Insect infamy: rare beetle named for former California governor

Bembidion brownorum, named for Jerry Brown, was last seen in 1966, but hadn't been named until one was collected on his ranch

Scientists are naming a rare species of beetle in honor of the former California governor Jerry Brown after finding one at his ranch.

Bembidion brownorum was last seen in 1966, but it hadn't been named or described until one was collected near a creek on Brown's ranch in Colusa county, about an hour's drive north-west of Sacramento, the University of California, Berkeley announced on Monday.