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Andy Boring
Department of Entomology
S-225 Agriculture Science Center North
Department of Entomology
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
USA
(859) 257-3169
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Interests
My research interests are in the systematics of Hymenoptera. I am
currently interested in comparing morphology of the female reproductive
system within Hymenoptera.
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Denis Brothers
School of Biological and Conservation Sciences
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Private Bag X01
Scottsville
3209 South Africa
tel: +27 (0)33 260 5102
fax: +27 (0)33 260 5105
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I am Head of the School of Botany & Zoology at the University of
KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, President of the
International Society of Hymenopterists and a member of the Council
of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. My main
interests in Hymenoptera are systematics of the "lower" Aculeata
(particularly Plumariidae, Scolebythidae, Bradynobaenidae and Mutillidae)
and fossil aculeates.
Selected Publications
- Brothers, D.J. 1974. The genera of Plumariidae, with description
of a new genus and species from Argentina (Hymenoptera: Bethyloidea).
Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 37(2):351-356.
- Brothers, D.J. 1975. Phylogeny and classification of the aculeate
Hymenoptera, with special reference to Mutillidae. University
of Kansas Science Bulletin 50(11):483-648.
- Brothers, D.J. 1976. Modification of the metapostnotum and origin
of the 'propodeal triangle' in Hymenoptera Aculeata. Systematic
Entomology 1(3):177-182.
- Brothers, D.J. 1999. Phylogeny and evolution of wasps, ants
and bees (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea, Vespoidea and Apoidea). Zoologica
Scripta 28:233-249.
- Mitchell, A. & D.J. Brothers. 2002. Phylogeny of the genera
of Ticoplinae (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Journal of Hymenoptera
Research 11(2):312-325.
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Matt Buffington
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA
Smithsonian Institution, NMNH
PO Box 37012
10th & Constitution Ave NW
Washington DC 20013-7012
USA
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Jim Carpenter
Division of Invertebrate Zoology
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024,
USA
voice: (212) 769-5611, fax: (212) 769-5277
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Interests
My major research interests are the phylogenetic relationships, classification
and evolution of Hymenoptera, especially the wasp family Vespidae,
the evolution of insects, and the methodology of phylogenetic inference.
Selected Publications
- Carpenter, J. M. 1986. Cladistics of the Chrysidoidea (Hymenoptera).
Journal of the New York Entomological Society 94: 303-330.
- Brothers, D. J. and J. M. Carpenter. 1993. Phylogeny of Aculeata:
Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea (Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera
Research 2: 227-304.
- Carpenter, J. M. 1999. What do we know about chrysidoid relationships?
Zoologica Scripta 28: 215-231.
- Carpenter, J. M. and W. C. Wheeler. 1999. Towards simultaneous
analysis of morphological and molecular data in Hymenoptera. Zoologica
Scripta 28: 251-260.
- Schulmeister, S., W. C. Wheeler and J. M. Carpenter. 2002. Simultaneous
analysis of the basal lineages of Hymenoptera (Insecta) using
sensitivity analysis. Cladistics 18: 455-484.
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Andy Deans
School of Computational Science
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306
USA
(217) 333-2910
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Interests
My dissertation research focuses on the systematics of Evanioidea,
with an emphasis on estimating relationships between ensign wasp genera
(Evaniidae). I am using using molecular (16S, 28S, COI, plus 2 nuclear
protein coding genes) and morphological evidence in my analyses.
I still maintain an interest in braconid systematics, thanks to my
advisor (Jim Whitfield), and I hope to revisit the microgastroid subfamilies
in future projects.
Selected Publications
- Deans, A. R. 2004. Family Evaniidae. Chapter 93 In:
Introducción a los Hymenoptera de la Región Neotropical. Fernando
Fernández C. and Michael Sharkey (eds.) Instituto Humboldt and
Sociedad Colombiana de Entomología. (in press)
- Deans, A. R., H. H. Basibuyuk, D. Azar and A. Nel. 2004.
Descriptions of two new early Cretaceous (Hauterivian) ensign
wasp genera (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae) from Lebanese amber.
