▁Even h uis ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 ; ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁ent om ologist . ▁He ▁works ▁at ▁the ▁Bishop ▁Museum ▁in ▁Hawai i . ▁Even h uis ▁has ▁described ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁species ▁of ▁insect s ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁both ▁for ▁his ▁research ▁and ▁peculiar ▁bin omial ▁names . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁▁ ▁Even h uis ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Southern ▁California ▁to ▁parents ▁who ▁had ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁California ▁from ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁in ▁Bot any ▁and ▁Ent om ology ▁from ▁California ▁State ▁Poly techn ic ▁University ▁in ▁Pom ona . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁started ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁scientific ▁illustr ator ▁at ▁the ▁Bern ice ▁P au ah i ▁Bishop ▁Museum . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Bi ology . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁he ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁research ▁by ▁studying ▁the ▁tax onomy ▁of ▁Pacific ▁f lies . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁degree ▁in ▁Ent om ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai ʻ i ▁at ▁M ā no a ▁and ▁was ▁soon ▁promoted ▁to ▁full ▁Ent om ologist . ▁He ▁has ▁since ▁described ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁new ▁species ▁of ▁insect s ▁and