Talk:Microvelia macgregori
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Hawkeye7 in topic Did you know nomination
 | A fact from Microvelia macgregori appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 March 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Did you know nomination
edit- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:41, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
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- ... that the tiny bug Microvelia macgregori spends much of its time on the surface of water
, supported by surface tension?- ALT1:... that the tiny bug Microvelia macgregori is found on water, where it feeds on insects that inadvertently land on the surface?
- Reviewed: Karen Hellekson
Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 09:47, 12 February 2021 (UTC).
New enough and long enough, with a listed reference, but neither potential hook is explicitly cited in the article. In addition, the whole article is based on a single primary reference; it probably wouldn't hurt to find an additional source or two. No evidence of copyright issues, and picture is appropriately licensed. QPQ completed. MeegsC (talk) 14:52, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
- @MeegsC: I couldn't find any other sources referring to this species but I have added some general information about the family. Is that better? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:52, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
- Cwmhiraeth that certainly helps! My bigger concern is the DYK requirement that "The hook fact(s) must be stated in the article, and must be immediately followed by an inline citation to a reliable source. This rule applies even when a citation would not be required for the purposes of the article." Can you please provide those citations? BTW, if you're interested in further expanding the article, here are a couple of JSTOR links: these articles contain a description and some distribution info (LACEWINGS AND AQUATIC INSECTS OF NEW ZEALAND: 6. Gerroidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in North Auckland and LACEWINGS AND AQUATIC INSECTS OF NEW ZEALAND: 2. Fauna of the northern offshore islands). There's also doi:10.1111/j.1365-3032.1967.tb00810.x this one, but I don't have access. Let me know if the JSTOR articles are of interest, as I can send you the relevant bits. MeegsC (talk) 15:01, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
- @MeegsC: I will add information on the winged and wingless forms, and habitat, as included in your first example. As for the hooks, I would have said ALT0 was well cited, and I added a citation in the middle of the paragraph on feeding that I thought covered ALT1. Do you see a better place for a citation, or is it the "inadvertently land" bit that bothers you? I could substitute "float" I suppose. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:43, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Cwmhiraeth: Sorry—brain fart on my part; I see the ALT0 citation now in the Distribution and habitat section.
- @MeegsC: I will add information on the winged and wingless forms, and habitat, as included in your first example. As for the hooks, I would have said ALT0 was well cited, and I added a citation in the middle of the paragraph on feeding that I thought covered ALT1. Do you see a better place for a citation, or is it the "inadvertently land" bit that bothers you? I could substitute "float" I suppose. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:43, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
- Cwmhiraeth that certainly helps! My bigger concern is the DYK requirement that "The hook fact(s) must be stated in the article, and must be immediately followed by an inline citation to a reliable source. This rule applies even when a citation would not be required for the purposes of the article." Can you please provide those citations? BTW, if you're interested in further expanding the article, here are a couple of JSTOR links: these articles contain a description and some distribution info (LACEWINGS AND AQUATIC INSECTS OF NEW ZEALAND: 6. Gerroidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in North Auckland and LACEWINGS AND AQUATIC INSECTS OF NEW ZEALAND: 2. Fauna of the northern offshore islands). There's also doi:10.1111/j.1365-3032.1967.tb00810.x this one, but I don't have access. Let me know if the JSTOR articles are of interest, as I can send you the relevant bits. MeegsC (talk) 15:01, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
- @MeegsC: I couldn't find any other sources referring to this species but I have added some general information about the family. Is that better? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:52, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Good to go! MeegsC (talk) 21:27, 14 February 2021 (UTC)