Sicoderus bautistai
| Sicoderus bautistai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Sicoderus |
| Species: | S. bautistai
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| Binomial name | |
| Sicoderus bautistai (Anderson, 2018)
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Sicoderus bautistai is a species of true weevil in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. It was named in 2018 by Robert S. Anderson, for professional baseball player José Bautista. Anderson grew up a fan of Bautista's former team, the Toronto Blue Jays,[1] and discovered the species while identifying samples in collections from Bautista's native Dominican Republic.[2][3]
References
- ^ Armstrong, Laura (22 November 2018). "Former Jays slugger Jose Bautista has species of beetle named after him". Toronto Star. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Gillis, Megan (22 November 2018). "Beetles and bat flips: Ottawa entomologist names discovery after Jose Bautista". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Stevenson, Jane (22 November 2018). "Jose Bautista's name inspires new beetle species". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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