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[christian thompson]

Arnold Menke name that genus ...

>>> "Panza, Robin" <PanzaR at CARNEGIEMUSEUMS.ORG> 03/24/03 11:01AM >>>
My favorite is "Aha, a new genus of Sphecid wasp".  One of the new
species
was named after the collector and the other was Aha ha.  The describer
threatened, if he ever got a chance to name another new genus, it'd be
"Ohno, another new genus....".

Can't remember who that was.  I believe we need a sense of humor in
this
business!  Especially with all the depressing news about cutbacks,
closings,
etc.

Robin K Panza
Section of Birds, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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