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Agathidium cortezi

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Agathidium cortezi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Leiodidae
Genus: Agathidium
Species:
A. cortezi
Binomial name
Agathidium cortezi
Miller and Wheeler, 2005

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

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  1. ^ "Agathidium cortezi Miller, K. B. & Q. D. Wheeler 2005 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  2. ^ "Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature: Etymology: People". www.curioustaxonomy.net. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  3. ^ "Thanks to BYU scientist, Bush will be linked to slime beetle". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  4. ^ 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.