Cretaceous Research (in press)
- Deans, A. R. and M. Huben. 2003. Descriptions of three
new ensign wasp genera (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae), Decevania,
Rothevania, and Vernevania, with a key and diagnoses
for the genera of the world. Proceedings of the Entomological
Society of Washington 105: 859-875.
- Deans, A. R. and L. M. Roth. 2003. Nyctibora acaciana
(Dictyoptera: Blattellidae: Nyctiborinae), a new species of cockroach
from Central America that oviposits on ant acacias (Fabaceae:
Acacia spp.) Transactions of the American Entomological
Society 129 (2): 267-283.
- Deans, A. R., D. H. Janzen, and J. B. Whitfield. 2003.
Taxonomy and natural history of Alphomelon (Braconidae:
Microgastrinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 12 (1):
1-41.
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Michael Engel
Division of Entomology
Snow Hall, 1460 Jayhawk Boulevard
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7523
USA
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Interests
Interested in the geological history, phylogeny, classification, and
taxonomy of Hymenoptera [particularly the bees (Apoidea: Anthophila)].
Also interested in the geological history, phylogeny, and evolution
of insects in general.
Selected Publications
- Engel, M. S. 2000. A new interpretation of the oldest fossil
bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae). American Museum Novitates 3296: 1-11.
- Engel, M. S. 2001. A monograph of the Baltic amber bees and
evolution of the Apoidea (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the American
Museum of Natural History 259: 1-192.
- Engel, M. S. 2002. Phylogeny of the bee tribe Fideliini, with
the description of a new genus from southern Africa (Hymenoptera:
Megachilidae). African Entomology 10: 305-313.
- Engel, M. S., and D. A. Grimaldi. 2004. The first Mesozoic stephanid
wasp (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae). Journal of Paleontology (in press)
- Grimaldi, D., and M. S. Engel. 2004. Evolution of the Insects.
Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, UK; (in press for December
2004: ca. 850 pp., 950 color figures: includes section on Hymenoptera
phylogeny, geological history, and classification)
- Engel, M. S., and D. A. Grimaldi. 2004. The first Mesozoic
stephanid wasp (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae). Journal of Paleontology
78(6): 1192-1197.
- Grimaldi, D., and M. S. Engel. 2005. Evolution of the Insects.
Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, UK; (in press for February 2005:
ca. 850 pp., 950 color figures: includes section on Hymenoptera
phylogeny, geological history, and classification)
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Jeremiah George
Departmenty of Entomology
University of California
Riverside,CA -92521
USA
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Gary Gibson
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
ECORC Canadian National Collection of insects
Phone: 613-759-1823
Fax: 613-759-1927
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David Hawks
Department of Entomology
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
USA
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John Heraty
Department of Entomology
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
USA
Phone: 909-787-6351
Fax: 909-787-3681
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Interests
My research focuses on the systematics, phylogeny and biogeography
of the Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera). Chalcidoid wasps rank numerically
among the largest groups of insects, with estimates of as many as
100,000 species; however, the fauna is poorly known. Most are specialized
parasites, and the majority of successful biological control projects
have utilized these minute wasps to achieve partial or complete control
of insect pests.
Selected Publications
- Heraty, J. M. and D. J. Quicke. 2003. Phylogenetic Implications
of Ovipositor Structure in Eucharitidae and Perilampidae (Hymenoptera:
Chalcidoidea). Journal of Natural History 37: 1751-1764.
- Heraty, J.M. 2003. Molecular Systematics, Chalcidoidea and Biological
Control, pp. 39-71. In Genetics and Evolution in Biological Control,
Ehler, L., Sforza, R. and T. Mateille (eds). CAB International.
- Heraty, J. M. 2002. A Revision of the Genera of Eucharitidae
(Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of the World. Memoirs of the American
Entomological Institute 68: 1-359.
- Babcock, C.S. J.M. Heraty, P. J. De Barro, F. Driver and S.
Schmidt. 2001. Preliminary phylogeny of Encarsia Förster (Hymenoptera:
Aphelinidae) based on morphology and 28S rDNA. Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution 18: 306-323.
