''Agra schwarzeneggeri'' is a
species
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of
carabid beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
. It is named after the actor
Arnold Schwarzenegger. The
holotype
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was collected in
Costa Rica and first
described to science in 2002.
Etymology
The
binomial nomenclature
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
references Schwarzenegger, because of the markedly developed '(
biceps-like)'
middle femora of the males.
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
Liv Rundgren Tyler (born Liv Rundgren; July 1, 1977) is an American actress, producer, singer and former model. She began a modeling career at age 14. She later decided to focus on acting and made her film debut in ''Silent Fall'' (1994); she ...
, and ''
Agra katewinsletae'', named after
Kate Winslet.
Similarly,
James Cameron had a species of frog named after him: ''
Pristimantis jamescameroni''.
Description
''Agra schwarzeneggeri'' measure in length and in width.
See also
*
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honor a person. A taxon (e.g. species or genus; plural: taxa) named in honor of another entity is an eponymous taxon, and names specifically honoring a person or persons ar ...
References
External links
CBS News (9 December 2008)
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1937183
Lebiinae
Beetles of Central America
Endemic fauna of Costa Rica
Taxa named by Terry Erwin
Beetles described in 2002
Arnold Schwarzenegger