Dr. Alexey K. Tishechkin

Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch, California Department of Food & Agriculture
3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832-1448, U.S.A.
Office: 916-738-6676
Fax: 916-262-1190
Email: alexey.tishechkin@cdfa.ca.gov


Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0848-7450

Alexey K. Tishechkin

Senior Insect Biosystematist - Specialist


Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • 2005, Ph.D., Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
  • 1983, M.Sc., Biology, Belarusian State University, Minsk

Positions Held and Primary Responsibilities

  • 2019-date: Senior Insect Biosystematist, California Department of Food & Agriculture. Intercepted insect pest identification, taxonomic and systematic research on beetles, California State Arthropod Collection curation.
  • 2018-2019: Associate Insect Biosystematist, California Department of Food & Agriculture. Intercepted insect pest identification, taxonomic and systematic research on beetles, California State Arthropod Collection curation.
  • 2016-2018: Research Entomologist, USDA Systematic Entomology Lab, c/o Departement of Entomology, US National Museum of Natural History. Custom-intercepted beetle pest identification, taxonomic and systematic research, Coleoptera collection curation.
  • 2014-2016: Research Entomologist, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, in residency at the USDA Systematic Entomology Lab, c/o Departement of Entomology, US National Museum of Natural History. Custom-intercepted beetle pest identification, taxonomic and systematic research, Coleoptera collection curation.
  • 2013-2014: Research & Curatorial Associate, Louisiana State Arthropod Museum, Louisiana State University. Beetle taxonomic and ecological research, Coleoptera collection curation.
  • 2010-2013: Research Fellow, Santa Barbara Museum Natural History. Researcher in the NSF-funded revisionary study of Neotropical histerid beetles (Coleoptera: Histeridae).
  • 2005-2008: Postdoctoral Researcher, Louisiana State University. Researcher in the NSF-funded beetle inventory of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
  • 1998-2005: Graduate Research/Curatorial Assistant, Louisiana State University. Graduate student in Doctoral Program.
  • 1995-1997: Assistant Professor (adjunct appointment), Department of Biology, Belarusian State University, Minsk. Teaching invited courses.
  • 1989-1998: Research Biologist, Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk. Monitoring of animal populations, ecological research on predatory animals, development of protected area network, beetle identification.
  • 1992-1998: Research Associate (adjunct appointment), Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Curation of Histeridae (Coleoptera) in the systematic collection.
  • 1991-1998: Research Associate (adjunct appointment), Zoological Museum, Belarusian State University, Minsk. Curation of beetle systematic collection.
  • 1984-1989: Research Biologist, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, Domzheritsy (Lepel Dist., Vitebsk Reg.), Belarus. Faunistic inventory, monitoring and research of endangered animal species, beetle survey and identification.
  • 1983-1984: Biology Teacher, High & Middle School, Mir (Baranawiczi Dist., Brest Reg.), Belarus.

Publications (Refereed Journals)

  1. Caterino M. S., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2019. A revision of the Phelister haemorhous species group (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Exosternini). ZooKeys 854: 41-88.
  2. Weiss, M., R. K. Didham, J. Procházka, J. Schlaghamersky, Y. Basset, F. Odegaard, A. Tishechkin, J. Schmidl, A. Floren, G. Curletti, H.-P. Aberlenc, J. Bail, H. Barrios, M. Leponce, E. Medianero, L. L. Fagan, B. Corbara and L. Čižek. 2019. Saproxylic beetles in tropical and temperate forest – A standardized comparison of vertical stratification patterns. Forest Ecology and Management 444: 50-58.
  3. Carlton, C. E., T. C. MacRae, A. K. Tishechkin, V. L. Bayless and W. Johnson. 2018. Annotated checklist of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from Louisiana. Coleopterists Bulletin 72: 351-367.
  4. Dégallier, N., A. K. Tishechkin and P. W. Kovarik. 2018. Coleoptera Histeridae de Guyane. XII. Nouvelles données et description d'un genre noveaux et de sept espèces nouvelles. Contribution à l'Étude des Coléoptères de Guyane 12: 59-73.
  5. Dégallier, N., A. K. Tishechkin and P. W. Kovarik. 2017. Coleoptera Histeridae de Guyane. X. Compléments au catalogue avec des données sur la faune du Surinam et la description de deux genres noveaux et six espèces nouvelles. Contribution à l'Étude des Coléoptères de Guyane 11: 68-96.
  6. Konstantinov, A. S., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2017. Myrmeconycha new genus: the first myrmecophilous flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Insecta Mundi 0525: 1-13.
  7. Lingafelter, S. W., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2017. Two new species of Parandrinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in genera Parandra and Acutandra from South America. Zootaxa 4272: 401-410.
  8. Tishechkin, A. K., D. J. C. Kronauer and C. von Beeren. 2017. Taxonomic review and natural history notes of the army ant-associated beetle genus Ecclisister Reichensperger (Histeridae: Haeteriinae). Coleopterists Bulletin 71: 279-288.
  9. Tishechkin, A. K., and T. Lackner. 2017. Revision of the type material of the Saprininae and Histerinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae) described by V. O. Kozminykh. Russian Entomological Journal 26: 313-317.
  10. von Beeren, C., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2017. Nymphister kronaueri von Beeren and Tishechkin sp. nov., an army ant-associated beetle species (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Haeteriinae) with an exceptional mechanism of phoresy. BMC Zoology 2:3.
  11. Caterino M. S., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2016. A revision of Megalocraerus Lewis, 1902 (Coleoptera, Histeridae: Exosternini). ZooKeys 557: 59-78.
  12. Basset, Y., L. Cizek, P. Cuénoud, R. K. Didham, V. Novotny, F. Ødegaard, T. Roslin, A. K. Tishechkin, J. Schmidl, N. N. Winchester, D. W. Roubik, H.-P. Aberlenc, J. Bail, H. Barrios, J. R. Bridle, G. Castaño-Meneses, B. Corbara, G. Curletti, W. D. da Rocha, D. De Bakker, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, L. L. Fagan, A. Floren, R. L. Kitching, E. Medianero, E. G. de Oliveira, J. Orivel, M. Pollet, M. Rapp, S. P. Ribeiro, Y. Roisin, J. B. Schmidt, L. Sørensen, T. M. Lewinsohn and M. Leponce. 2015. Arthropod distribution in a tropical rainforest: tackling a four dimensional puzzle. PLoS ONE 10 (12): e0144110.
  13. Caterino M. S., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2015. Phylogeny and generic limits in New World Exosternini (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Histerinae). Systematic Entomology 40: 109-142.
  14. Derunkov, A., L. R. Prado, A. K. Tishechkin and A. S. Konstantinov. 2015. New species of Diabrotica  Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) and a key to Diabrotica and related genera: results of a synopsis of North and  Central American Diabrotica species. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 3: 1-55.
  15. Tishechkin, A. K., and N. Dégallier. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: a survey of  the     families. Histeridae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88: 173-179.
  16. Dégallier, N., Caterino M. S. and A. K. Tishechkin. 2014. Baconia chilense (Redtenbacher, 1868): synonymie et désignation d'un lectotype (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Exosternini). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 119: 241-242.
  17. Caterino M. S., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2014. New genera and species of Neotropical Exosternini (Coleoptera, Histeridae). ZooKeys 381: 11-78.
  18. Lackner, T., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2014. Supplement to the revision of the genus Eremosaprinus Ross, 1939 (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Saprininae): new distributional data and description of a new species from Arizona, U.S.A. ZooKeys. 409: 49-60.
  19. Caterino M. S., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2013. A systematic revision of Baconia Lewis (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Exosternini). ZooKeys 343: 1-297.
  20. Caterino M. S., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2013. A systematic revision of Operclipygus Marseul (Coleoptera: Histerdiade: Exosternini). ZooKeys 271: 1-401.
  21. Caterino M. S., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2013. Case 3610. Phelister Marseul, 1853 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Histeridae): proposed conservation of usage. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 70: 12-14.
  22. Caterino M. S., A. K. Tishechkin and G. A. Proudfoot. 2013. A new genus and species of North American Exosternini associated with cavity nesting owls and a reassignment of Phelister simoni Lewis  (Histeridae: Histerinae: Exosternini). Coleopterists Bulletin 67: 557-565.
  23. Derunkov, A., A. Konstantinov and A. Tishechkin. 2013. Diabrotica lopatini, a new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from Central America. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 9: 116-117.
  24. Ferro, M. L., N. H. Nguyen, A. Tishechkin, J.-S. Park, V. Bayless and C. E. Carlton. 2013. Coleoptera collected from rotting Fishhook Barrel Cacti (Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britton and Rose), with a review of Nearctic Coleoptera associated with succulent necrosis. Coleopterists Bulletin 67: 419-443.
  25. Lundyshev, D. S., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2013. Beetles of the subfamily Saprininae (Histeridae, Coleoptera) inhabiting bird nests in Belarus. Archives of the Hrodna State University. Series 5. Economics, Sociology, Biology 2 (153): 136-144.
  26. Basset, Y., L. Čižek, P. Cuénoud, R. K. Didham, F. Guilhaumon, O. Missa, V. Novotny, F. Ødegaard, T. Roslin, J. Schmidl, A. K. Tishechkin, N. N. Winchester, H.-P. Aberlenc, J. Bail, H. Barrios, J. R. Bridle, G. Castaño-Meneses, B. Corbara, G. Curletti, W. D. DaRocha, D. Debaker, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, L. L. Fagan, A. Floren, R. L. Kitching, E. Medianero, S. E. Miller, E. G. de Oliveira, J. Orivel, M. Pollet, M. Rapp, S. P. Ribeiro, Y. Roisin, D. W. Roubik, J. B. Schmidt, L. Sorensen and M. Leponce. 2012. Arthropod diversity in a tropical forest. Science 338: 1481-1484.
  27. Caterino M. S., A. K. Tishechkin and N. Dégallier. 2012. A revision of the genus Mecistostethus Marseul (Histeridae, Histerinae, Exosternini). ZooKeys 213: 63-78.
  28. Caterino M. S., A. K. Tishechkin and Y. Gomy. 2012. Lactholister tricinctus Cooman, 1932: une double synonymie, conséquence de l'isolement (Coleoptera Histeridae). L'Entomologiste 68: 151-153.
  29. Dégallier, N., S. Mazur, A. K. Tishechkin and M. S. Caterino. 2012. A revision of the genus Kaszabister Mazur (Histeridae, Histerinae, Exosternini). ZooKeys 199: 71-89.
  30. Dégallier, N., G. Arriagada, M. S. Caterino, P. Kanaar,  D. P. Moura, A. K. Tishechkin and W. B. Warner. 2012. Coleoptera Histeridae de Guyane. VII. Compléments au catalogue avec des données sur la faune du Surinam et une contribution à la connaissance des Saprininae. Contribution à l'Étude des Coléoptères de Guyane 6: 33-52.
  31. Tishechkin, A. K., and T. Lackner. 2012. Revision of the genus Eremosaprinus Ross, with elevation of Erebidus Reichardt to genus and description of new species (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Saprininae). Folia Heyrovskyana. Series A 20: 1-53.
