Biology:Agra schwarzeneggeri
| Agra schwarzeneggeri | |
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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. schwarzeneggeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Agra schwarzeneggeri Erwin, 2002[1]
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Agra schwarzeneggeri is a species of carabid beetle. It is named after the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The holotype was collected in Costa Rica and first described to science in 2002.[1]
Etymology
The binomial nomenclature references Schwarzenegger, because of the markedly developed '(biceps-like)' middle femora of the males.[1] Erwin later remarked in an interview that his students had prepared an image of A. schwarzeneggeri and sent it out to Schwarzenegger himself: he signed it "Thanks for thinking of me - Arnold" and returned it.
Other species in the genus named by Terry L. Erwin include Agra liv, named after Liv Tyler, and Agra katewinsletae, named after Kate Winslet.[2]
Description
Agra schwarzeneggeri measure 14–17 mm (0.55–0.67 in) in length and 4.4–5.16 mm (0.173–0.203 in) in width.[1]
See also
- List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
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. http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/2839/1/CR_Agra.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ↑ Rice, M. E. (March 2015). "Terry L. Erwin: She Had a Black Eye and in Her Arm She Held a Skunk". American Entomologist 61 (1): 9–15. doi:10.1093/ae/tmv002.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1937183 entry
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