''Augyles letovi'' is a species of beetle in the family

Heteroceridae Heteroceridae, the variegated mud-loving beetles, are a widespread and relatively common family of beetles found on every continent except for Antarctica. Around two hundred and fifty species of heterocerids are known to occur worldwide. They a ...

. The insect is named after Russian singer-songwriter

Yegor Letov Igor Fedorovich "Yegor" Letov (russian: link=no, И́горь Фёдорович "Его́р" Ле́тов, ; 10 September 1964 – 19 February 2008) was a Russian poet, musician, singer-songwriter, audio engineer and conceptual artist, best know ...

, the leader of the rock band Grazhdanskaya Oborona. The beetle was discovered in

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

in 1976. In 2018, the species was described by Russian entomologist Alexey Sazhnev from Papanin Institute of Biology of Inland Waters. The beetle is light brown with yellowish spots on the back.Новый вид жука-пилоуса назвали в честь Егора Летова. РИА Новости.
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q59129673 Byrrhoidea Beetles described in 2018 Insects of Vietnam