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Colleague names new insect species Polypedilum neckeli after UFSC professor
Luiz Carlos Pinho has named a new insect species after Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina professor Selvino Neckel de Oliveira, in a publication describing 21 new Polypedilum species.
Why it matters: UFSC professor Selvino Neckel de Oliveira is honoured in the name Polypedilum neckeli, one of 21 newly described species of the genus.
The Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) reported that its professor Selvino Neckel de Oliveira was honoured by his colleague Luiz Carlos Pinho, who named a new insect species Polypedilum neckeli.
According to the university, the discovery is part of a publication describing 21 new species of Polypedilum, which it calls a genus of mosquitoes.
The university said Pinho is an author of the article.
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Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The name Polypedilum neckeli honours UFSC professor Selvino Neckel de Oliveira and appears in a publication describing 21 new species of the genus.
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