- Heraty, J.M. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships of Oraseminae
(Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae). Annals of the Entomological Society
of America 93: 374-390.
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Neelima Jammigumpula
Phone: (850)645-0312
Fax: (850)645-1441
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John Jennings
School of Agriculture and Wine
University of Adelaide
Waite Building 1/E114b
Adelaide, Adelaide SA, Australia 5005
Phone: +61 8 8303 7277
fax: +61 8 8303 7109
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- Systematics and biogeography of hyptiogastrine wasps (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae)
– predator-inquilines of native bees
- Systematics, biogeography and biology of aulacid wasps (Hymenoptera:
Aulacidae) – parasitoids of wood-boring wasps and beetles
- Production of interactive keys to the Hymenoptera using LucID
- Systematics, biogeography and biology of Australasian xiphydriid wasps (Hymenoptera:
Xiphydriidae) - wood-boring wasps
- Ants as bioindicators after a fire event
- Insect collection management and databasing
Selected Publications
- Jennings, J. T. & Austin, A. D., 2004, Biology and host relationships
of aulacid and gasteruptiid wasps (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea): a review. pp. 187-215.
In Rajmohana, K., Sudheer, K., Girish Kumar, P., & Santhosh, S. (Eds.)
Perspectives on Biosystematics and Biodiversity. University of Calicut,
Kerala, India.
- Jennings, J. T. & Austin, A. D., 2000, Higher level phylogeny of
Aulacidae and Gasteruptiidae (Hymenoptera). pp. 155-164. In Austin, A.
D. and Dowton, M. (Eds.) The Hymenoptera: Evolution, Biodiversity and Biological
Control. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.
- Jennings, J. T., Austin, A. D. & Stevens, N. B., 2004,
Hyptiogastrites electrinus Cockerell, 1917, from Burmese amber: redescription
and its placement within the Evanioidea (Hymenoptera). Journal of Systematic
Palaeontology 2(2), 127-132.
- Jennings, J. T., Austin, A. D. & Stevens, N. B., 2004,
The aulacid wasp fauna of Western Australia with descriptions of six new species.
Records of the Western Australian Museum. 22, 115-128.
- Jennings, J. T., Austin, A. D. & Stevens, N. B., 2004,
Species of the wasp genus Aulacus Jurine (Hymenoptera: Aulacidae) endemic
to South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 128,
13-21.
- Jennings, J. T. & Austin, A. D., 2002, Systematics and
distribution of world hyptiogastrine wasps (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae) Invertebrate
Systematics 16, 735-811.
- Jennings, J. T. & Austin, A. D., 1997, Revision of Aulacofoenus
Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae), hyptiogastrine wasps with a restricted
Gondwanic distribution. Invertebrate Taxonomy, 11, 943-976.
- Jennings, J. T. & Austin, A. D., 1997, Revision of the Australian
genus Hyptiogaster Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Evanioidea, Hyptiogastrinae),
with descriptions of seven new species. Journal of Natural History, 31,
1533-1562.
- Jennings, J. T. & Austin, A. D., 1994, Revision of the genus Pseudofoenus
Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae), a hyptiogastrine wasp genus endemic to
New Zealand. Invertebrate Taxonomy, 8, 1289-1303.
- Jennings, J. T. & Austin, A. D., 1994, Revision of the genus Crassifoenus
Crosskey (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae), with a description of a new species from
western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, 16,
575-591.
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Johan Liljeblad
Department of Entomology
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
USA
(951) 827-5740
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Interests
The thesis I finished in September 2002 concerned the phylogeny and
evolution of gall wasps. In March 2004 I moved from Stockholm, Sweden
to Riverside, CA and Chalcidoidea. This is the group I will be working
with as a postdoc with the Heraty lab. My interest lies mainly with
aspects of morphology, taxonomy and evolution.
