Agathidium akallebregma

Agathidium akallebregma
Scientific classification
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]

References

"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. ISSN 0003-0090 – via citeseerx.ist.psu.edu.

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[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. ISSN 0003-0090 – via citeseerx.ist.psu.edu.