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.