Selected Publications
- Liljeblad, J., Ronquist, F., Nieves-Aldrey, J. L., Fontal-Cazalla,
F. M., Ros-Farré, P., & Pujade-Villar, J. (in manuscript.) Phylogeny
of the oak gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipini) and their closest
relatives. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
- Liljeblad, J. 2002. Phylogeny and evolution of gall wasps (Hymenoptera:
Cynipidae). PhD thesis, Stockholm.
- Fontal-Cazalla, F. M., Buffington, G., Nordlander, G., Liljeblad,
J., Ros-Farré, P., Nieves-Aldrey, J. L., Pujade-Villar, J. & Ronquist,
F. 2002. Phylogeny of the Eucolinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea:
Figitidae). Cladistics 18(2): 154-199.
- Ronquist, F. & Liljeblad, J. 2001. Evolution of the gall wasp-host
plant association. Evolution 55:2503-2522.
- Liljeblad, J. & Ronquist, F. 1998. A phylogenetic analysis of
higher-level gall wasp relationships (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae).
Systematic Entomology 23: 229 -252.
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Lubomir Masner
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
ECORC Canadian National collection of insects
Phone: (613)759-1827
Fax: (613)759-1927
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Debra Murray
School of Computational Science
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306
USA
Phone: (850)645-1323
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Michael Ohl
Museum fur Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universitat
Institut fur Systematische Zoologie
Invalidenstr. 43
D-10099 Berlin, Germany
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Interests
My main research interests are in the taxonomy, systematics, and phylogeny
of the apoid wasps, comprising the Heterogynaidae, Ampulicidae, Sphecidae,
and Crabronidae. My special interest is currently in the enigmatic,
probably basal family Heterogynaidae, which I currently revise taxonomically.
This project also includes a cladistic analysis of basal relationships
in Apoidea within aculeates based on morphological characters and
on the first molecular data available for Heterogynaidae.
Selected Publications
- Bitsch, J., Barbier, Y., Gayubo, S.F., Schmidt, K. and M. Ohl
(1997): Hymenopteres Sphecidae d'Europe Occidentale. Vol. 2. -
Faune de France 82: 429 pp. [MO on the phylogeny of Sphecidae,
pp. 22-25]
- Ohl, M. (2001b): The southern African wasp genus Handlirschia
Kohl and the phylogenetic relationships within the Bembicinae
(Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Sphecidae). - Journal of Hymenoptera Research
10: 231-244.
- Ohl, M. and D. Linde (2003): Ovaries, ovarioles, and oocytes
in apoid wasps, with special reference to cleptoparasitic taxa.
- Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 76: 147-159.
- Ohl, M. (2004): Die Heterogynaidae - Eine seltsame Wespengruppe
und die Phylogenie der aculeaten Hymenopteren. - Mitteilungen
der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie
14: 67-70.
- Ohl, M. (in press): The first fossil representative of the wasp
genus Dolichurus Latreille, 1809, with a review of fossil Ampulicidae
(Hymenoptera: Apoidea). - Journal of the Kansas Entomological
Society.
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Laurence Packer
Department of Biology
York University
4700 Keele Street
North York, ON
Canada M3J 1P3
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Selected Publications
- Zayed, A. and L. Packer. 2005. Complementary sex
determination substantially increases extinction
proneness in haplodiploid populations. Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences. 102:10742-10746.
- Packer. L. 2005. A New Species of Geodiscelis
(Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Xeromelissinae) from the
Atacama Desert of Chile. Journal of Hymenoptera
Research. 14:84-91.
- Packer, L., A. Zayed, J.C. Grixti, L. Ruz, R.E. Owen,
F. Vivallo and H. Toro. 2005. Conservation genetics of
potentially endangered mutualisms: reduced levels of
genetic variation in specialist versus generalist
bees.Conservation Biology
- Packer, L. 2004. Morphological variation in the
gastral sterna of female Apoidea (Insecta:
Hymenoptera). Canadian Journal of Zoology 82: 130-152.
- Packer, L. 2003. The comparative morphology of the
skeletal parts of the sting apparatus of bees
(Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Zoological Journal of the
Linnean Society 138:1-38.
- Janjic, J., and L. Packer. 2003. Phylogeny of the bee
genus Agapostemon (Hymenoptera: Halictidae).
