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Brevibora cheeya Liao
Accepted name

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
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  Etymology of specific epithet  
Named for Cheeya and Beiya, two Chinese deities who hunt ghosts for Yama; 'chee' and 'bei' mean seven and eight, respectively, and 'ya' is an honorable title for a respected person. Cheeya is tall and Beiya is short; in allusion to its relatively larger size as compared to B. dorsiocellata; noun in apposition.
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References using the name as accepted
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