Aha (wasp)

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Aha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Subfamily: Crabroninae
Tribe: Miscophini
Genus: Aha
Menke, 1977
Type species
Aha ha
Menke, 1977
Species
A. ha distribution
A. evansi distribution

Aha is a

endemic to Australia.[2] The American entomologist Arnold S. Menke named and circumscribed the genus in 1977 for his newly-described
species A. ha and A. evansi.

Taxonomic history

In 1977, the American entomologist Arnold S. Menke wrote a paper circumscribing the new genus Aha which was accompanied by his descriptions of its two species: A. ha and A. evansi.[3] Howard Ensign Evans and Robert Matthews had provided him with specimens of this new genus; they had collected them during expeditions in Australia in 1969–1970 and 1972.[4] Menke designated A. ha to be the genus's type species.[5] Menke only had access to male specimens when writing his description of the genus and both species.[6] Ole C. Lomholdt wrote a description of the female A. evansi in 1980.[7]

When Menke named Aha, he placed it in the tribe Miscophini due to its ocelli.[5] Lomholdt argued the genus should be in the tribe Larrini.[8] As of 2017, Aha is classified in the Miscophini tribe, of the Crabroninae subfamily of the Crabronidae family.[1][9]

Etymology

The etymology listed in Menke's 1977 paper is that "Aha is an arbitrary combination of letters chosen for brevity".

American Entomologist on creative names for insect taxa.[14]

Distribution

A. ha's

type series were found in the same area.[15] The type locality for A. evansi is about 12–21 miles (19–34 km) north of Ouyen, Victoria.[15] Additional specimens were found 15–20 miles (24–32 km) south of Ouyen and 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Sherlock, South Australia.[2]

Description

Lomholdt listed six

forewing diverges proximally to the cu-a cross-vein.[16]

In Menke's key to genera in Miscophini, Aha was coupled with Lyroda. His diagnostic features included the placement of the forewing media divergence, a prementum which was compressed laterally, and claws of unequal sizes.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Aha". Hymenoptera Online (HOL). The Ohio State University. 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Lomholdt (1980), p. 241.
  3. ^ Menke (1977).
  4. ^ Menke (1977), p. 671.
  5. ^ a b c Menke (1977), p. 673.
  6. ^ Menke (1977), p. 672.
  7. ^ Lomholdt (1980).
  8. ^ Menke (1977), p. 244.
  9. ^ Pulawski, Wojciech J. (15 July 2014). "Family Group Names and Classification" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2016.
  10. ^ Evans, Howard E. (1983). Menke, Arnold S. (ed.). "Tales from the Outback: The Discovery of Aha ha (Sphecidae, Miscophini)" (PDF). Sphecos. 7: 14.
  11. ISSN 0193-4511
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  12. ^ "The Crosscurrents" (PDF). Information Crossfile. Park Science: A Resource Management Bulletin. 2 (4). U.S. Department of the Interior: 17. 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  13. ISSN 1072-2556
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  14. ISSN 1046-2821
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  15. ^ a b Menke (1977), p. 675.
  16. ^ Lomholdt (1980), p. 242.
  17. ^ Menke (1977), p. 681.

Works cited

External links

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