Biology:Agathidium vaderi
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Agathidium vaderi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Leiodidae |
| Genus: | Agathidium |
| Species: | A. vaderi
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| Binomial name | |
| Agathidium vaderi Miller, K.B. & Q.D.Wheeler, 2005
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Agathidium vaderi is a species of round fungus beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in North America.[1][2] The beetle was named after the fictional character Darth Vader by Cornell University entomologists due to its shiny helmetlike head that resembles that of the Star Wars villain.[3][4]
Range
Agathidium vaderi has been observed in the mountains of western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and northern Georgia, including the Great Smoky Mountains.[5]
References
- ↑ "Agathidium vaderi Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=933845.
- ↑ "Agathidium vaderi". https://www.gbif.org/species/9304479.
- ↑ "Slime-mold beetles named for Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld -- but strictly in homage" (in en). https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2005/04/slime-mold-beetles-named-bush-cheney-rumsfeld.
- ↑ Duntley, Sonja Meyer (March 5, 2014). "ESF president's favorite insect, the Darth Vader beetle: CNY Science". The Post-Standard. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2014/03/a_force_of_nature_esf_presidents_favorite_insect.html.
- ↑ Miller, Kelly B.; Wheeler, Quentin D. (2005). "Slime-mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer in North and Central America, Part II. Coleoptera: Leiodidae". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2005 (291): 87–88. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)291<0001:SBOTGA>2.0.CO;2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296616304.
Further reading
- Miller, Kelly B.; Wheeler, Quentin D. (2005). "Slime-mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer in North and Central America, Part II. Coleoptera: Leiodidae". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2005 (291): 1–95. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)291<0001:SBOTGA>2.0.CO;2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296616304.
- Wheeler, Quentin D.; Miller, Kelly B. (2005). "Slime-mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer in North and Central America, Part I. Coleoptera: Leiodidae". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2005 (290): 1–95. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)290<0001:SBOTGA>2.0.CO;2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296616304.
Wikidata ☰ Q391354 entry
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