M.G. Volkovich: Curriculum Vitae (Englich version)

Mark G. Volkovitsh
Senior Research Scientist
Affiliation & contact information:
Laboratory of Insect Systematics
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Universitetskaya Embankment 1
St.Petersburg, 199034 Russia
Tel.: +7(812) 328 12 12, +7(812) 114 51 67
FAX: +7(812) 114 04 44
E-mail: polycest@zin.ru

Date & place of birth:
October 28, 1950
Leningrad (St.Petersburg), Russia

Research intersets:

Systematics and faunistics of metallic wood borers (Coleoptera,
Buprestidae), adult and larval morphology, zoogeography, and ecology
of buprestids of the Palaearctic and the World;

Computer databases in systematics and faunistics of Buprestidae;

Biological control of weeds using phytopathogenic microorganisms and
phytophagous insects

Education:
*1979 - Ph.D., Zoology & Entomology
(Zoological Institute of the Academy of Sciences, Leningrad/St.
Petersburg)
*1972 - M.Sc., Zoology & Entomology
(Leningrad State University, Leningrad/St.Petersburg)

Post-graduate & post-doctoral training:
*1992 - Training course in phythopathology
(Department of Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA)
*1976-1979 - Post-graduate course
(Zoological Institute of the Academy of Sciences, Leningrad/St.
Petersburg)

Professional experience:
*1990 - present - Senior Research Scientist, Research Scientist,
Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory of Insect Systematics,
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences St.Petersburg,
Russia
*1979 - 1990 - Junior Research Scientist, Research Scientist,
Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory of Insect Systematics,
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences St.Petersburg,
Russia
*1972-1979 - Laboratory assistant, Laboratory of Insect Systematics,
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences St.Petersburg,
Russia

Computer skills:
Proficient at a variety of phylogenetic (Hennig86), database
processing (dBASE/FoxPro), word processing and graphic (MS Word, WP,
Adobe Photoshop) programs; scanners, digital camera

The main results: data base processing on systematics, type specimens,
distribution, host-plant range and bibliography of metallic wood
borers of the Russia and adjacent states, Palearctic and the World.
Processing of digital images of buprestid larval structures.

Professional affiliations:
* 1993 - present Entomological Society of America
* 1993 - European Association of Coleopterology
* 1990 - Coleopterists Society, USA
* 1971 - Russian (All-Union) Entomological Society

Invited lectures and seminars:
*1978 - Agricultural Entomology. Special course in Agricultural
Institute, Orel, Russia
*1972-1976 - Systematics and identification of Coleoptera. Seminars on
Department of Entomology, Leningrad State University

International conferences and workshops
(with oral presentations):
* 1995 - Volkovitsh M. Present state of knowledge on the tribe
Acmaeoderini. 1st International Symposium on Buprestidae, Visegrag,
Hungary, 18-23 September 1995.
* 1995 - Volkovitsh M. Comparative morphology, evolutionary trends,
and taxonomic value of antennal sensory formations in Buprestidae. 1st
International Symposium on Buprestidae, Visegrag, Hungary, 18-23
September 1995.
* 1995 - Volkovitsh M. Comparative morphology, evolutionary trends,
and taxonomic value of buprestid larvae 1st International Symposium on
Buprestidae, Visegrag, Hungary, 18-23 September 1995.
* 1994 - Volkovitsh M.G. & Lobanov A.L. Data bank on the host plants
associations of buprestid-beetles of the tribe Acmaeoderini
(Coleoptera, Buprestidae) of the Palaearctic. International Symposium
"Data bases and computer graphics in zoological investigations".
Zoological Institute RAS, St.Petersburg, April 1994
* 1988 - Volkovitsh M.G. & Alexeev A.V. Comparative characteristics of
the fauna of buprestids (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) of the Northern
Eurasia. Soviet-Finish Symposium "The connections between entomofauna
of the North Europe and Siberia. Zoological Institute AN USSR,
Leningrad/St.Petersburg, March 1987.

