Template:Did you know nominations/Aha (wasp)


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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 13:55, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

Aha (wasp)

 * ... that Aha, an Australian genus of wasp, was named by the American entomologist Arnold Menke after he shouted "Aha, a new genus" after seeing one of its specimens for the first time? Source: "My recollection is that while going over some sphecid material collected 'down under' by Howard and Bob, I came upon a cute little gray wasp with strange tarsal unges and exclaimed, 'aha, a new genus'"
 * ALT1: ... that Aha, a wasp genus native to Australia, has the type species A. ha? Source:"Aha is endemic to Australia" Lomholdt 1980:241; "Type species: Aha ha" Menke 1977:673
 * ALT2: ... that "Aha, a new genus" was what American entomologist Arnold Menke proclaimed when he saw a new wasp from Australia and the start to his article officially naming the genus Aha? Source: "Aha, a new genus of Australian Sphecidae, and revised key to the world genera of the tribe Miscophini (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Larrinae)" Menke 1977
 * Reviewed: Did you know nominations/Carys Bannister

Created by Umimmak (talk). Self-nominated at 12:02, 30 November 2017 (UTC).


 * some alt wordings:
 * ALT0a: ... that Aha, an Australian genus of wasp, was named by the American entomologist Arnold Menke after he shouted "Aha, a new genus"?
 * ALT0b: ... that Aha, an Australian genus of wasp, was named by the American entomologist Arnold Menke after he shouted "Aha, a new genus" when he saw one of its specimens for the first time?
 * ALT0c: ... that Aha, an Australian genus of wasp, was named by the American entomologist Arnold Menke after he shouted "Aha, a new genus" upon seeing one of its specimens for the first time?
 * Umimmak (talk) 00:53, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg ALT0a looks good to me.  Sounder Bruce  01:25, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Hi, I came by to promote this, but feel that the hooks say so much, there's no reason to read the article. And if the entomologist is so notable, he should have his own page. I suggest shortening this, such as:
 * ALT4: ... that an entomologist examining new specimens of wasps from Australia cried, "Aha!"—and that became their name? Yoninah (talk) 23:51, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Is that not too WP:EASTEREGG-y? And I've been criticized in the past for having the main link at the end of the hook. But perhaps I was overestimating their importance. I don't oppose a change in wording. What do you think, being the original reviewer? I'll also throw out out another possibility:
 * ALT5:... that an entomologist cried "Aha!" when he discovered a new genus of Australian wasp, and that became its name?
 * Umimmak (talk) 00:32, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I like your suggestion, too. Yoninah (talk) 10:45, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I like your suggestion, too. Yoninah (talk) 10:45, 11 December 2017 (UTC)


 * shall we assume you're okay with this change? Also I now wonder if the word Aha even needs to be wikilinked in the hook; it's a pretty common English word. Umimmak (talk) 17:18, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg The suggested hook (ALT5) looks go to me. I also prefer linking to Aha, since it's a rather comprehensive article rather than just a dictionary definition.  Sounder Bruce  22:45, 13 December 2017 (UTC)