Thyreus caeruleopunctatus information

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Thyreus
Species:	T. caeruleopunctatus
Binomial name
	Thyreus caeruleopunctatus; Blanchard 1840

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus, commonly known as the chequered cuckoo bee,^[1] is a parasitic bee of the genus Thyreus, also called cuckoo bees. It is a stocky bee, notable for its brilliant metallic blue and black banded colors. Like other Thyreus, they are kleptoparasites of Amegilla species.^[2] They are found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.^[3]

^ "Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus)". Aussie Bee. 2011. Retrieved 2023-09-22. the Chequered Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus caeruleopunctatus)
^ Cardale, Josephine (2007). "PARASITES AND OTHER ORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH NESTS OF AMEGILLA FRIESE (HYMENOPTERA: ANTHOPHORINAE)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 7 (1): 29–34. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1968.tb00697.x. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^ Lieftinck, M.A. (1962). "Revision of the Indo-Australian species of the genus Thyreus Panzer (= Crocisa Jurine) (Hym., Apoidea, Anthophoridae) Part 3. Oriental and Australian species". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 53 (1): 8–9. Retrieved 2023-09-22.

[aussie_bee-1] "Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus)". Aussie Bee. 2011. Retrieved 2023-09-22. the Chequered Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus caeruleopunctatus)

[josephine_cardale-2] Cardale, Josephine (2007). "PARASITES AND OTHER ORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH NESTS OF AMEGILLA FRIESE (HYMENOPTERA: ANTHOPHORINAE)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 7 (1): 29–34. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1968.tb00697.x. Retrieved 2023-09-22.

[lieftinck-3] Lieftinck, M.A. (1962). "Revision of the Indo-Australian species of the genus Thyreus Panzer (= Crocisa Jurine) (Hym., Apoidea, Anthophoridae) Part 3. Oriental and Australian species". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 53 (1): 8–9. Retrieved 2023-09-22.