Cloak-and-Dagger Bees (Thyreus)
- Neon Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus nitidulus)
- Blue-spotted Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus caeruleopunctatus)
- Himalayan Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus himalayensis)
- Histrionic Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus histrionicus)
- Black-notched Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus lilacinus)
- Domino Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus lugubris)
- Waroon Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus waroonensis)
- Decorated Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus decorus)
- Indomalayan Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus novaehollandiae)
- (Thyreus orbatus)
- (Thyreus ramosus)
- Curved Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus delumbatus)
- (Thyreus calceatus)
- Five-striped Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus quinquefasciatus)
- (Thyreus wallacei)
- Hohmann’s Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus hohmanni)
- (Thyreus pictus)
- (Thyreus affinis)
- Actor Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus histrio)
- (Thyreus axillaris)
- (Thyreus abbottii)
- (Thyreus albomaculatus)
- (Thyreus ceylonicus)
- (Thyreus alfkeni)
- (Thyreus brachyaspis)
- (Thyreus empeyi)
- (Thyreus lieftincki)
- (Thyreus maculiscutis)
- (Thyreus neavei)
- (Thyreus niloticus)
Cloak-and-Dagger Bees
Thyreus is an Old World genus of bees, one of many that are commonly known as cuckoo bees, and are cleptoparasites of other species of bees, mostly in the genus Amegilla. They all have strongly contrasting patterns of coloration – three species from the Sydney region, Thyreus nitidulus, T. lugubris, and T. caeruleopunctatus are bright blue and black.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyreus
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