Draft:Dewanand Makhan

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Dewanand Makhan is a non-professional entomologist and taxonomist. An article about him that was published in Koleopterologische Rundschau in 2006 was entitled "Taxonomy and nomenclature threatened by D. Makhan". According to the science magazine Nautilus Quarterly, "Makhan's [taxa] descriptions are notoriously short on detail. In place of clear scientific diagrams, he illustrates much of his work with blurry, out-of-focus photographs. Most frustrating to fellow entomologists, many of Makhan's 'new' species are instantly recognizable, at least to them, as already described insects. Despite numerous articles and blog posts on the so-called 'Makhan problem,' new publications continue to appear, most in a small Australian journal without a traditional peer-review process."