Agra katewinsletae explained

Agra katewinsletae is a species of carabid beetle named after English actress Kate Winslet.^{[1] [2]}

The holotype was collected in Costa Rica and first described to science in 2002. The species' discoverer, Terry Erwin, wrote:^[3]

Agra katewinsletae is a small beetle measuring 8.5- in length and 2.64- in width.^[3]

See also

• List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20081211001103/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/09/tech/main4657330.shtml CBS News (9 December 2008)
2. http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/etym/people.html Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
3. Erwin, T. L. . 2002 . The beetle family Carabidae of Costa Rica: twenty-nine new species of Agra Fabricius 1801 (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Lebiini, Agrina) . . 119 . 1–68. 10.11646/zootaxa.119.1.1. 6 October 2021.