus flavidus, Bombus insularis, Bombus maxillosus, Bombus norvegicus, Bombus quadricolor, Bombus rupestris, Bombus skorikovi, Bombus suckleyi, Bombus sylvestris, Bombus tibetanus, Bombus turneri, Bombus variabilis, Bombus vestalis - species
References
- Psithyrus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Psithyrus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Psithyrus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Psithyrus at Fossilworks
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