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''Agathidium'' is a genus of beetles in the family ''Leiodidae''. ''A. bushi'', ''A. cheneyi'' and ''A. rumsfeldi'' are species of this genus named after George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld respectively, by two former Cornell entomologists, Kelly B. Miller (now at University of New Mexico) and Quentin D. Wheeler. According to Miller and Wheeler, the naming of the beetles (which were three of 65 species to be named) was done in homage to the political figures. The same authors named ''A. vaderi'' after the fictional Darth Vader. Some species can roll themselves up into an almost complete sphere, similar to pillbugs. Some males have horns on their left mandibles to dislodge rival males.〔Atlantic Canada Coleoptera: (''Agathidium'' Panzer 1797 and ''Gelae'' Miller and Wheeler 2004 ) (with pictures)〕 ==Selected species== * ''Agathidium arcticum'' Thomson, 1862 * ''Agathidium atrum'' (Paykull, 1798) * ''Agathidium badium'' Erichson, 1845 * ''Agathidium bushi'' Miller et Wheeler, 2005 * ''Agathidium cheneyi'' Miller et Wheeler, 2005 * ''Agathidium confusum'' Brisout de Barneville, 1863 * ''Agathidium convexum'' Sharp, 1866 * ''Agathidium discoideum'' Erichson, 1845 * ''Agathidium gutianense'' Angelini et Cooter, 1999 * ''Agathidium haemorrhoum'' Erichson, 1845 * ''Agathidium laevigatum'' Erichson, 1845 * ''Agathidium mandibulare'' Sturm, 1807 * ''Agathidium marginatum'' Sturm, 1807 * ''Agathidium nigrinum'' Sturm, 1807 * ''Agathidium nigripenne'' (Fabricius, 1792) * ''Agathidium pallidum'' (Gyllenhal, 1827) * ''Agathidium pisanum'' Brisout de Barneville, 1872 * ''Agathidium plagiatum'' (Gyllenhal, 1810) * ''Agathidium pulchellum'' Wankowicz, 1869 * ''Agathidium rotundatum'' (Gyllenhal, 1827) * ''Agathidium rumsfeldi'' Miller et Wheeler, 2005 * ''Agathidium seminulum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Agathidium vaderi'' Miller et Wheeler, 2005 * ''Agathidium varians'' Beck, 1817 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agathidium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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