Systematic Entomology 28:101-124.
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James Pitts
Department of Biology
Utah State University
5305 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-5305
USA
Phone: (435) 797-8872
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My main research interests include the systematics of the Pompilidae. Currently I am working on a comprehensive phylogeny of Pompilidae, deriving data from morphological, behavioral, and molecular sources, in attempts to validate subfamilial and tribal classifications. Ultimately my goal is to provide tests of hypothesized evolutionary behavioral scenarios of spider wasps in a phylogenetic context. I am also interested in the systematics of Mutillidae, especially the New World nocturnal Sphaeropthalminae.
Selected Publications
- Pitts, J.P. and J. V. McHugh. 1999. Stethophotopsis, a new genus of Sphaeropthalminae (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from Arizona. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 9:29-33.
- Pitts, J.P. and D.G. Manley. 2002. Description of the females of Stethophotopsis Pitts and Photopsioides Schuster (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 104: 672-679.
- D. G. Manley and J. P. Pitts. 2002. Key to the genera and subgenera of Mutillidae of America North of Mexico. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 11: 72-101.
- Pitts, J.P. and J. V. McHugh. 2002. Revision of Acrophotopsis (Mutillidae: Sphaeropthalminae), with a new species from Baja California. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 11: 363-374.
- Pitts, J.P. and F.D. Parker. 2003. Description of the female and larval stage of Odontophotopsis succinea Viereck (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), with a new synonymy and notes on the species. Zootaxa 137:1-10.
- Pitts, J.P. 2003. Schusterphotopsis, a new genus of Sphaeropthalmini (Mutillidae: Sphaeropthalminae) from California, with notes on the closely related genera Acrophotopsis Schuster and Dilophotopsis Schuster clade. Zootaxa, 333: 1-7.
- Pitts, J.P. and D. G. Manley. 2004. Review of Lomachaeta Mickel (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) of North and Central America. Zootaxa, 474: 1-27.
- D. G. Manley and J. P. Pitts. 2004. Two new black species of Dasymutilla (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from Texas and California. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 77: 644-649.
- Pitts, J.P., F.D. Parker, and T.L. Pitts-Singer. 2004. A review of the males and description of two females of Sphaeropthalma uro species-group (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 77: 223-234.
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Kevin Pitz
S-225 Agriculture Science Center North
Department of Entomology
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
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I am working on a revision of the subfamily Cenocoeliinae (Hymenoptera:
Braconidae). The generic limits within this group are poorly defined,
resulting in paraphyletic genera. My current research is focused on
producing a molecular phylogeny to elucidate the generic limits within
the subfamily. I will produce a phylogenetic analysis of the species
within the genus Capitonius using both morphological and molecular
analyses as well.
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Alex Rasnitsyn
Paleontological Institute
Russian Academy of Sciences
Profsoyuznaya Str. 123
Moscow Russia 117868
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Interests
Born 24.09.1936, Moscow, Russia. Graduated from Moscow State University
1960, since working at Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy
of Sciences, Moscow. Prof., DSc in biology. Interest: paleontology,
taxonomy, phylogeny of Hymenoptera (family level) and insects in general
(ordinal level), evolutionary theory, methodology of phylogenetics,
taxonomy and nomenclature.
Selected Publications
- Rasnitsyn A.P. Origin and evolution of Lower Hymenoptera. Trans.
Paleontol. Inst. Acad. Sci. USSR. 123. Nauka Press, Moscow. 1969.
196 p. (in Russian, translated into English by Amerind Co., New
Delhi, 1979).
- Rasnitsyn A.P. Origin and evolution of Hymenoptera. Trans. Paleontol.
Inst. Acad. Sci. USSR. 174. Nauka Press, Moscow. 1980. 192 p.
(in Russian).
- Rasnitsyn A.P. An outline of evolution of the hymenopterous
insects (order Vespida). Oriental Insects 1988, 22: 115-145.
- Ronquist F., Rasnitsyn A. P., Roy A., Eriksson K., Lindgren
M. 1999. Phylogeny of the Hymenoptera: A cladistic reanalysis
of Rasnitsyn's (1988) data. Zoologica Scripta 28: 13-50.
