Agathidium akallebregma information

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

Agathidium akallebregma is a species of round fungus beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in North America.^[1] It is named from the Greek words akalles, meaning ‘‘ugly’’, and bregma, meaning ‘‘face’’, for the unusually shaped anterior portion of the head in this species.^[2]^[3] It has a mandibular horn, moderately elongate body shape, and strongly concave posterior portion of the mesosternum.^[4]

^ "ITIS - Report: Agathidium akallebregma". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
^ "Agathidium akallebregma Miller and Wheeler 2005, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
^ "Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature: Etymology: Translations". www.curioustaxonomy.net. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
^ "Slime-mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer in North and Central America, Part II. Coleoptera: Leiodidae". American Museum of Natural History: 7. March 24, 2005. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.693.6506. ISSN 0003-0090.

[1] "ITIS - Report: Agathidium akallebregma". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-10.

[2] "Agathidium akallebregma Miller and Wheeler 2005, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2021-10-10.

[3] "Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature: Etymology: Translations". www.curioustaxonomy.net. Retrieved 2021-10-10.

[4] "Slime-mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer in North and Central America, Part II. Coleoptera: Leiodidae". American Museum of Natural History: 7. March 24, 2005. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.693.6506. ISSN 0003-0090.