Agathidium

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Staphyliniformia
Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Leiodidae
Subfamilia: Leiodinae
Tribus: Agathidiini
Genus: Agathidium
Subgenera: A. (Agathidium) – A. (Neoceble)
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Species: A. akallebregma – A. akrogeneios – A. amae – A. andersoni – A. angulare – A. angustoperculum – A. appalachium – A. arcticum – A. aristerium – A. athabascanum – A. atronitens – A. atrum – A. aztec – A. badium – A. bistriatum – A. bituberculum – A. brevisternum – A. bushi – A. canadense – A. carolinense – A. cavisternum – A. chauliodoum – A. cheneyi – A. columbianum – A. compressidens – A. concinnum – A. confusum – A. conjunctum – A. convexum – A. cortezi – A. dentigerum – A. depressum – A. difficile – A. difforme – A. dioperculum – A. discoideum – A. disgregum – A. divaricatum – A. dubitanoides – A. dubitans – A. erythromelas – A. estriatum – A. exiguum – A. falcatoperculum – A. fawcettae – A. fenderi – A. framea – A. gallititillo – A. georgiaense – A. gomezae – A. grandidentatum – A. grumum – A. haemorrhoum – A. hamulum – A. hatchi – A. hidalgoense – A. hirsutum – A. hyle – A. impensum – A. invisitatum – A. iota – A. iridescens – A. jasperanum – A. kimberlae – A. laetum – A. laevigatum – A. lobosternum – A. maculosum – A. mandibulare – A. marae – A. marginatum – A. megoniscoides – A. mexicanum – A. microphthalmum – A. mollinum – A. multidentatum – A. nigrinum – A. nigripenne – A. nimbosilva – A. oaxacaense – A. obtusum – A. oculeum – A. oedema – A. omissum – A. oniscoides – A. oregonense – A. pallidum – A. picipes – A. pisanum – A. plagiatum – A. pocahontasae – A. politum – A. popocatepetlae – A. potosii – A. pulchellum – A. pulchrum – A. recurvatum – A. repentinum – A. revolvens – A. rhamphastes – A. rhinocerellum – A. rotundatum – A. rotundulum – A. rubellum – A. rumsfeldi – A. rusticum – A. sejunctum – A. seminulum – A. sexstriatum – A. skoliosternum – A. stenomma – A. stephani – A. tenangoense – A. triangularum – A. tribulograndum – A. tribulosum – A. tumidiventre – A. ushijimai – A. vaderi – A. varians – A. vesperpressidens – A. virile
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Add (2): A. paracuminatum – A. pararufescens
Name

Agathidium Panzer, 1797
Synonymy

Sphaeroliodes

Agathidium mandibulare

References

Hoshina, H. 2009: On the taxonomy of the genus Agathidium (Coleoptera: Leiodidae) in the Ryukyus, Japan. Memoirs of the Faculty of Education and Regional Studies Fukui University (II), 59: 7–12. ISSN: 1345-6032
Hoshina, H.; Park, S.-J.; Ahn, K.-J. 2003: A taxonomic study of the genus Agathidium (Coleoptera: Leiodidae) from Korea, Part I. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 110: 599–620.
Miller, K.B. & Wheeler, Q.D. 2005: Slime mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer (Coleoptera: Leiodidae) of North and Central America, Part II. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 291: 1–167. PDF
Švec, Z. 2012: New Leiodinae (Coleoptera: Leiodidae) from India and Papua New Guinea. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(2): 411–424. PDF Reference page.
Wheeler, Q.D. & Miller, K.B. 2005: Slime mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer (Coleoptera: Leiodidae) of North and Central America, Part I. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 290: 1–95. PDF

Links

Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld are now species of slime-mold beetles -- but strictly in homage (April 2005)
President Bush calls to say thanks for the slime-mold beetle (May 2005)

Agathidium is a genus of beetles in the family Leiodidae.

A. bushi, A. cheneyi and A. rumsfeldi are species of this genus named after George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, respectively, by two former Cornell entomologists, Kelly B. Miller (now at the University of New Mexico)[2] and Quentin D. Wheeler. According to Miller and Wheeler, the naming of the beetles (which were three of 65 species to be named) was done in homage to the political figures.[3] The same authors named A. vaderi after the fictional Darth Vader.

Some species can roll themselves up into an almost complete sphere, similar to pillbugs. Some males have horns on their left mandibles to dislodge rival males.[4]
Species

