Augyles letovi is a species of beetle in the family Heteroceridae.[1] The insect is named after Russian singer-songwriter Yegor Letov, the leader of the rock band Grazhdanskaya Oborona.
| Augyles letovi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Heteroceridae |
| Genus: | Augyles |
| Species: | A. letovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Augyles letovi Sazhnev, 2018
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The beetle was discovered in Vietnam in 1976. In 2018, the species was described by Russian entomologist Alexey Sazhnev from Papanin Institute of Biology of Inland Waters.
The beetle is light brown with yellowish spots on the back.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Sazhnev, A. S. (15 November 2018). "A new species of the genus Augyles Schiödte, 1866 (Coleoptera: Heteroceridae) from Vietnam". Zootaxa. 4521 (4): 597–599. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4521.4.9. PMID 30486148. S2CID 54149839.
- ^ "A new species of beetles was named Augyles letovi – in honor of Yegor Letov. HYBRIDtechcar". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ Новый вид жука-пилоуса назвали в честь Егора Летова. РИА Новости.