Heteragrion freddiemercuryi

Heteragrion freddiemercuryi is a species of damselfly in the family Megapodagrionidae. It was described as a new species in 2013 by F. A. A. Lencioni. The eponym for the species name "freddiemercuryi" is Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. Of naming the species after Mercury, Lencioni wrote, "I name this species after Freddie Mercury, artistic name of Farrokh Bulsara (1946–1991), superb and gifted musician and songwriter whose wonderful voice and talent still entertain millions of people around the world."[1]

Heteragrion freddiemercuryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Megapodagrionidae
Genus: Heteragrion
Species:
H. freddiemercuryi
Binomial name
Heteragrion freddiemercuryi
Lencioni, 2013

In the same publication, Lencioni described three more species of damselfly in the genus Heteragrion after three other members of Queen: H. brianmayi (Brian May), H. rogertaylori (Roger Taylor), and H. johndeaconi (John Deacon). Naming four new species after members of the band was done to pay tribute to the 40th anniversary of its founding.[1]

See also

References

  1. Lencioni, F. A. A. (2013). "Diagnoses and discussion of the group 1 and 2 Brazilian species of Heteragrion, with descriptions of four new species (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae)". Zootaxa. 3685: 1–80. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3685.1.1. PMID 26146690.
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