Grouvellinus leonardodicaprioi

Grouvellinus leonardodicaprioi is a species of riffle beetle in the superfamily Byrrhoidea. The beetle was discovered by citizen scientists working with a group of scientists from Taxon Expeditions. G. leonardodicaprioi belongs to the family Elmidae, and it is endemic to Malaysia.[1]

Grouvellinus leonardodicaprioi
Dorsal view of male holotype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elmidae
Genus: Grouvellinus
Species:
G. leonardodicaprioi
Binomial name
Grouvellinus leonardodicaprioi
Freitag, Pangantihon & Njunjić, 2018[1]

Etymology

The species was named after actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio to acknowledge his work in "promoting environmental awareness and bringing the problems of climate change and biodiversity loss into the spotlight".[1] The species description received media coverage by news outlets such as The Guardian, USA Today, and Forbes due to its name.[2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. Freitag, Hendrik; Pangantihon, Clister V.; Njunjić, Iva (2018). "Three new species of Grouvellinus Champion, 1923 from Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo, discovered by citizen scientists during the first Taxon Expedition (Insecta, Coleoptera, Elmidae)". ZooKeys (754): 1–21. doi:10.3897/zookeys.754.24276. PMC 5938320. PMID 29740222.
  2. Sample, Ian (30 April 2018). "New beetle species named after Leonardo DiCaprio". The Guardian.
  3. Rice, Doyle (1 May 2018). "New species of beetle named after Leonardo DiCaprio". USA Today.
  4. Chamary, JV (30 April 2018). "This Beetle Species Is Named After Leonardo DiCaprio". Forbes.
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