- Rasnitsyn, A.P. 2002. Order Hymenoptera. Pp. 242-254 in: Rasnitsyn,
A.P., Quicke, D.L.J. (eds.). History of Insects. Dordrecht etc.:
Kluwer Academic Publishers. 517 pp.
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Fredrick Ronquist
Department of Biological Science
Florida State University
Tallahassee ,FL 32306
USA
voice: (850) 645-0314
fax: (850) 644-0098
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Interests
For my dissertation I am revising the genus Coccygidium (Braconidae)
of the New World. A phylogenetic hypothesis will be proposed using
morphologic and molecular characters. I am studying the evolution
of the aposematic color patterns of these wasps. I am also studying
the evolutionary history and biogeography of the aculeate hymenopterans,
especially of the Vespidae. In 2005 I am accepting a faculty position
at the Instituto de Ciencias Naturales of the Universidad Nacional
de Colombia.
Selected Publications
- BROTHERS D., y C. SARMIENTO. Familia Sierolomorphidae In: Fernández
F., & M. Sharkey. Introducción a los Hymenoptera de la Región
Neotropical (in press)
- SARMIENTO, C., y J. M. CARPENTER. Vespidae, In: Fernández F.,
& M. Sharkey. Introducción a los Hymenoptera de la Región Neotropical
(in press)
- SARMIENTO, C. 2004. A test of adaptive hypotheses: Mandibular
traits, nest construction materials, and feeding habits in Neotropical
social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae). Insectes Sociaux (in press)
- C. E. SARMIENTO, M. J. SHARKEY, D. H. JANZEN. 2004. The first
gregarious species of the Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).
Journal of Hymenoptera Research (in press)
- FERNANDEZ, F., C. SARMIENTO. 2003. A new species of Olixon
and new records of Rophalosomatidae (Hymenoptera) from Colombia.
Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 110 (3-4): 365–369.
- SARMIENTO, C. 1999. Estudio de la distribución de avispas sociales
en Colombia. Biogeographica. 75 (1): 17-30.
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Susanne Schulmeister
Division of Invertebrate Zoology
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024
USA
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Interests
I am interested in phylogenetic systematics of Hymenoptera, especially
the basal lineages ("Symphyta"). I study DNA sequences as well as
morphology, particularly the male reproductive system. I am also interested
in the theoretical and methodological background of phylogenetic systematics.
Selected Publications
- Schulmeister, S. 2001: Functional morphology of the male genitalia
and copulation in lower Hymenoptera, with special emphasis on
the Tenthredinoidea s. str. (Insecta, Hymenoptera, 'Symphyta').
Acta Zoologica 82: 331-349.
- Schulmeister, S. 2003a: Morphology and evolution of the tarsal
plantulae in Hymenoptera (Insecta), focussing on the basal lineages.
Zoologica Scripta 32: 153-172.
- Schulmeister, S. 2003b: Review of morphological evidence on
the phylogeny of basal Hymenoptera (Insecta), with a discussion
of the ordering of characters. Biological Journal of the Linnean
Society 79: 209-243.
- Schulmeister, S. 2003c: Simultaneous analysis of basal Hymenoptera
(Insecta), introducing robust-choice sensitivity analysis. Biological
Journal of the Linnean Society 79: 245-275.
- Schulmeister, S. 2003d: Genitalia and terminal abdominal segments
of male basal Hymenoptera (Insecta): morphology and evolution.
Organisms, Diversity and Evolution 3: 253-279.
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Katja Seltmann
School of Computational Sciences
Florida State University
400 Dirac Science Library
Tallahassee, Florida 32306
USA
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Interests
My primary interest is in using art and new media in Entomology for
education and biodiversity studies.
Selected Publications
- Nowak, John. T., Christopher J. Fettig, Kenneth W. McCravy,
Christopher S. Asaro, Katja C. Seltmann, Richard C. Reardon &
C. W. Berisford. 2001. Guide to Common Natural Enemies of the
Nantucket Pine Tip Moth. United States Forest Service, Forest
Health Technology Enterprise Team.