International conferences and workshops
(posters, abstracts):
* 1999 - Volkovitsh M, R.Dolgovskaya, S.Reznik, M.Cristofaro, and
A.Konstantinov. The life history and Biology of Aphthona russica
sp.nov., a new potential biologiccal control agent of Euphorbia esula
L. X International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds. Bozeman,
Montana, USA, July 4-14, 1999 (poster, abstract)
* 1999 - Konstantinov A., M.Cristofaro, and M.Volkovitsh. Leafy Spurge
biological control exploration for natural enemies from the leaf
beetle genus Aphthona Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae:
Alticinae). X International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds.
Bozeman, Montana, USA, July 4-14, 1999 (poster, abstract)
* 1999 - Dolgovskaya M.Yu., S.A.Podlipaev, S.Ya.Reznik,
M.G.Volkovitch, A.Pilgeram, and D.C.Sands. Preliminary results of the
sccreening of Euphorbia esula pathogens collected in Russia. X
International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds. Bozeman,
Montana, USA, July 4-14, 1999 (poster, abstract)
*1998 - Volkovitsh M. & Ruicanescu A. Rectification in the species
list of subfamily Acmaeoderinae (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from the
Romanian fauna. VIth European Congress of Entomology, Ceske
Budejovice, Czech Republic, August 23-29 (poster, abstract)
*1996 - Volkovitsh M.G. The larval characters of buprestid beetles and
their taxonomical value (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). XX International
Congress of Entomology. Firenze, Italy, August 25-31 (abstract)
* 1994 - Dolgovskaya M.Yu., Podlipaev S.A., Reznik S.Ya., Volkovitch
M.G. Preliminary results of the isolation of pathogenic fungi
associated with Eurasian Water Milfoil. 9th International Symposium on
Aquatic weeds. 12-16 September 1994, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
(poster, abstract)
* 1986 - Volkovitsh M.G. Holzfressende Kafer (Prachtkafer, Bockkafer,
Borkenkafer) des Schonreviers "Wald an der Worskla". XI.
Internationales Symposium uber die Entomofaunistik Mitteleuropas,
Gotha, 18-24 Mai 1986 (abstract)
* 1986 - Alexeev,A.V & Volkovitsh,M.G. Biogeographic delineation of
the fauna of buprestid beetles (Coleoptera, Buprestdae) of the
Mongolian People's Republic. International conference "Prirodnye
usloviya i biologicheskiye resursy Mongol'skoi Narodnoi Respubliki".
Moscow, October 1886.

Total number of publications: more 80

Selected publications:

Volkovitsh M.G. 1979. A review of Palaearctic groups of the tribe
   Acmaeoderini (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie
   58(2): 333 -354 (In Russian) /English translation: Entomological
   Review, Washington 1979 (1980) 58(2): 78-99/.
Volkovitsh M.G. 1979. On the larval morphology of buprestid beetles of
   the genus Acmaeoderella Cobos (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). In:
   Medvedev, G.S. (Ed.). Morfologiya i sistematika nasekomykh. Trudy
   Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademiya Nauk SSSR 83: 21-38 (In
   Russian).
Volkovitsh M.G. 1986. Review of the buprestid tribe Acmaeoderini
   (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) of the fauna of the USSR and adjacent
   countries]. In: Kirejtshuk, A.G. (Ed.). Morfologiya, sistematika i
   faunistika maloizuchennykh grupp nasekomykh. Trudy Zoologicheskogo
   Instituta, Akademiya Nauk SSSR 140: 16-43 (In Russian with English
   summary).
Alexeev A.V., Volkovitsh M.G. 1989. A review of buprestid-beetles
   (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) of the Mongolian People's Republic.
   Nasekomye Mongolii, 10: 301-368 (In Russian).
Alexeev A.V., Volkovitsh M.G., Kabakov O.N. Material on the fauna of
   the buprestid beetles (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) of Afghanistan.
   1990. Part 1. In: Kirejtshuk A.G. (Ed.). Problemy sistematiki
   zhestkokrylykh nasekomykh. Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta,
   Akademia Nauk SSSR 211: 59-83 (In Russian); 1991. Part 2.
   Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 70(4): 852-865; 1992. Part 3.
   Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 71(2): 372-391 (In Russian with English
   summary).
Volkovitsh M.G. & Alexeev A.V. 1992. Buprestid beetles (Coleoptera,
   Buprestidae) of the Badghyz. In: Atamuradov A.Kh. (Ed.). Priroda
   Badkhyza. Okhrana prirody Turkmenistana, vypusk 9. Ashkhabad,
   "Turkmenistan": 146-170 (In Russian).
Volkovich M.G. & Alexeev A.V. Buprestid beetles (Coleoptera:
   Buprestidae) from Kopetdagh and the adjacent regions of Southern

