Agathidium cortezi
| Agathidium cortezi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Leiodidae |
| Genus: | Agathidium |
| Species: | A. cortezi
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| Binomial name | |
| Agathidium cortezi Miller and Wheeler, 2005
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Agathidium cortezi is a species of round fungus beetles in the family Leiodidae.[1] It is named after conquistador Hernan Cortez, conqueror of the Aztec empire and colonial administrator of New Spain.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Agathidium cortezi Miller, K. B. & Q. D. Wheeler 2005 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature: Etymology: People". www.curioustaxonomy.net. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "Thanks to BYU scientist, Bush will be linked to slime beetle". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ Heard, Stephen B. (2020-03-17). Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider. Yale University Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-300-23828-0.
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