Paramonovius

Translingual thumb|right|Paramonovius nightking species Paramonovius nightking Etymology mul Proper noun 1 m genus family Bombyliidae bee flies en mul Lauren M. Johnson New species of bee fly named after ‘Game of Thrones’ character w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/01/australia/game-of-thrones-fly-trnd/index.html 2019-07-01 “Xuankun Li, who named the bee fly Paramonovius nightking, is a PhD student at CSIRO and a huge fan of ‘Game of Thrones,’ proving that inspiration for new species names can come from anywhere,” entomologist Dr. Bryan Lessard said in a statement. https://web.archive.org/web/20240806205548/https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/01/australia/game-of-thrones-fly-trnd/index.html 6 August 2024 en mul Megan Marples Taylor Swift inspired an entomologist to name a new millipede species after the megastar w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/us/taylor-swift-millipede-new-species-scn/index.html 2022-04-20 A bee fly found in Australia was named Paramonovius nightking, after the Night King in Game of Thrones. https://web.archive.org/web/20260425140806/https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/us/taylor-swift-millipede-new-species-scn/index.html 25 April 2026 Hypernyms genus ; Bombyliinae subfamily subfamily; Acrophthalmydini tribe tribe Hyponyms genus Paramonovius nightking species sole species References 1 1 1