Meet the new tiger beetle discovered and named after Houston—Eunota houstoniana.
Researchers with Rice University and Sam Houston State University discovered a new tiger beetle species in and around Houston.
The species was once synonymous with common tiger beetles, but a team of researchers discovered Eunota houstoniana had different physical and genetic characteristics from other common species.
Read about the new beetle discovery at
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