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Posted by eguzki on 13-10-2006 15:09

Hi, Can I get some indications about this bee? Completely unknown for me. I suppose that it has parasite lifestyle, similar to the Coelioxis sp. I don't know indeed.

Posted by eguzki on 13-10-2006 15:11

eguzki wrote:
Hi, Can I get some indications about this bee? Completely unknown for me. I suppose that it has parasite lifestyle, similar to the Coelioxis sp. I don't know indeed.

Here is the picture, sorry.

Posted by Andre Jas on 13-10-2006 18:45

Hi Eguzki,

I'm not sure, but it could be fungi on this bee. Take a look at:
http://www.dipter...post_15867

Andr

Posted by Xespok on 13-10-2006 19:51

A somewhat similar bee in Japan is Thyerus decorus. This must be within this or closely related genus.

Posted by eguzki on 15-10-2006 19:46

Xespok wrote:
A somewhat similar bee in Japan is Thyerus decorus. This must be within this or closely related genus.

Thank you!

I have also found dozen similar Thyreus sp. In Australia. The question is, do Thyreus sp. live in Europe? The japanese sp. is very similar indeed!

Posted by pierred on 16-10-2006 04:24

Hello,

eguzki wrote:
The question is, do Thyreus sp. live in Europe? The japanese sp. is very similar indeed!

When you have such a question, you should visit Fauna europaea:
http://www.faunae...

Posted by eguzki on 16-10-2006 09:31

pierred wrote:
Hello,

eguzki wrote:
The question is, do Thyreus sp. live in Europe? The japanese sp. is very similar indeed!

When you have such a question, you should visit Fauna europaea:
http://www.faunae...

Hi Pierre,

I have visited this site yet, and I couldn't get any info. about Thyreus sp. Probably all of them live in Australasia.

Posted by Robert Nash on 16-10-2006 09:59

Try again typing Thyreus check spelling;) into the Genus Box Prefixed Sub- bracketed. 12 species are then listed for "Europe" (sensu lato) . Any problems send me a private message. Robert

Edited by Robert Nash on 16-10-2006 10:05

Posted by eguzki on 16-10-2006 10:14

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Robert Nash wrote:
Try again typing Thyreus check spelling;) into the Genus Box Prefixed Sub- bracketed. 12 species are then listed for "Europe" (sensu lato) . Any problems send me a private message. Robert

Thank you Robert! I've got it! Perhaps I made a mistake previously. I guess that my picture shows a Thyreus sp.

Greetings, eguzki

Posted by Susan R Walter on 17-10-2006 13:12

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Eguzki

In Australia Thyreus spp seem to be common, but not seen very much, so I think you are lucky to get this nice photo. They are cuckoos of Amegilla spp, the blue banded bees and the charmingly named teddy bear bees. Blue bandeds you see zipping around gardens and flowering grasses a lot - I found them utterly impossible to photograph. The teddy bear bees are like marble sized orange balls of fur cruising purposefully through the bush. See my thread http://www.dipter...#post_6664 picture 5.