Who’s honoring Stephen Colbert now? Arizona State University!
The unique identifying characteristic of the Agaporomorphus colberti is its “extremely complicated male genitalia“, which is characterized by setae on the male median lobe. I find it amusing that the defining characteristic of so many critters named after Colbert are their extreme genitalia.
Wheeler is no stranger to giving his newly discovered beetles names with a distinct nod to pop culture – some of his earlier discoveries are tributes the late rock ‘n’ roll legend Roy Orbison and his widow Barbara (Orectochilus orbisonorum); fictional “Star Wars” character Darth Vader (Agathidium vaderi); and former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (Agathidium bushi, A. cheneyi and A. rumsfeldi).
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