Biology:Agra katewinsletae
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Short description: Species of beetle named after Kate Winslet
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Agra |
| Species: | A. katewinsletae
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| Agra katewinsletae Erwin, 2002[1]
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Agra katewinsletae is a species of carabid beetle named after English actress Kate Winslet.[1][2][3]
The holotype was collected in Costa Rica and first described to science in 2002. The species' discoverer, Terry Erwin, wrote: "The specific epithet, katewinsletae, is the Latinized genitive form of the combined name of the actress Kate Winslet, starlet of the movie Titanic. Her character did not go down with the ship, but we will not be able to say the same for this elegant canopy species, if all the rain forest is converted to pastures."[1]
Agra katewinsletae is a small beetle measuring 8.5–13.0 mm (0.33–0.51 in) in length and 2.64–3.72 mm (0.104–0.146 in) in width.[1]
See also
- List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Erwin, T. L. (2002). "The beetle family Carabidae of Costa Rica: twenty-nine new species of Agra Fabricius 1801 (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Lebiini, Agrina)". Zootaxa 119: 1–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.119.1.1. https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/2839/CR_Agra.pdf. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ CBS News (9 December 2008)
- ↑ Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
Wikidata ☰ Q4693688 entry
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