Desmopachria barackobamai

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D. barackobamai
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Desmopachria barackobamai
Makhan, 2015

Desmopachria barackobamai is a species of diving beetles, in the genus Desmopachria . [1]

It was first described in 2015, by Dewanand Makhan, having been found in French Guiana. [1] He named it after the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 Makhan, Dewanand (2015). "Desmopachria barackobamai sp. nov., a new species of waterbeetle from French Guiana (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)" (361): 1–2. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.23166.38728.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)