  32. Tishechkin, A. K., and A. Mercado Cárdenas. 2012. Description of three new species of Nymphistrini (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Haeteriinae) from Central America. Zootaxa 3500: 36-48.
  33. Tishechkin, A. K., A.S. Konstantinov, S. Bista, R. W. Pemberton and T. D. Center. 2011. Review of the continental Oriental species of Lilioceris Reitter (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Criocerinae) closely related to Lilioceris impressa (F.). ZooKeys 103: 63-83.
  34. Tishechkin, A. K. 2010. Record of two species of Histeridae new to the North American fauna, Hypocacculus metallescens (Erichson) and Atholus confinis (Erichson), in Florida. Coleopterists Bulletin 64: 287-288.
  35. Sokolov, A. V., and A. K Tishechkin. 2010. Description of a new species of the genus Iliotona (Coleoptera: Histeridae) from Guatemala. Russian Entomological Journal 19: 47-49.
  36. Tishechkin, A. K. 2009. Discovery of Chlamydopsinae (Insecta, Coleoptera, Histeridae) in Vanuatu with the description of eight new species from Espiritu Santo Island. Zoosystema 31: 661-690.
  37. Tishechkin, A. K., and M. S. Caterino. 2009. A new North American genus of Hetaeriinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae), with descriptions of six new species from the U.S.A. and Mexico. Zootaxa 2311: 1-18.
  38. Tishechkin, A. K., and A. V. Sokolov. 2009. Description of the second species of  Chlamydopsinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae) from continental Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 18: 191-194.
  39. Caterino M. S., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2008. A review of Hippeutister Reichensperger with new species from California and Costa Rica (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Hetaeriinae). Zootaxa 1895: 39-52.
  40. Tishechkin, A. K., and A. R. Cline. 2008. The beetle (Coleoptera) fauna of pocket gopher burrows in Louisiana. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 110: 331-339.
  41. Basset, Y., B. Corbara, H. Barrios, P. Cuénoud, M. Leponce, H.-P. Aberlenc, J. Bail, D. Bito, J. R. Bridle, G. Castaño-Meneses, L. Čižek, A. Cornejo, G. Curletti, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, R. K. Didham, M. Dufrê, L. L. Fagan, A. Floren, D. M. Frame, F. Hallé, O. Hardy, A. Hernandez, R. L. Kitching, T. M. Lewinsohn, O. T. Lewis, M. Manumbor, E. Medianero, O. Missa, A. W. Mitchell, M. Mogia, V. Novotny, E. G. de Oliveira, F. Ødegaard, J. Orivel, C. M. P. Ozanne, O. Pascal, S. Pinzón, M. Rapp, S. P. Ribeiro, Y. Roisin, T. Roslin, D. W. Roubik, M. Samaniego, J. Schmidl, L. L. Sørensen, N. D. Springate, A. Tishechkin, C. Van Osselaer and N. N. Winchester. 2007. IBISCA-Panama, a large-scale study of arthropod beta-diversity and vertical stratification in a lowland rainforest: Rationale, study sites and field methodology. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie 77: 39-69.
  42. Medianero, E., G. Castaño-Meneses, A. Tishechkin, Y. Basset, E. Barrios, F. Ødegaard, A.R. Cline and J. Bail. 2007. Influence of local illumination and plant composition on the spatial and seasonal distribution of litter-dwelling arthropods in a tropical rainforest. Pedobiologia 51: 131-145.
  43. Tishechkin, A. K. 2007. Phylogenetic revision of the genus Mesynodites Reichardt (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Hetaeriinae) with descriptions of new tribes, genera and species. Sociobiology 47: 1-167.
  44. Tishechkin, A. K. 2007. A new species of Ptomaphagus (Appadelopsis) (Coleoptera: Leiodidae) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A. Zootaxa 1478: 61-64.
  45. Tishechkin, A. K., and M. S. Caterino. 2007. Description of the first Chlamydopsinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae) from the Philippines. Zootaxa 1527: 39-44.
  46. Caterino M. S., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2006. DNA identification and morphological description of the first confirmed larvae of Hetaeriinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae). Systematic Entomology 31: 405-418.