Agathidium akallebregma Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium akrogeneios Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium amae Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium angulare Mannerheim, 1852[6]
Agathidium angustoperculum Wheeler and Miller, 2005[7]
Agathidium appalachium Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium aristerium Wheeler, 1987[8]
Agathidium athabascanum Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium atronitens Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium atrum Paykull, 1798[10]
Agathidium brevisternum Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium bushi Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium carolinense Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium cavisternum Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium cheneyi Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium columbianum Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium compressidens Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium concinnum Mannerheim, 1852[6]
Agathidium conjunctum Brown, 1933[11]
Agathidium cortezi Miller and Wheeler, 2005[12]
Agathidium dentigerum Horn, 1880[13]
Agathidium depressum Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium difforme (LeConte, 1850)[14]
Agathidium dioperculum Wheeler and Miller, 2005[7]
Agathidium divaricatum Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium dubitanoides Wheeler and Miller, 2005[7]
Agathidium dubitans Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium estriatum Horn, 1880[13]
Agathidium exiguum Melsheimer, 1844[15]
Agathidium falcatoperculum Wheeler and Miller, 2005[7]
Agathidium fawcettae Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium fenderi Hatch, 1957[16]
Agathidium framea Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium gallititillo Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium georgiaense Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium hamulum Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium hatchi Wheeler, 1977[17]
Agathidium integricolle Wollaston, 1864[18]
Agathidium jasperanum Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium kimberlae Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium laetum Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium maculosum Brown, 1928[19]
Agathidium mandibulare Sturm, 1807[20]
Agathidium marae Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium mollinum Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium omissum Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium oniscoides Palisot de Beauvois, 1817[21]
Agathidium oregonense Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium picipes Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium pocahontasae Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium politum LeConte, 1866[22]
Agathidium pulchellum Wankowicz, 1869[23]
Agathidium pulchrum LeConte, 1853[24]
Agathidium repentinum Horn, 1880[13]
Agathidium revolvens LeConte, 1850[14]
Agathidium rhinocerellum Wheeler and Miller, 2005[7]
Agathidium rotundulum Mannerheim, 1852[6]
Agathidium rubellum Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium rumsfeldi Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium rusticum Fall, 1934[9]
Agathidium sexstriatum Horn, 1880[13]
Agathidium stephani Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium vaderi Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium vesperpressidens Miller and Wheeler, 2005[5]
Agathidium virile Fall, 1901[25]

References

Panzer, G. W. F. (1797). Faunae Insectorum Germanicae initia; oder Deutschlands Insecten. Felssecker, Nürnberg, 7(37), 1–24.
"Kelly B. Miller Lab: Arthropod Systematics & Evolution". kellymillerlab.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
"Slime-mold beetles named for Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld -- but strictly in homage". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
Atlantic Canada Coleoptera: Agathidium Panzer 1797 and Gelae Miller and Wheeler 2004 (with pictures)
Miller, K. B. & Wheeler, Q. D. (2005). Slime-mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer in North and Central America, Part II. Coleoptera: Leiodidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 291(1), 1–167.
Mannerheim, C. G. (1852). Zweiter Nachtrag zur Käfer-fauna der Nord-Amerikanischen Länder des Russischen Reiches. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 25, 283–387.
Wheeler, Q. D. & Miller, K. B.(2005). Slime-mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer in North and Central America, Part I. Coleoptera: Leiodidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 291(1), 1–95.
Wheeler, Q. D. (1987). A new species of Agathidium associated with an "epimycetic" slime mold plasmodium on Pleurotus fungi (Coleoptera: Leiodidae - Myxomycetes: Physarales-Basidiomycetes: Thrichomolomataceae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 41(4), 395–403.
Fall, H. C. (1934b). A review of the North American species of Agathidium. Entomologica Americana, 14, 99–131.
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. Society. 1866. pp. 447–448.
Brown, W. J. “New Species of Coleoptera IV.” The Canadian Entomologist, vol. 65, no. 2, 1933, pp. 43–47., doi:10.4039/Ent6543-2.
Miller, Kelly B. (Kelly Bryce); Wheeler, Quentin D. (2005). "Slime-mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer in North and Central America : Coleoptera, Leiodidae. Part 2. Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 291". hdl:2246/459.
Horn, G. H. (1880). Synopsis of the Silphidae of the United States with reference to the genera of other countries. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 8, 219–322.
LeConte, J. L. (1850). General remarks upon Coleoptera of Lake Superior. In: Agassiz, L. (Ed.), Lake Superior: its physical character, vegetation and animals (pp. 209–241). Boston: Gould, Kendall and Lincoln.
Melsheimer, F. E. (1844). Descriptions of new species of Coleoptera of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 2, 98–118.
Hatch, M. H. (1957). The beetles of the Pacific Northwest. Part II. Staphyliniformia. University of Washington Publications in Biology, 16, 1–384.
Wheeler, Q. D. (1977). Placement of Anisotoma fenderi Hatch (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Agathidiini). Entomological News, 88, 137–138.
"Agathidium integricolle". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
Brown, W. J. (1928). New Silphidae and Melyridae in the Canadian National Collection. Canadian Entomologist, 60, 141–148.
Wheeler, Quentin D.; Miller, Kelly B. (2005). Slime-mold Beetles of the Genus: Agathidium Panzer in North and Central America. American Museum of Natural History. p. 14.
Palisot de Beauvois, A. M. F. J. (1817). In Insectes recueillis en Afrique et en Amérique, dans les royaumes d’Oware et de Benin, á Saint-Dominique et dans les États-Unis, pendant les années 1786–1797. Paris: Impr. de Fain et compagnie.
LeConte, J. L. (1866). Additions to the Coleopterous fauna of the United States. No. 1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 18, 361–394.
Wankowiez [sic], J. Notices entomologiques. I-VI. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, (4) 9: 411-422. (1869).
LeConte, J. L. (1853). Synopsis of the Silphales of America, North of Mexico. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 6, 274–287.
Fall, H. C. (1901). List of the Coleoptera of southern California, with notes on habits and distribution of new species. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences, 8, 1–282.