Scientists are naming a rare species of beetle, Bembidion brownorum, in honor of former California Gov. Jerry Brown after finding one at his ranch. The species was previously not named or described. Rare beetle species named after ex-California governor:
BERKELEY, Calif. — Scientists are naming a rare species of beetle in honor of former California Gov. Jerry Brown after finding one at his ranch.
The beetle is brown and tiny at about 5 millimeters long, although that is still larger than other Bembidion beetles. Under magnification “it glows with a green and gold metallic shimmer,” according to UC Berkeley. UC Berkeley entomologist Kipling Will has been sampling insects at the 2,500-acre ranch for more than two years. On July 1, 2021, he found an unfamiliar beetle and called up an expert, David Maddison at Oregon State University, to help identify it, UC Berkeley said.
The species probably was rarely spotted because it probably has been rapidly declining as its habitat is destroyed by urbanization and agricultural development, Will said.“I’m very glad that is advancing science in some interesting and important ways,” Brown said in the UC Berkeley statement.
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