  47. Carlton, C., M. Dean and A. Tishechkin. 2004. Diversity of two beetle taxa at a Western Amazonian locality (Coleoptera: Histeridae; Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae). Coleopterists Bulletin 58: 163-170.
  48. Konstantinov, A., and A. Tishechkin. 2004. The first Nearctic leaf litter flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Coleopterists Bulletin 58: 71-76.
  49. Kovarik, P. W., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2004. A new genus and species of Hetaeriinae Coleoptera: Histeridae) from southwestern North America. Coleopterists Bulletin 58: 317-327.
  50. Tishechkin, A. K., and V. V. Ivanovsky. 2003. Breeding performance of the Ural Owl Strix uralensis in northern Belarus from 1986-1999. Vögelwelt 124: 265-269.
  51. Tishechkin, A. K. 2003. New distribution records of Neotropical Hetaeriinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae). Sociobiology 41: 673-683.
  52. Gritschik, W. W., and A. K. Tishechkin. 2002. Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) in Belarus: distribution and breeding biology. Subbuteo. Belarusian Ornithological Bulletin 5: 3-19 (in Russian).
  53. Dombrovski, V. C., A. K. Tishechkin, D. V. Zhurauliov, M. G. Dzmitranok and P. V. Pinchuk. 2000. Breeding records of Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) in central Palessia. Subbuteo. Belarusian Ornithological Bulletin 3: 3-13 (in Russian).
  54. Tishechkin, A. K., and W. V. Ivanovsky. 2000. Die Brutleistung des Uralkauzes im nördlischen Weißrußland. Ornithologische Mitteilungen 51: 76-88.
  55. Flade, M., B. Giessing, I. Gorban, M. Kalyakin, O. Keišs, J. Kloskowski, G. Kovács, A. Kozulin, J. Krogulec, A. Poluda, Z. Preikša, N. Schäffer, K. Schulze-Hagen, A. Tishechkin, Z. Végvári, A. Vinchevski. 1999. World population, trends and conservation status of the Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola. Vögelwelt 120: 65-85.
  56. Dombrovski, V., A. Tishechkin, V. Grichik and V. Ivanowsky. 1998. La Grand Corbeau Corvus corax en Bielorusie: ecologie de nidificacion. Alauda 66: 13-24.
  57. Kozulin, A. V., M. Flade, A. K. Tishechkin and O. N. Pareiko. 1998. Recent distribution and numbers of Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) in Belarus. Subbuteo. Belarusian Ornithological Bulletin 1: 3-16 (in Russian).
  58. Tishechkin, A. K., and V. V. Ivanovsky. 1998. Ural Owl in the northern Belarus: nesting density and breeding biology. Berkut 7: 55-63 (in Russian).
  59. Yèlamos, T., and A. K. Tishechkin. 1998. Revision of Asian species of the genus Epitoxus Lewis (Coleoptera: Histeridae). Zapateri. Revista Aragonesa de Entomologia 8: 157-168.
  60. Yèlamos, T., and A. K. Tishechkin. 1996. Contribution to the knowledge of genus Notodoma Lacordaire (Coleoptera: Histeridae). Zapateri. Revista Aragonesa de Entomologia 6: 69-82.
  61. Kryzhanovskij, O. L., and A. K. Tishechkin. 1994. New data on distribution of Palaearctic Histeridae with description of a new species of Saprinus (Coleoptera). Zoosystematica Rossica 3: 93-95.
  62. Gomy, Y., and A. Tishechkin. 1993. Description de deux micro-Histeridae nouveaux de Sibèrie orientale (Coleoptera). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie (N.S.) 10: 13-16.
  63. Ivanovsky, V. V., and A. K. Tishechkin. 1993. Monitoring of Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina) in Belorussia. Ring 15: 267-273.
  64. Tishechkin, A. K., and V. V. Ivanovsky. 1992. Status and breeding performance of the Osprey Pandion haliaetus in northern Byelorussia. Ornis Fennica 69: 149-154.
  65. Gritschik, W. W., and A. K. Tishechkin. 1991. New data on the breeding of Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) in Byelorussia. Archives of the Byelorussian State University. Series 2. Chemistry, Biology, Geography 23: 29-32 (in Russian).
  66. Tishechkin, A. K. 1991. Numbers and productivity of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in the Berezinsky Reserve and adjacent areas. Investigations in Nature Reserves of Byelorussia 14: 154-159 (in Russian).
  67. Tishechkin, A. K. 1991. Two new species of Histeridae (Coleoptera) from Palaearctic Asia. Elytron 5: 325-329.

