Agathidium
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| Agathidium | |
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| Agathidium mandibulare | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Leiodidae |
| Subfamily: | Leiodinae |
| Genus: | Agathidium Panzer, 1797 |
| Diversity | |
| over 100 species | |
Agathidium is a genus of beetles in the family Leiodidae.
A. bushi, A. cheneyi and A. rumsfeldi are species of this genus named after George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld respectively, by two former Cornell entomologists, Dr Kelly B. Miller (now at University of New Mexico[1]) and Dr Quentin D. Wheeler (now at Arizona State University). According to Miller and Wheeler, the naming of the beetles (who were three of 65 species to be named) was done in homage to the political figures.[2] The same authors named A. vaderi after the fictional Darth Vader.
Some species can roll themselves up into an almost complete sphere, similar to pillbugs. Some males have horns on their left mandibles to dislodge rival males.[3]
Selected species
- Agathidium arcticum Thomson, 1862
- Agathidium atrum (Paykull, 1798)
- Agathidium badium Erichson, 1845
- Agathidium bushi Miller et Wheeler, 2005
- Agathidium cheneyi Miller et Wheeler, 2005
- Agathidium confusum Brisout de Barneville, 1863
- Agathidium convexum Sharp, 1866
- Agathidium discoideum Erichson, 1845
- Agathidium gutianense Angelini et Cooter, 1999
- Agathidium haemorrhoum Erichson, 1845
- Agathidium laevigatum Erichson, 1845
- Agathidium mandibulare Sturm, 1807
- Agathidium marginatum Sturm, 1807
- Agathidium nigrinum Sturm, 1807
- Agathidium nigripenne (Fabricius, 1792)
- Agathidium pallidum (Gyllenhal, 1827)
- Agathidium pisanum Brisout de Barneville, 1872
- Agathidium plagiatum (Gyllenhal, 1810)
- Agathidium pulchellum Wankowicz, 1869
- Agathidium rotundatum (Gyllenhal, 1827)
- Agathidium rumsfeldi Miller et Wheeler, 2005
- Agathidium seminulum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Agathidium vaderi Miller et Wheeler, 2005
- Agathidium varians Beck, 1817
References
Notes
- ↑ "Miller Lab of Insect Systematics".
- ↑ "Cornell News: Slime-mold beetle named for Bush".
- ↑ Atlantic Canada Coleoptera: Agathidium Panzer 1797 and Gelae Miller and Wheeler 2004 (with pictures)
Bibliography
- 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 291(1): 1-167. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)291<0001:SBOTGA>2.0.CO;2 Free PDF reprint
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to: Agathidium |
- Press Release from Cornell News
- Dr Kelly B Miller's homepage
- Dr Quentin D Wheeler's homepage
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