Agra vation

Agra vation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Agra
Species:
A. vation
Binomial name
Agra vation
Erwin, 1983[1]

Agra vation is a species of carabid beetle, named as a pun on the word aggravation.[2] Their carapace consists of iridescent tones of brown, red, or orange.

References

  1. ^ Erwin, T. L. (July 1983). "Agra, arboreal beetles of Neotropical forests: famula group of formicaria group systematics (carabidae)". Systematic Entomology. 8 (3): 263–292. Bibcode:1983SysEn...8..263E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1983.tb00482.x. S2CID 85193490.
  2. ^ "Puns". Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature. Retrieved 9 February 2021.


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