Publications (Books)

  1. Konstantinov, A., A. Tishechkin and L. Penev (eds.). 2005. Contributions to Systematics and Biology of Beetles. Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of I. K. Lopatin. Sofia – Moscow: Pensoft. 388 pp.
  2. Byshniov, I. I., D. D. Stavrovsky, M. M. Pikulik and A. K. Tishechkin. 1997. Atlas of vertebrates of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve. Minsk: Navuka i Tekhnika. 287 pp.
  3. Nikiforov, M. E., A. V. Kozulin, W. W. Gritschik and A. K. Tishechkin. 1997. Birds of Belarus on the edge of XXI century: status, numbers, distribution. Minsk: N. A. Korolyov. 188 pp. (in Russian).

Publications (Book Chapters and Symposia Proceedings)

  1. Leponce, M., V. Novotny, O. Pascal, T. Robillard, F. Legendre, C. Villemant, J. Munzinger, J.-F. Molino, R. Drew, F. Ødegaard, J. Schmidl, A. Tishechkin, K. Sam, D. Bickel, C. Dahl, K. Damas, T. M. Fayle, B. Gewa, J. Jaqcuemin, M. Keltim, B. Koane, J. Kua, A. Mantilleri, M. Mogia, K. Molem, J. Moses, H. Nowatuo, J. Orivel, J.-C. Pintaud, Y. Roisin, L. Sam, B. Siki, L. Soldati, A. Soulier-Perkins, S. Tulai, J. Yombai, C. Wardhaugh and Y. Basset. 2016. Land module of Our Planet Reviewed – Papua New Guinea: aims, methods and first taxonomic results. Pp. 13-48 in: Robillard T., F. Legendre, C. Villemant and M. Leponce (eds.). Insects of Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea. Mémoires de Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 209.
  2. Tishechkin, A. K. 2016. Sphaeritidae Shuckard, 1839. P. 100 in: Cinkiewicz V. A. and A. O. Lukashuk (eds.). Biological Diversity of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve. Minsk (Belarus): Belarusian Publishing House (In Russian).
  3. Tishechkin, A. K., D. Marczak and D. S. Lundyshev. 2016. Histeridae Gyllenal, 1808. Pp. 100-102 in: Cinkiewicz V. A. and A. O. Lukashuk (eds.). Biological Diversity of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve. Minsk (Belarus): Belarusian Publishing House (In Russian).
  4. Tishechkin, A. K. 2013. On the diet of Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) in Belarus. Pp. 13-15 in: Yanchurevich O. V. (chief ed.). Zoological Readings 2013: Proceedings of International Scientific and Practical Conference. Hrodna (Belarus): Hrodna State Univ. Press.
  5. Tishechkin, A. K. 2012. New records of Histeridae (Coleoptera) in Belarus. Pp. 155-156 in: Yanchurevich O. V. (chief ed.). Zoological Readings 2012: Proceedings of Belarusian Scientific and Practical Conference. Hrodna (Belarus): Hrodna State Medical Univ. Press (in Russian).
  6. Tishechkin, A. K., and J. Schmidl. 2011. Beetles in Saratsi Range, Santo. Pp. 146-155 in: Bouchet P., H. Le Guyader and O. Pascal (eds.). The Natural History of Santo. Paris – Marseille: Patrimoines Naturels 70.
  7. Gritschik, W. W., A. K. Tishechkin, A. N. Pozhah and M. N. Kolosov. 2005. Owls of Belarus: status, distribution, numbers and state of knowledge. Pp. 116-120 in: Volkov, S. V., V. V. Morozov, A. V. Sharikov (eds.). Owls of Northern Eurasia. Moscow: Menzbir Ornithological Society (in Russian).
  8. Tishechkin, A. K. 2005. Descriptions of new taxa of the Palaearctic Saprininae (Coleoptera: Histeridae). Pp. 347-355 in: Konstantinov, A., A. Tishechkin, L. Penev (eds.) Contributions to Systematics and Biology of Beetles. Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of I. K. Lopatin. Sofia – Moscow: Pensoft.
  9. Navarrete-Heredia, J. L., G. A. Quiroz Rocha, P. W. Kovarik, M. S. Caterino, A. Tishechkin and M. Vásques-Bolaños. 2004. Histeridae (Coleoptera). Pp. 649-658 in: Bousquets, J. L., J.J. Morrone, O. Y. Ordóñez and I. V. Fernández (eds.) Biodiversidad, Taxonomía, y Biogeografía de Artrópodos de México: Hacia Una Síntesis de sus Conocimiento. Vol. IV. México City: UNAM.
