Euglossa bazinga

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Euglossa bazinga
Euglossa (Euglossa) bazinga Nemesio & Ferrari, 2012.jpg
Modified from Némesio & Ferrari, 2012, Fig. 2. Male holotype Euglossa bazinga sp. n. A: dorsal view of metasoma; C: frontal view of face; E: ventral view of mesotibia; G: metatibia.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Euglossa
Species:
E. bazinga
Binomial name
Euglossa bazinga
Nemésio & Ferrari, 2012

Euglossa bazinga is a euglossine bee species found in Brazil. It is named after the catchphrase of the fictional character Dr. Sheldon Cooper from the television show The Big Bang Theory . It was previously misidentified as Euglossa ignita, [1] and is threatened with habitat loss.[ citation needed ]

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Taxonomy and naming

Euglossa bazinga is one of around 130 species currently identified within the orchid bee genus Euglossa . [2] E. bazinga had previously been misidentified as Euglossa ignita. [1] Brazilian biologists André Nemésio of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia and Rafael R. Ferrari of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais identified the species as distinct, with his findings published in the December 2012 issue of the journal Zootaxa . [3] The authors named the species in honor of the catchphrase of the character Sheldon Cooper, played by actor Jim Parsons, from the television show The Big Bang Theory . [3] Nemésio said of the name, "Sheldon Cooper's favorite comic word 'bazinga', used by him when tricking somebody, was here chosen to represent the character. Euglossa bazinga has tricked us for some time due to its similarity to E. ignita, what led us to use 'bazinga'." [4] Ironically, the character is allergic to bees. [5]

Distribution and habitat

Euglossa bazinga has been identified in the central and northern areas of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is one of the few examples of its genus that occur in the Cerrado, a savanna ecosystem. [2]

Morphology and identification

Euglossa bazinga is the smallest of the Euglossa species belonging to the subgenus Glossura, but has the longest tongue in proportion to its body size. [6] Only the male from this species is known. [1] It can be distinguished from E. ignita males by its much smaller body size, longer extended mouthparts, bluish integumental coloration, shape and the area between the second sternal tufts and the shape and size of the mesotibial tufts. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Smith, 1874
  2. 1 2 Nemésio, André; Ferrari, Rafael R. (18 December 2012). "Euglossa (Glossura) bazinga sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apinae, Apini, Euglossina), a new orchid bee from western Brazil, and designation of a lectotype for Euglossa (Glossura) ignita Smith, 1874" (PDF). Zootaxa. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 Lazarus, Susanna (3 January 2013). "Bazinga! New species of bee named after The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon Cooper". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "A Brand New Bee Was Just Named After Sheldon From 'The Big Bang Theory'". Smithsonian Magazine. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Lorre, Chuck; Prady, Bill; Cohen, Robert; Goetsch, Dave (October 2007). "The Big Bran Hypothesis". The Big Bang Theory. Season 1. Episode 2. CBS.
  6. ↑ Jackson, Morgan D. (17 December 2012). "You Must Bee Joking". Biodiversity in Focus. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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