Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eurygaster confidens


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy delete. Per WP:G3 by User: Bbb23. (non-admin closure) CAPTAIN RAJU  (T/C) 18:17, 26 May 2017 (UTC)

Eurygaster confidens

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The article appears to be a hoax since no mention of it is given on any website other than mirror sites of Wikipedia. No references have been provided in the article and the external link directs to images of bug species, none of which have any mention of this species' name. Furthermore, sources like and  (mentioned in the external links of the article Eurygaster) have extensive information on species under the genus Eurygaster make no mention of Eurygaster confidens. Jiten Dhandha •  talk  •  contributions  • 23:32, 25 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete – I searched and found only six species and this wasn't one of them. Who would name or describe a bug as "confidens" (confidens) anyway? Drzý(2013) (drzý) that's who. Debouch (talk) 00:13, 26 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete I have looked in the taxonomic sources I normally use and none list this species, or the "cheeky" authority.Quetzal1964 talk 12:13, 26 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. Absolutely a hoax. Authority is fabricated, as is the species. Article text is essentially plagiarized from our article on the (real) Eurygaster maura. Unfortunate that this has lingered for so long as it has. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 14:55, 26 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Good catch! Definitely plagiarized. I was wondering how dedicated the person would have to be to fabricate details like that, but it looks like the hoaxer got lazy and just copy-pasted. This article seems to be on its track to become a candidate for the Wikipedia list of hoaxes with 3 years and 7 months to its name. Jiten Dhandha  •  talk  •  contributions  • 15:14, 26 May 2017 (UTC)


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