Phanaeus changdiazi
Appearance
Phanaeus changdiazi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Phanaeus |
Species: | P. changdiazi
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Binomial name | |
Phanaeus changdiazi Kohlmann & Solis, 2001
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Phanaeus changdiazi[1] is a species of beetle found in Panama and Costa Rica.[2] It is named after Franklin Chang-Díaz, a Costa Rican-American physicist and former NASA astronaut.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Phanaeus changdiazi Arnaud, 2001. Besoiro, 6, p. 9
- ^ Phanaeinionline.co.uk
- ^ The Beach Times - Franklin Goes Postal Over Plasma Rocket