Aha ha
Aha ha | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Crabronidae |
Genus: | Aha |
Species: | A. ha |
Binomial name | |
Aha ha Menke, 1977[1] | |
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A. ha distribution |
Aha ha is a species of Australian wasp, named by the entomologist Arnold Menke in 1977 as a joke. Menke described several years after its discovery how, when he received a package from a colleague containing insect specimens, he exclaimed "Aha, a new genus", with fellow entomologist Eric Grissell responding "ha" doubtfully.[2] The name of the insect is commonly found in lists of bizarre scientific names.[3] The name was also used as the vehicle registration plate of Menke's car, "AHA HA".[4]
References
- ↑ Menke, Arnold S. (1977). "Aha, a new genus of Australian Sphecidae, and revised key to the world genera of the tribe Miscophini (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Larrinae)". Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne. 47: 671–681. ISSN 0032-3780. OCLC 457011738.
- ↑ Evans, Howard E. (1983). Menke, Arnold S., ed. "Tales from the Outback: The Discovery of Aha ha (Sphecidae, Miscophini)" (PDF). Sphecos. 7: 14.
- ↑ "Park Science 2" (PDF). 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-30.
- ↑ Arnold S. Menke (1993). "Funny or Curious Zoological Names". Bogus Volumino Negatori Doso: 24–27.
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