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Agathidium akallebregma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Leiodidae
Genus:	Agathidium
Species:	A. akallebregma
Binomial name
Agathidium akallebregma Miller and Wheeler, 2005

Agathidium akallebregma is a species of round fungus beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in North America. It is named from the Greek words akalles, meaning ‘‘ugly’’, and bregma, meaning ‘‘face’’, for the unusually shaped anterior portion of the head in this species. It has a mandibular horn, moderately elongate body shape, and strongly concave posterior portion of the mesosternum.

References

1. "ITIS - Report: Agathidium akallebregma". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
2. "Agathidium akallebregma Miller and Wheeler 2005, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
3. "Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature: Etymology: Translations". www.curioustaxonomy.net. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
4. "Slime-mold beetles of the genus Agathidium Panzer in North and Central America, Part II. Coleoptera: Leiodidae". American Museum of Natural History: 7. March 24, 2005. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.693.6506. ISSN 0003-0090.

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