Karol Szawaryn (PhD Student)
Editor of Annales Zoologici (http://annales.miiz.waw.pl)
Research interests:
- Evolution, phylogeny and taxonomy of ladybeetles (Coccinellidae,) especially herbivorous subfamily Epilachninae
- Evolution and phylogeny of beetle superfamily Cucujoidea
Other interests:
- Evolutionary biology, systematics and ecology of beetles
- Molecular taxonomy
Current research projects:
- Evolution, phylogeny and taxonomy of herbivorous tribe of ladybeetles (Epilachnini) based on molecular and morphological data.
- Revision of a genus Afidentula Kapur, 1958 (Epilachnini).
Education:
- 2006-2009 MSc in Molecular Biology; University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology
thesis title: Phylogenetic analysis of the Cucujoidea beetles inferred from molecular data.
- 2003-2006 BSc in Biotechnology, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology
thesis title: The intracellular localisation of Bacillus subtilis expressing a hemolysin gene from Listeria monocytogenes.
- 2002-2007 MEng in Industrial Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering
thesis title: Biogas production in a cascade of bioreactors.
Courses and museum visits:
- EDIT Summer School: From Field to Web - Studying biodiversity with the taxonomist's toolbox. Slovakia (2009)
- SYNTHESYS visit in Natural History Museum, London, Great Britain in prof. Alfried Vogler's laboratory (2010)
- Course of writing scientific papers . Białowieża, Poland (2010)
- Research visit in Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium (2011)
- Research visit in Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Bruxelles, Belgium (2011)
- X Conferrence of Polish Entomological Society “Taxonomy - a tool of understanding world biodiversity”, Lasocin, Poland (2011)
- 54th Evolutionary Biology workshop, Urwitałt, Poland (2011)
- Research visit in University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark (2011)
- Research visit in Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway (2011)
- Research visit in molecular laboratory of prof. Ladislav Bocak in Olomouc, Czech Republic (I.2012).
- Research visit in Natural History Museum in London, Great Britain (V.2012).
- Research visit in Muséum national d'histoire Naturelle in Paris, France (VIII.2012).
- Research visit in Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Germany (VIII.2012).
- Research visit in molecular laboratory of prof. Ladislav Bocak in Olomouc, Czech Republic (XI.2012).
List of publications:
- Szawaryn, K., Tomaszewska, W. 2011. Three new species of Myrabolia Reitter (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Myraboliidae). Annales Zoologici, 61(2): 367–374.
- Szawaryn, K. 2011. A new species of Henosepilachna Li (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini) from New Guinea. Annales Zoologici, 61(4): 685-689.
- Depa, Ł., Mróz, E., Szawaryn, K. 2012. Molecular identity of Stomaphis quercus (L.) (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea) with the description of a new species. European Journal of Entomology, 109: 427–436.
- Tomaszewska, W., Szawaryn, K. 2012. Rewision of the genus Afidentula Kapur, 1958 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini). Zootaxa 3608 (1): 026–050.
- Szawaryn, K. 2012. A new Papuan species of the genus Henosepilachna Li (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini). Annales Zoologici, 62(4): 705–709.
- Szawaryn, K., Tomaszewska, W. 2013. Two new genera of Epilachnini Mulsant from New Guinea and Aru Islands (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Journal of Natural History, DOI:10.1080/00222933.2012.763067.
- Szawaryn, K. Revision of the genus Figura Ukrainsky (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with descriptions of new species. (in review).
- Szawaryn, K. Revision of the genus Macrolasia, Weise 1903. (in preparation)
