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Agathidium
''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, Kelly B. Miller (now at the University of New Mexico) and Quentin D. Wheeler. According to Miller and Wheeler, the naming of the beetles (which were three of 65 species to be named) was done in homage to the political figures. 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 mandible In anatomy, the mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is the largest, strongest and lowest bone in the human facial skeleton. It forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place. The mandible sits beneath the maxilla. It is the only movable bon ...s to dislodge rival males.Atlantic Canada Coleoptera''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathidium Concinnum
''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, Kelly B. Miller (now at the University of New Mexico) and Quentin D. Wheeler Quentin Duane Wheeler (born January 31, 1954) is an American entomologist, taxonomist, author and newspaper columnist, and is the founding director of the International Institute for Species Exploration. He was the fourth President of the Sta .... According to Miller and Wheeler, the naming of the beetles (which were three of 65 species to be named) was done in homage to the political figures. 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.Atlantic Canada Coleopt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |