“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. 2019 July 1, Lauren M. Johnson, “New species of bee fly named after ‘Game of Thrones’ character”, in CNN: