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Agonum Bicolor
''Agonum bicolor'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily. It was described by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean, Dejean in 1828 and is found in Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia. Besides those countries it can be found in the United States, US state of Alaska, and British Columbia, Canada, where it was discovered in March 1981, on Bougie Creek. One of such species was found near Liard River in May 1981. Subspecies *''Agonum bicolor bicolor'' *''Agonum bicolor kitanoi'' Habu, 1956 (Japan) References Beetles described in 1828 Agonum, bicolor Beetles of Asia {{Platyninae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean
Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean (10 August 1780 – 17 March 1845), was a French soldier and entomologist. Dejean described a large number of beetles in a series of catalogues. A soldier of fortune during the Napoleonic Wars, he rose to the rank of lieutenant general and ''aide de campe'' to Napoleon. He amassed vast collections of Coleoptera, some even collected on the battlefield at Waterloo. At the battle of Alcanizas he took time out of battle to pick up a beetle that he pinned on to cork on the inside of his helmet. After victory, he was pleased to find the beetle intact. He listed 22,399 species in his cabinets in 1837—at the time, the greatest collection of Coleoptera in the world. In 1802, he began publishing a catalogue of his vast collection, including 22,000 species names. Dejean was an opponent of the Principle of Priority in nomenclature. "''I have made it a rule always to preserve the name most generally used , and not the oldest one; because it seems t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |