Desmopachria barackobamai

Desmopachria barackobamai is a species of diving beetles, in the genus Desmopachria.[1]

Desmopachria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Adephaga
Family:
Dytiscidae
Genus:
Desmopachria
Species:
D. barackobamai
Binomial name
Desmopachria barackobamai
Makhan, 2015

It was first described in 2015, by Dewanand Makhan, having been found in French Guiana.[1] He named it after the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.[1]

See also

References
  1. Makhan, Dewanand (2015). "Desmopachria barackobamai sp. nov., a new species of waterbeetle from French Guiana (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)" (361): 1–2. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.23166.38728. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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