BEETLE WITH ROOSEWELT'S NAME
Phylum : Arthropoda
Class : Insecta
Subclass : Pterygota
Infraclass : Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota
Order : Coleoptera
Family : Tenebrionidae
Genus : Stenomorpha
Species : roosevelti
A new species of beetle that thrives in an arid region of the Chihuahuan Desert is being named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt on the 100th anniversary of a speech he gave at Tempe Normal School, now Arizona State University. The speech, delivered March 20, 1911, focused on the role of government, the importance of an educated citizenry, and the “far-sighted wisdom” of the Territory of Arizona.
The new species of beetle, Stenomorpha roosevelti was discovered in the protected area of Cuatro Ciénegas, a biodiversity-rich oasis in Coahuila, Mexico. It was discovered and named by Aaron Smith, a postdoctoral research associate at ASU; Kelly Miller at University of New Mexico and Quentin Wheeler of International Institute for Species Exploration at ASU.
According to Douglas Brinkley’s book, “The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America” it was Roosevelt’s executive orders that saved such natural treasures as Devils Tower, the Petrified Forest, and Arizona’s Grand Canyon. Naming a new species for President Roosevelt honors his achievements as a pioneering conservationist, naturalist and explorer.
Roosevelt has had a number of species and subspecies named in his honor, including an elk, shrew, mollusk, worm and ant. The announcement of the new species named for Roosevelt was made March 21 during a commemoration ceremony at ASU’s Old Main, the site of the former president’s speech 100 years ago. Roosevelt was in Arizona at the time to dedicate a new dam on the Salt River that was named in his honor.
Roosevelt is not the first US president to have a beetle named by Wheeler and Miller. The pair of entomologists has named new species in honor of former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (Agathidium bushi, A. cheneyi and A. rumsfeldi).
More information is available from http://species.asu.edu/. Also courtesy to this website.
Phylum : Arthropoda
Class : Insecta
Subclass : Pterygota
Infraclass : Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota
Order : Coleoptera
Family : Tenebrionidae
Genus : Stenomorpha
Species : roosevelti
A new species of beetle that thrives in an arid region of the Chihuahuan Desert is being named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt on the 100th anniversary of a speech he gave at Tempe Normal School, now Arizona State University. The speech, delivered March 20, 1911, focused on the role of government, the importance of an educated citizenry, and the “far-sighted wisdom” of the Territory of Arizona.
The new species of beetle, Stenomorpha roosevelti was discovered in the protected area of Cuatro Ciénegas, a biodiversity-rich oasis in Coahuila, Mexico. It was discovered and named by Aaron Smith, a postdoctoral research associate at ASU; Kelly Miller at University of New Mexico and Quentin Wheeler of International Institute for Species Exploration at ASU.
According to Douglas Brinkley’s book, “The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America” it was Roosevelt’s executive orders that saved such natural treasures as Devils Tower, the Petrified Forest, and Arizona’s Grand Canyon. Naming a new species for President Roosevelt honors his achievements as a pioneering conservationist, naturalist and explorer.
Roosevelt has had a number of species and subspecies named in his honor, including an elk, shrew, mollusk, worm and ant. The announcement of the new species named for Roosevelt was made March 21 during a commemoration ceremony at ASU’s Old Main, the site of the former president’s speech 100 years ago. Roosevelt was in Arizona at the time to dedicate a new dam on the Salt River that was named in his honor.
Roosevelt is not the first US president to have a beetle named by Wheeler and Miller. The pair of entomologists has named new species in honor of former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (Agathidium bushi, A. cheneyi and A. rumsfeldi).
More information is available from http://species.asu.edu/. Also courtesy to this website.
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