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A fact from Allenbya holmesae appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 May 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the fossil insect Allenbya holmesae was named after its finder's mother's maiden name?
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... that while the only fossil of Allenbya holmesae was found by Beverley Burlingame, the new species was named for her mother instead? Source: Archibald & Cannings (2022) Etymology section "The specific epithet is a patronym formed from the surname Holmes, the maiden name of the late Ms. Dorothy Bradbeer of Agriculture Canada, mother of Beverley Burlingame, the collector and donor of the holotype, who instilled in her as a youth a love of insects and fossils."
ALT1: ... that the fossil insect Allenbya holmesae was named after the finder's mother's maiden name? Source: Archibald & Cannings (2022) Etymology section "The specific epithet is a patronym formed from the surname Holmes, the maiden name of the late Ms. Dorothy Bradbeer of Agriculture Canada, mother of Beverley Burlingame, the collector and donor of the holotype, who instilled in her as a youth a love of insects and fossils."
Overall: Everything looks good on my end! Earwig detects no copyvio and DYKcheck lines up with what was stated on the nomination. Great job on this article! Cheers! Ornithoptera (talk) 20:39, 16 April 2024 (UTC)Reply