- Sullivan, Brian T., Eva M. Petterson, Katja Seltmann, & C.W.
Berisford. 2000. Attraction of the Bark Beetle Parasitoid Roptrocerus
xylophagorum to Host-Associated Olfactory Cues. Environmental
Entomology 29(6): 1138-1151.
- Sullivan, Brian T., Katja Seltmann, & C.W. Berisford.1999. A
Simple and Continuous Rearing Technique for the Bark Beetle Parasitoid,
Roptrocerus xylophagorum. Journal of Entomological Sciences 34(2):
260-264.
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Barb Sharanowski
University of Kentucky
S-225 Ag. Sciences Center North
Lexington,Ky 40546
USA
Phone:(859) 257-3169
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Michael Sharkey
Department of Entomology
S-227 Agricultural Sciences Bldg North
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0091
USA
Phone: 859-257-7413 or 859-257-9364
Fax: 859-323-1120
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Interests
My main research interests are in the systematics of the Braconidae
especially the Agathidinae and Ichneutinae. I am also interested in
phylogenetic methods and the phylogenetic relationships of the Hymenoptera
at the familial level.
Selected Publications
- Sharkey, M.J., and A. Rasnitsyn. 1988. New Eoichneumonidae (Hymenoptera)
from early Cretaceous. In: Advances in parasitic Hymenoptera research,
published by E.J. Brill 169197.
- Buckingham, G.R., and M.J. Sharkey. 1988. Abdominal exocrine
glands in Braconidae (Hymenoptera). In: Advances in parasitic
Hymenoptera research, published by E.J. Brill: 199242.
- Sharkey, M.J. 1992. Cladistics and tribal classification of
the Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Journal of Natural
History 26: 425447.
- Sharkey, M.J. and D.B. Wahl. 1992. Cladistics of the Ichneumonoidea.
Journal of Hymenoptera Research 1: 1524.
- Wharton, R.A., S.R. Shaw, M.J. Sharkey, D.B. Wahl, J.B. Woolley,
J.B. Whitfield, P.M. Marsh and J.W. Johnson. 1992. Phylogeny of
the subfamilies of the family Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea):
a reassessment. Cladistics 8: 199235.
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Lars Vilhelmsen
Curator of Coleoptera and Hymenoptera
Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen
Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100, Denmark
Phone: +45 35 32 11 10 Fax: +45 35 32 10 10
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Interests
My main research interests are comparative anatomy, higher-level phylogeny
and evolutionary history of the Hymenoptera. I am also interested
in the systematics and biology of the Orussidae.
Selected Publications
- Vilhelmsen L. 1997. The phylogeny of lower Hymenoptera (Insecta),
with a summary of the early evolutionary history of the order.
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 35:
49-70.
- Vilhelmsen, L. 2000. Before the wasp-waist: Comparative anatomy
and phylogenetic implications of the skeleto-musculature of the
thoraco-abdominal boundary region in basal Hymenoptera (Insecta).
Zoomorphology 119: 185-221.
- Vilhelmsen, L. 2001. Phylogeny and classification of the extant
basal lineages of the Hymenoptera (Insecta). Zoological Journal
of the Linnean Society 131: 393-442.
- Vilhelmsen, L., Isidoro, N., Romani R., Basibuyuk, H. H., &
Quicke, D. L. J. 2001. Host location and oviposition in a basal
group of parasitic wasps: the subgenual organ, ovipositor apparatus,
and associated structures in the Orussidae (Hymenoptera, Insecta).
Zoomorphology 121: 63-84.
- Vilhelmsen, L. 2003. Phylogeny and classification of the Orussidae
(Insecta: Hymenoptera), a basal parasitic wasp taxon. Zoological
Journal of the Linnean Society 139: 337-418.
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David Wahl
American Entomological Institute
3005 SW 56th Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32608-5047
USA
Telephone/FAX: +1-352-377-6458
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Matthew J.Yoder
Texas A&M
Department of Entomology
College Station, TX 77843-2475
USA
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