| Agra dable | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Agra |
| Species: | A. dable |
| Binomial name | |
| Agra dable | |
Agra dable is a species of carabid beetle. The holotype was collected in Costa Rica and first described to science in 2002. [1]
Agra dable measure 14.5–18.0 mm in length and 4.28–4.70 mm in width. They are coloured black and shiny, with the tips of the mandibles red. They are very similar to Agra solisi . [1]
Terry L. Erwin, who described the species, explained that the specific epithet of the binomial nomenclature is dable because "dable, is part of the Spanish word, agradable, meaning "pleasing." [1]
Other species in the genus Agra named by Erwin include Agra liv , named after Liv Tyler, and Agra schwarzeneggeri , named after Arnold Schwarzenegger. [2]
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Agra katewinsletae is a species of carabid beetle named after English actress Kate Winslet.
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Agra schwarzeneggeri is a species of carabid beetle. It is named after the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The holotype was collected in Costa Rica and first described to science in 2002.
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Agra catbellae is a species of carabid beetle named after the actress Catherine Bell. The holotype was collected in Costa Rica and first described to science in 2002.
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Agra solisi is a species of carabid beetle. The holotype was collected in Costa Rica and first described to science in 2002 by Terry L. Erwin.
Agra santarosa is a species of carabid beetle. The holotype was collected in Costa Rica and first described to science in 2002 by Terry L. Erwin.
Agra aurifera is a species of carabid beetle. The holotype was collected in Costa Rica and first described to science in 1940 by Max Liebke.
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