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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF HYMENOPTERISTS
News
NEWS SEPTEMBER 2006:
**** SYMPOSIUM OF CIS COUNTRIES ON HYMENOPTEROUS INSECTS ****
A symposium of CIS countries (republics of the former Soviet Union) on hymenopterous insects was held on September 26-29 2006 at M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. It was organized by MSU jointly with the Zoological Institute and Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as with Russian Entomological Society. More than 70 people participated in the Symposium, most of them being scientists as well as graduate and postgraduate students from RAS institutes, universities and other institutions in Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus. In addition to the plenary meeting, there were sessions titled: "Morphology and systematics", "Faunistics and zoogeography" and "Ecology, physiology and behavior" followed by a roundtable discussion "Methodological and terminological items in myrmecology". 38 oral papers and 20 posters were presented at the Symposium. At a special presentation, participants were given basic information about the ISH, its history, structure and activities. Contact Vladimir Gokhman at gokhman@bg.msu.ru for details.
**** ISH HAS NEW DOMAIN AND WEBSITE ****
The ISH Webmaster & Archivist designed a new website for the society and registered the domain name www.hymenopterists.org as the new home for the internet presence of the International Society of Hymenopterists. Please send your comments and suggestions to archivist at hymenopterists dot org.
**** NSF FUNDS PBI PROJECT ON PLATYGASTROIDEA ****
Norm Johnson and Andy Austin just got awarded a Planetary Biodiversity Inventory grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation that focuses on the taxonomy and phylogeny of Platygastroidea, particularly Scelionini. Congratulations!
NEWS JULY 2006:
**** EXPANSION OF ISH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ****
In spring 2006, ISH membership voted for the addition of a two new positions to the executive committee: 1. Past President and 2. Webmaster & Archivist. In June, Susanne Schulmeister was elected webmaster/archivist, whose duties are to construct and maintain the website, convert documents and records into digital format, store them for future reference and place them on the website. For information on the executive committee, please click on the COUNCIL button in the left margin.
NEWS JANUARY 2006:
**** HYMENOPTERA ONTOLOGY PROPOSED ****
At the ISH meeting in South Africa, Fredrik Ronquist proposed that HymAToL and ISH jointly develop an ontology of morphological terminology – that is, we decide on a standard vocabulary to describe hymenopteran morphology, and we define how these terms relate to one another. For example, the 'cubitus' is a 'type of' 'wing vein' and a 'wing vein' is 'part of' a 'wing'. The ontology will then serve a number of functions: 1. a standard set of ISH-approved terms that hymenopterists are encouraged to use. If we all use the same vocabulary we will be more effective communicators. 2. It will be converted into an online, illustrated atlas of hymenopteran morphology that is richly illustrated, searchable, and includes verbal definitions of structures. We will then have an incredible resource that helps us with our communication. 3. The ontology will be incorporated into the search algorithms of several databases, e.g. MorphBank. For more details about the ontology project and how to contribute please contact Andy Deans (adeans at scs.fsu dot edu)
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| Jacobs, H.-J. 2007: Die Grabwespen Deutschlands. Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, Crabronidae. Bestimmungsschlüssel. In: Blank, S. M. & Taeger, A. (Eds.): Hymenoptera III. In: Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise. (Begründet 1925 von Professor Dr. Friedrich Dahl.) 79. Teil. - Keltern, Goecke & Evers, 207 pages, 242 photos and 888 line drawings, ISBN 978-3-937783-33-8, € 69,00. |
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| Blösch, M. (2000): Die Grabwespen Deutschlands. Sphecidae s.str., Crabronidae. Lebensweise, Verhalten, Verbreitung. In: Blank, S. M. & Taeger, A. (Eds.): Hymenoptera II. In: Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise. (Begründet 1925 von Professor Dr. Friedrich Dahl.) 71. Teil. - Keltern, Goecke & Evers, 480 pages, 341 color photos, ISBN 3-931374-26-2, € 74,00. |
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Out soon: Fernando Fernández & Michael J. Sharkey (eds.): "Introducción a los Hymenoptera de la Región Neotropical", 893 pages, 51 authors, 99 chapters, ISBN 958-701-708-0.
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| Stephan Blank, Stefan Schmidt, and Andreas Taeger (eds.), 2006: "Recent Sawfly Research – Synthesis and Prospects". Goecke & Evers, 720 pages, ISBN 3-937783. For list of contents click here. Order through http://www.insecta.de |
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David Grimaldi & Michael S. Engel, 2005: "Evolution of the Insects". Cambridge University Press, 772 pages, ISBN 052-182-149-5. $62.40 on Amazon.
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| Sara Swan Miller, 2003: "Ants, Bees, and Wasps of North America". ISBN 053-112-244-1. For children 9 years and above. $26.50 on Amazon. | ||
ISH NEWSLETTERS:
Are now found on the PUBLICATIONS page.
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Last updated: February 2008.