Agra liv

Agra liv
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Agra
Species:
A. liv
Binomial name
Agra liv
Erwin, 2002[1]

Agra liv is a species of carabid beetle found in Costa Rica and Panama.[1] It is named after the actress Liv Tyler, starlet of the movie Armageddon, because the "existence of this species of elegant beetle is dependent upon the rainforest not undergoing an armageddon."[1][2]

The holotype was collected in Costa Rica and first described to science in 2002.[1]

Agra liv measure 14–15.5 mm (0.55–0.61 in) in length and 3.4–4.6 mm (0.13–0.18 in) in width.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e Erwin, T. L. (2002). "The beetle family Carabidae of Costa Rica: twenty-nine new species of Agra Fabricius 1801 (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Lebiini, Agrina)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 119: 1–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.119.1.1.
  2. ^ Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature


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