Agra schwarzeneggeri
| Agra schwarzeneggeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Agra |
| Species: | A. schwarzeneggeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Agra schwarzeneggeri Erwin, 2002 | |
Agra schwarzeneggeri (Erwin, 2002) is a species of carabid beetle named after "the actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in reference to the markedly developed (biceps-like) middle femora of the males of this species reminiscent of the actor's physique."[1] The holotype was collected in Costa Rica and first described to science in 2002.
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References
- ↑ Erwin, T. L. (2002). The Beetle Family Carabidae of Costa Rica: Twenty-nine new species of Agra Fabricius 1801 (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Lebiini, Agrina). Zootaxa (PDF) 119 1-68.
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