В.В. Гребенников: Curriculum Vitae
Vasily V. Grebennikov
Postdoctoral Fellow of the University of Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Interest to larvae of Coleoptera

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Contact Information:
Scarab Research Group,
Department of Zoology and Entomology,
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences,
University of Pretoria, 0002, Pretoria, South Africa.
E-mail: vvgrebennikov@zoology.up.ac.za and v_grebennikov@mail.ru
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Date and Place of Birth:
June 12, 1972, Volgograd, Russia.
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Education, Scientific Degrees
- 1999 Kandidatskaya Degree (Russian scientific degree considered to be equal to Ph.D.), Moscow State Pedagogical University, Russia. Thesis: "Larvae of the supertribe Trechitae (Coleoptera: Carabidae)." Supervisor: Professor Inessa Kh. Sharova.
- 1994 Highest Education Diploma (again, Russian degree is believed to be something in between Bc.S. and Ms.S.), Rostov State University, Russia. Thesis: "Larvae of ground-beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from North-West Caucasus." Supervisor: Dr. Yury G. Arzanov.
Research Experience:
- October 2000 - to present: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
- March 2000 - October 2000: Research entomologist, Department of Epidemiology, Rostov-on-Don Anti-Plague Research Institute, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- January 1999 - February 2000: Lecturer on Entomology, Rostov-on-Don Regional Ecological Center, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- November 1997 - December 1998: Predoctoral Fellow, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre (formerly Biosystematics Institute), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- 1994 - Oct. 1997: Research Assistant, Department of Zoology and Ecology, Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia
- 1992 - 94: Intern Student, Laboratory of Insect Systematics, Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Science, Sant-Petersburg, Russia
- 1990-92: Field Worker, Rostov-on-Don Anti-Plague Research Institute, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Scientific Societies:
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Publications:
Abstracts:
- Grebennikov V.V. 1995: Larvae of Bembidiini (Coleoptera: Carabidae): Diagnosis of tribe and genera. 3-rd International Symposium of Carabidology: 24.
Papers:
- Grebennikov V.V. 1996: Description of the first instar larva of Thalassophilus longicornis (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechodina). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 60(4): 373-379.
- Grebennikov V.V. 1996 (1997): Larvae of Bembidiini: subgenera Synechostictus and Pseudolimnaeum of the genus Bembidion and their taxonomic position (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Zoosystematica Rossica 5(2): 263-272.
- Grebennikov V.V. 1999: Larvae of Zolini (Coleoptera: Carabidae): genera Oopterus Meneville and Idacarabus Lea. The Coleopterists Bulletin 53(3): 245-252.
- Grebennikov V.V. 1999: Larvae of Siagonitae (Coleoptera: Carabidae): genera Siagona and Enceladus. Koleopterologische Rundschau 69: 1-10.
- Grebennikov V.V. & M.L. Luff 1998: Description of larvae of Aepopsis robini (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechini). European Journal of Entomology 95(4): 623-627.
- Grebennikov V.V. & M.L. Luff 1999: Morphological study of Perileptus larvae (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechitae). Advances in Carabidology. Papers dedicated to the memory of Dr. Prof. O.L. Kryzhanivskij. MUISO Publishers, Krasnodar: 153-164.
- Grebennikov V.V. & Y. Bousquet 1999: Description of the first instar larva of Cymbionotum pictulum Bates, 1874 (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Advances in Carabidology. Papers dedicated to the memory of Dr. Prof. O.L. Kryzhanivskij. MUISO Publisher, Krasnodar: 109-114.
- Grebennikov V.V. & Y. Bousquet 1999: Larvae of Pogonini (Coleoptera: Carabidae): genera Pogonus, Pogonistes, Cardioderus, and Thalassotrechus. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae: 63(4): 427-441.
- Grebennikov V.V. & D.R. Maddison 2000: Larvae of Bembidiini (Coleoptera: Carabidae): subtribes Tachyina and Xystosomina. European Journal of Entomology 97(2): 223-240.
- Arndt E., V.V. Grebennikov & J.M.P. Zaballos 1999: Description of Typhlocharis larvae with remarks of the phylogeny of Anillina (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Bembidiini). Koleopterologische Rundschau 69: 11-17.
- Bousquet Y. & V.V. Grebennikov 1999: Platypatrobus lacustris Darlington (Coleoptera: Carabidae): adult and larval morphology. Fabreries 24: 1-13.
Papers in press:
- Grebennikov V.V. (accepted): Cymbionotum larvae (Coleoptera: Carabidae) are still unknown; a case of larval misidentification. The Coleoptersists Bulletin.
Ongoing projects:
- Grebennikov V.V. & R.G. Beutel: External and enternal morphology of Ptinella larva (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae).
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Visited Establishments In Entomology:
Russia:
- September 1992 - April 1994: Coleoptera Section, Department of Insect Systematic, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.
- October - November 1999: Department of Entomology, Zoological Museum of Moscow State University, Moscow.
Finland:
- September 1995: Department of Entomology, Zoological Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki.
Germany:
Austria:
Czech Republic:
- October 2000: Institut of Entomology, Czech Academy of Science, Ceske Budejovice.
- October 2000: Department of Entomology, National Museum (Natural History), Praha.
France:
United Kingdom:
Canada:
USA:
South Africa:
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Last updated: January 01, 2001