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- A newly discovered species of beetle has been named Trigonopterus attenboroughi – in honour of the television naturalist, Sir David Attenborough. Alexander Riedel, the researcher who discovered the 2.14mm-long attenboroughi along with 97 other new beetle species, said the one called after Sir David was the first and easiest to name.
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Dec 22, 2014 · A newly discovered species of beetle has been named Trigonopterus attenboroughi – in honour of the television naturalist, Sir David Attenborough.
- Tom Bawden
Aug 7, 2021 · Researchers have identified a 49-million-year-old beetle on display in a Denver, Colo., museum and named it after famous British natural historian Sir David Attenborough.
This is the only living species from Britain to be named after David Attenborough. Trigonopterus attenboroughi Riedel, 2014: Beetle: A flightless weevil found in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, "named in honour of Sir David F. Attenborough in recognition of his outstanding documentaries on natural history." Sirdavidia Couvreur & Sauquet
Aug 7, 2021 · A fossil species of frog-legged beetle was named Pulchritudo attenboroughi, or Attenborough's Beauty, after famed British broadcaster, naturalist and fossilist Sir David Frederick Attenborough.
- David Bressan
Jan 6, 2015 · The newly described beetle species, Trigonopterus attenboroughi, was named in honour of Sir David Attenborough. Image: Alexander Riedel. Legendary naturalist that he is, it's no surprise Sir...
Dec 22, 2014 · And now a newly discovered beetle is the latest member of the Attenborough species roster. Sir David Attenborough's name will live on long after we're all dead. The dark-brown beetle...
Aug 8, 2021 · The frog-legged beetle Pulchritudo attenboroughi, which means Attenborough’s Beauty, was named after British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, the researchers said, for his contributions to...
