From Apopyllus now to Verae peculya these are 25 awesome nerdy and humorous animal species names.

Vini vidivici
This extinct south pacific parakeet gets its name from the Latin phrase “veni, vidi, vici,” which means “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
Gelae baen
Gelae is a genus for fungus beatles. Other species in the genus include Gelae belae, Gelae donut, and Galae rol.
Apopyllus now
This spider was apparently named by a Marlon Brando fan.
Agra vation
Other beetles in this genus include Agra cadabra and Agra phobia
Han solo
It is the only species in the genus Han, which makes its name very convenient. And it’s also a Star Wars character.
Phthiria relativitae
Einstein would be proud.
Gollumjapyx smeagol
This diplurian arthropod is named after Lord of the Rings.
Kamera lens
You’ll definitely need a good lens to see this single celled organism
Heerz lukenatcha
This wasp is endemic to South and Central America. Other related species include Heerz tooya.
Pieza kake
Other species in the genus are Pieza pi and Pieza rhea
Reissa roni
Whoever named it was probably hungry.
Ba humbugi
It’s a snail endemic to Fiji.
Oedipina complex
The name of this species was actually Oedipus comlex until only recently.
La cerveza
La, one of the Spanish words for “the”, has been turned into something of a satirical genus. This moth is translated as “beer”. La cucaracha is also pretty famous. It means cockroach.
Ytu brutus
Julius Ceasar’s dying words live on in this Brazilian water beetle.
Ninjemys oweni
The “ninja” in this gigantic extinct turtle’s name is a reference to the Ninja Turtles (emys actually means turtle in latin). Richard Owens was the guy who named it. Basically it means “Owen’s Ninja Turtle”.
Bittium
A genus of really small mollusks
Ittibittium
A genus of even smaller mollusks
Aha ha
This is a species of Australian wasp.
Chaos chaos
A protozoan whose name is just a bunch of chaos.
Leonardo davincii
A moth with a very famous name.
Myzocallis kahawaluokalani
In Hawaiian the name supposedly means “you fish on your side of the lagoon and I’ll fish on the other, and no one will fish in the middle”
Spongiforma squarepantsii
A mushroom named after Spongebob Squarepants.
Lalapa lusa
A wasp named after the international music festival
Verae peculya
It’s a peculiar wasp.