▁author ed ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 5 0 ▁scientific ▁publications , ▁special izing ▁in ▁the ▁families ▁Bom by li idae ▁and ▁M yth ic omy i idae . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Thomas ▁Say ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁research ▁by ▁the ▁Ent om ological ▁Society ▁of ▁America . ▁He ▁is ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁dip ter ology ▁and ▁nom en cl ature , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Commission ▁on ▁Zo ological ▁N omen cl ature . ▁Even h uis ▁also ▁campaign s ▁for ▁teaching ▁school ▁children ▁to ▁disc ern ▁native ▁species ▁from ▁al ien ▁species . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁humor ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ent om ological ▁community , ▁Even h uis ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁sense ▁of ▁humor , ▁and ▁bin omial ▁names ▁co ined ▁by ▁him ▁have ▁attract ed ▁attention . ▁After ▁ident ifying ▁a ▁bom by li id ▁from ▁the ▁genus ▁Ph th i ria ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁name ▁it ▁Ph th i ria ▁relativ ita e ▁as ▁a ▁pun ▁on ▁theory ▁of ▁relativ ity . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁ensure ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁in ▁a ▁scientific ▁journal ▁and ▁thus ▁its ▁accept ance ▁while ▁avoid ing ▁criticism ▁of ▁English - spe aking ▁scient ists , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁submit ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁Polish ▁journal . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁named ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁ext inct ▁myth ic omy i ids ▁Car men elect ra ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁model