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] | |
Agra schwarzeneggeri is a
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] Similarly, James Cameron had a species of frog named after him: Pristimantis jamescameroni
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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
References
- ^ doi:10.11646/zootaxa.119.1.1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
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