Taxonavigation

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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

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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.

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