Beetle explorers name new species for Roosevelt
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new species of a rugged darkling beetle that thrives in an arid region of the Chihuahuan Desert is being named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt on the 100th anniversary of a speech he gave at Tempe Normal School, now Arizona State University. The speech, delivered March 20, 1911, focused on the role of government, the importance of an educated citizenry, and the far-sighted wisdom of the Territory of Arizona.