Cissites maculata

Cissites maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Meloidae
Genus: Cissites
Species:
C. maculata
Binomial name
Cissites maculata
(Swederus, 1787)[1]

Cissites maculata is a species of blister beetle that lives in the Neotropical realm.

Ecology

On the Galápagos Islands, they are a brood parasite of Xylocopa darwini, the Galápagos carpenter bee.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Cissites maculata (Swederus, 1787)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
  2. ^ "Galapagos Species Checklist". Charles Darwin Foundation. Retrieved 2022-12-11.