- Andrey Leonidovich Ozerov
- Chief of Division of Entomology and Curator in Charge, Leading
Researcher, curator of a part of the dipteran collection.
Candidate of Sciences. Member of Moscow Soc.
of Naturalists and of Russian Entomological Soc.
Research interests are in taxonomy and natural history of several
families of the cyclorhaphan flies (Micropezidae, Dryomyzidae,
Sepsidae, Pallopteridae, Piophilidae, Scathophagidae, Calliphoridae),
described more than 120 new species. Participated in numerous
expeditions to North Caucasus, Turkmenia, Far East.
Publications
- Aleksandr Valentinovich Antropov
- Senior Researcher, Curator of the hymenopteran collection.
Candidate of Sciences. Member of the International
Soc. of Hymenopterists and Societe Entomologique de France.
Member of the Editorial Board of Russian Entomological Journal.
Research interests are in taxonomy, distribution and natural
history of some wasp families. Special interests are in morphology
of pre-imaginal stages, hunting and nesting behavior of the
fossorial wasps of the tribe Trypoxylini. Prepared and published
several world-scale revisions of several genera (Aulacophilus,
Pisoxylon, Brimocelus etc.). Described more than
110 new species.
Publications
- Anatoliy Ivanovich Shatalkin
- Senior Researcher, curator of a part of the dipteran collection.
Doctor of Sciences. Member of Moscow Soc.
of Naturalists, of Russian Entomological Soc, and of Willie
Hennig Society.
Research interests are in taxonomy and phylogeny of several
families of the cyclorhaphan flies (Platypezidae, Syrphidae,
Pseudopomyzidae, Strongylophthalmyiidae, Psilidae, Lauxaniidae).
Participated in several expeditions to Turkmenia, North Caucasus,
Far East. Described about 150 new species.
Publications
- Elena Mikhailovna Antonova
- Junior Researcher, curator of some of butterfly collections.
Expert in distribution and biotopical preferences
of butterfly families of Rhopalocera (especially Geometridae).
Also interested in insect conservation.
Publications
- Nikolay Borisovich Nikitsky
- Senior Researcher, curator of a part of the coleopteran collection.
Doctor of Sciences. Member of International
Coleopterological Society; member of the Comission for Red Data
Book of Russia.
Research interests are in taxonomy and natural history of the
xilophylous and mycetophylous beetles of the superfamilies Cucujoidea
and Tenebrionoidea. Participated in numerous expeditions to
European Russia, Caucasus and Carpathian Mts, Far East (including
the Kurils). Also interested in insect conservation. Described
about 60 new species.
Publications
- Georgiy Yuriyevich Lyubarsky
- Researcher, curator of a part of the coleopteran collection.
Candidate of Sciences. Expert in taxonomy
and phylogeny of several beetle families (Cryptophagidae, Phalacridae,
Languriidae). Interested in problems of typology and its basic
concepts (archetype, morphotype, biological style, etc.) which
were considered in a monograph. Described about 60 new species.
Publications
- Andrey Valentinovich Sviridov
- Senior Researcher, curator of a part of the butterfly collection.
Candidate of Sciences. Member of Moscow Soc.
of Naturalists, Russian Entomological Soc. and Societas Europaea
Lepidopterologica. Member of Editorial Boards of 3 scientific
journals, editor of several scientific monographs. Conferred
with a medal by President of Russian Federation (1997).
Specialist in taxonomy and distribution of a number of families
(especially Noctuidae) of Hetherocera. Develops a theory of
identification keys in biological taxonomy. Also interested
in insect conservation.
Publications
- Aleksey Anatolievich Gussakov
- Assitant Researcher, curator of a part of the coleopteran collection.
Specialist in taxonomy and distribuiton of
the beetles of the families Scarabaeoidea and Byrrhidae. Descibed
10 new species.
- Elena Borisovna Fedoseeva
- Junior Researcher. Studies morphology, ecology and phylogeny
of ants of the family Formicidae. Participated in expeditions
to Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, north of European Russia.
Publications
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