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Andrey V. Frolov

 

 
 

Research fellow, Ph.D.

 

Taxonomic
specialization:

 
Scarabaeidae

 

ADDRESS:

Laboratory of Insect Systematics
Zoological Institute RAS
Universitetskaya nab., 1
St.Petersburg, 199034 Russia
Phone: +7 812 3281212
Fax: +7 812 1140444

E-mail: avfrolov@mail.ru

 


BIRTH DATE AND PLACE:

14 May 1974
Minsk


RESEARCH
INTERESTS:

Systematics, morphology and zoogeography of the family Scarabaeidae (sensu lato). Alpha-taxonomy of some groups of Aphodiinae, Scarabaeinae and Orphninae. Morphology of larval stages, correlation between characters of larva and imago. Relationships between classifications based on imaginal and larval characters.


EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES:

  • 2000 - Ph.D., Institute of Plant Protection, Minsk
  • 1996-1999 - postgraduate school, Institute of zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk
  • 1991-1996 - Biological faculty, Belarussian State University, Minsk

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

  • Since 2001 - research entomologist, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg
  • 1999-2001 - research fellow, Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk
  • 1996-1999 - postgraduate student, Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk

  • 2004-2005 - postdoctoral fellow, Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
  • 2001-2003 - postdoctoral fellow, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:


AWARDS AND
GRANTS:

  • 2002-2004 - Grant from Russian Foundation for Basic Research
  • 2003. Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Belgian Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs
  • 2003. National Research Foundation (South Africa) Visit Abroad Grant
  • 2002. Ernst Mayr Travel Grant
  • 2002. Field Museum Travel Grant
  • 2002. University of Pretoria Conference Grant
  • 2001-2003. University of Pretoria Post-Doctoral Fellowship
  • 1995-1996. Soros Fellowship
  • 1995-1997. Fundamental Research Foundation (Belarus) Grant

COLLECTION BASED
RESEARCH
ABROAD:

  • Hungarian Museum of Natural History, Budapest, 2005
  • Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada, 2003
  • Field Museum, Chicago, USA, 2003
  • University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, USA, 2003
  • Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 2002, 2004, 2005
  • Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany, 2002
  • Musee royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgium, 2002
  • Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium, 2002
  • Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland, 2002
  • Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Basel, Switzerland, 2002
  • National Collection of Insects and Arthropods, Pretoria, South Africa, 2001-2003
  • Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, South Africa, 2001-2003
  • Albany Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa, 2002
  • South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa, 2002
  • Narodni Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, 1998

FIELD WORK:

        Europe:

  • Belarus - extensive field work throughout the country in 1991-2001.
  • Ukraine - Karpat Mountains, 1 month in 1996.

        Asia:

  • Russia, Far East Region - 3 months in 1992.
  • Southern Kazakhstan - 1 month in 1994.
  • Uzbekistan - 1 month in 1995.

        Africa:

  • Republic of South Africa - 4 months in 2001-2003 in all provinces
  • Namibia - 1 week in 2003

WORKS PUBLISHED: 34

Complete list of publication

SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS:

Frolov, A.V., Scholtz, C.H. 2005. Revision of the southern African genus Frankenbergerius Balthasar with description of new taxa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Journal of Natural History, 39(25): 2355-2377. pdf   520 Kb

Frolov, A.V., Scholtz, C.H. 2004. Revision of the southern African genus Macroderes Westwood (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Ann. Soc. entomol. Fr. (n.s.), 40(3-4): 371-391.  pdf  1.3 Mb pdf  21 Mb (high resolution)

Frolov, A.V. 2004. New and little known species of the Afrotropical genus Sarophorus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) and a cladistic analysis of the genus. Journal of Afrotropical Zoology, 1:95-100. pdf  1 Mb

Frolov, A.V., Scholtz, C.H. 2003. Revision of the Afrotropical dung beetle genus Sarophorus Erichson (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). African Entomology, 11(2):183-198.pdf 1.3 Mb

Frolov, A.V. & Scholtz, C.H. 2003. A new genus and species of dung beetle from southern Namibia (Coleoptera: Scarabeidae: Scarabaeinae). African Entomology, 11(2):297-299.  pdf  820 Kb

Frolov A.V. 2002. A review of the Aphodius Illiger, 1798 subgenus Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1859 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of China. Russian Entomol. J., 10(4): 395-399.

Frolov A.V. 2001. A review of Aphodius, subgenus Chilothorax (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae),of Mongolia with description of new species. Vestnik Zoologii, 35(3): 39-45.  pdf  950 Kb

Frolov, A.V. 2001. Species of the subgenus Bodilus (genus Aphodius) from Russia and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Zoosystematica Rossica,10(1): 89-95. pdf  1.1 Mb


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