Scientists 'struggle' because ... 101 species have just been discovered

German scientists were crazy at the same time they discovered 101 species of beetles in Papua New Guinea and did not know how to name them.

Recently, German biologists have discovered a range of new species in Papua New Guinea (Australia). This is great news, but at the same time it also causes them a headache in naming these beetles.

Incredibly, German scientists have devised a special method. That is . Papua New Guinea's 2010 phone book to name the newly discovered species. Up to 10 of them are selected in this way means that a series of families suddenly "saved the history of books" unexpectedly.

Specifically, scientists turned to page 236 of this directory and chose Kanawi to name a small beetle, a black beetle Trigonopterus kanawiorum . Similarly, people with Morea surname on page 275 were also chosen to name another small black beetle, Trigonopterus moreaorum .

Professor Alexander Riedel of the Karlsruhe Natural History Museum (Germany) explains this strange naming decision: 'We do not have time to think their names. More than 100 species have been discovered and attracted great public attention. The way to name that new style is 5 times faster than the usual naming method. '

According to Mr. Riedel, traditional naming is based on the structural characteristics of the species. So scientists will take a lot of time to get the right name for them if using this classic method.