   Turkmenistan. In: Fet, V. and Atamuradov, H. (Eds.). Biogeography
   and Ecology of Turkmenistan. Kluwer Academic Publishers,
   Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 1994: 419-449.
Bily S. & Volkovitsh M.G. Revision, reclassification and larval
   morphology of the genus Paratassa (Coleptera: Buprestidae:
   Paratassini tribus n.). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemiae, 1996,
   60: 325-346.
Volkovitsh M.G. & Bily S. A new species of Chalcogenia from Israel,
   and notes on the systematic position of the genus (Coleoptera:
   Buprestidae: Annthaxiini). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemiae.
   61: 249-263.
Volkovitsh M.G. & Hawkeswood T.J. The larvae of Prospheres
   aurantiopicta (Laporte & Gory) with comments on larval
   characteristics of Polycestoid taxa (Insecta, Coleoptera,
   Buprestidae) (in press).
Volkovitsh M.G. Results of Russian entomological expeditions to Israel
   in 1994 and 1996. Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Israel Journal of
   Entomology (in press).
Volkovitsh M.G. The comparative morphology of antennal structures
   in Buprestidae (Coleoptera): evolutionary trends, taxonomic and
   phylogenetic implications. Part 1. Proceedings of the 1st
   International Symposium on Buprestidae. Vysegrad, 1995.
   115 pp., 37 tabl. (220 microphotogrphs) (in press).

Work in foreign Museums:
* Sithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. U.S.A., (1999) (2 months)
* Department of Zoology, Tel-Aviv University, Israel (1994, 1996) (3-5
days)
* Narodni Museum v Praze, Prague, Czech Repubic (1990, 1991, 1993-1996,
1999) (1-2 weeks)
* Museum of Zoology, Helsinki University, Finland (1992, 1993, 1994)
(5-14 days)
* Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
(1990) (2 weeks)
* Institute of Zoology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
(1988) (2 weeks)
* Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary (1987) (2 weeks)

Collecting trips (USSR, Russia):
* 1990-1999 - International and Russian expeditions for exploration
and field testing of micropathogenes and insects promising for
biological control of weeds (Krasnodar and Stavropol ter., Central
Asia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, West and East Siberia) (14-30 days);
expeditional leader.
* 1973-1991 - mainly route expeditions to Central Asia, Kazakhstan and
Transcaucasia (1.5-4 months); expeditional leader from 1981.
* 1969, 1971 - zonal student expeditions to Crimea (14-16 days)
* 1969-1971 - "Forest on the Vorskla river" reserve, Belgorod prov.,
pregraduate practice (2.5-3 months)
* 1968 - Astrakhan reserve, Astrakhan prov. (1 month)

Foreign collecting trips:
* 1999 - U.S.A., Montana, Rocky Mountains (1 week)
* 1998 - Canary Islands, Tenerife (2 weeks)
* 1997, 1999 - Turkey (2-3 weeks)
* 1994, 1996 - Israel (1-2 months)
* 1992 - Mexico (2 weeks)
* 1988 - Bulgaria (1 month)

Professional awards and Research Grants:
* 1998-2000 - Long-term research grant No. 98-04-49763,
the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) (Research leader -
Prof. G.S.Medvedev), investigator.
* 1994-1995 - Grant, International Science Foundation, Long-term
research grants program - The Buprestidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) of the
Former Soviet Union, Principal Investigator.
* 1993 - Grant, International Science Foundation, Short-term research
grants program.
* 1992 - Stipend, International Science Foundation, Biodiversity.