Neal Evenhuis

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Neal Evenhuis
Born (1952-04-16) 16 April 1952 (age 72)
Zoological nomenclature
AwardsThomas Say Award
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology
InstitutionsBishop Museum
Author abbrev. (zoology)Evenhuis

Neal Luit Evenhuis (born Kornelus Luit Evenhuis on 16 April 1952;

binomial names
.

Education and career

Evenhuis was born in

alien species.[4]

Taxonomy humor

In the entomological community, Evenhuis is also known for his sense of humor, and

Phthiria relativitae as a pun on theory of relativity. To ensure publication of the name in a scientific journal and thus its acceptance while avoiding criticism of English-speaking scientists, he had to submit it to a Polish journal.[5] In 2002, he named a genus of extinct mythicomyiids Carmenelectra in honour of the model Carmen Electra's "splendid" body.[6] The same year, he described Pieza kake ("piece of cake"), Pieza pi ("pizza pie"), Pieza rhea ("pizzeria"), and Pieza deresistans ("pièce de résistance"), as well as Reissa roni (named after Rice-A-Roni). In 2013, he named a new species of fly from French Polynesia as Campsicnemus popeye for its resemblance with the cartoon character Popeye in having swollen forearms.[7][8]

Frisbee record

On 12 May 1980, he set a record for gridiron mini field goal distance in

flying disc games, which he held for 20 years.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "KORNELUS EVENHUIS". Mocavo. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Evenhuis, Neal Luit". Bishop Museum. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "WFDF Official Rules of Flying Disc Sports". World Flying Disc Federation. Archived from the original on 24 November 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Barefoot on Lava Newest Bishop Press Book Release; Hawai'i Naturalist R. C. L. Perkins Subject of Ten-year Research Project". Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Stupid Science Word of the Month". Discover. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  6. University of Columbia. Archived from the original
    on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. PMID 26312289
    .
  8. ^ "New Fly Species Named After Popeye". TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

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Professional and academic associations
Preceded by President of the
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
2001-2007 		Succeeded by
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