  10. Tishechkin, A. K. 2002. New data on the fauna of Palaearctic Histeridae (Coleoptera). Pp. 138-142 in: Yurin, V.M. (chief ed.) Advances in Modern Biology & Biological Education. Proceeding of the 2nd International Scientific Conference. Minsk: Belarusian State Univ. Press (in Russian).
  11. Alexandrovich, O. R., I. K. Lopatin, E. I. Khotko, A. D. Pisanenko, L. S. Chumakov, V. A. Tsinkevich, M. D. Moroz, S. V. Saluk, A. K. Tishechkin, T. M. Shavanova, A. V. Derunkov, K. E. Dovgailo and E. V. Shaverdo. 1997. Order Coleoptera. Pp. 59-128 in: Khotko, E. I. (chief ed.) Invertebrates of the Pripiatsky National Park. Minsk: Navuka i Tekhnika (in Russian).
  12. Sidorovich, V. E., and A. K. Tishechkin. 1997. Methods of studying diets and interspecific trophic relationships. P. 18 in: Sidorovich, V. E. (ed.) Mustelids of Belarus. Evolutionary Biology, Demography and Interspecific Relationships. Minsk: Zolotoi Ulei (in Russian).
  13. Sidorovich, V. E., A. K. Tishechkin and G. O. Lauzhel. 1997. The mustelid status in trophic structure of the vertebrate predator community. Pp. 149-151 in: Sidorovich, V. E. (ed.) Mustelids of Belarus. Evolutionary Biology, Demography and Interspecific Relationships. Minsk: Zolotoi Ulei (in Russian).
  14. Tishechkin, A. K. 1997. Comparative food niche analysis of Strix owls in Belarus. Pp. 456-460 in: J. R. Duncan, D. H. Johnson, and T. H. Nicholls (eds.) Biology & Conservation of Owls of the Northern Hemisphere: 2nd International Symposium. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report NC-190. St. Paul, MN: North Central Research Station.
  15. Tishechkin, A. K., W. W. Gritschik, V. N. Vorobiov and G. A. Mindlin. 1997. Breeding population of Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa Forster) in Belarus: summary of recent knowledge. Pp. 449-455 in: J. R. Duncan, D. H. Johnson, and T. H. Nicholls (eds.) Biology & Conservation of Owls of the Northern Hemisphere: 2nd International Symposium. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report NC-190. St. Paul, MN: North Central Research Station.
  16. Tishechkin, A. K., and V. E. Sidorovich. 1997. Mustelids as prey of the other vertebrate predators. Pp. 153-154 in: Sidorovich, V. E. (ed.) Mustelids of Belarus. Evolutionary Biology, Demography and Interspecific Relationships. Minsk: Zolotoi Ulei (in Russian).
  17. Tishechkin, A. K., V. E. Sidorovich, V. V. Ivanovsky and A. E. Vintchevsky. 1997. Diets of vertebrate predators in Belarus. Pp. 142-148 in: Sidorovich, V. E. (ed.) Mustelids of Belarus. Evolutionary Biology, Demography and Interspecific Relationships. Minsk: Zolotoi Ulei (in Russian).
  18. Strazds, M., W. Van den Bossche, P. Sackl and A. Tischechkin. 1996. Population trends of the black stork in Europe. P. 31 in: Abstracts. 2nd International Conference on the Black Stork. Mérida (Spain): ADENEX.
  19. Tishechkin, A. K. 1996. The Osprey Pandion haliaetus in Berezinsky Biosohere Reserve. Pp. 35-38 in: Meyburg, B.-U., and R. D. Chancellor (eds.) Eagle Studies. Berlin-London-Paris: World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls.
  20. Nikiforov, M. E., A. K. Tishechkin, I. E. Samusenko and O. A. Pareiko. 1995. Dynamics of bird communities and populations of model bird species. Pp.  158-174 in: Sushchenia, L. M., M. M. Pikulik, and A. E. Plenin (eds.) Animals in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station Accident Zone. Minsk: Navuka i Tekhnika (in Russian).
  21. Nikiforov, M. E., A. K. Tishechkin and B. V. Yaminsky. 1995. Status of shrikes in Belarus. Proceeding of the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology 6: 107.
  22. Tishechkin, A. K., and W. W. Gritschik. 1994. Some preliminary results of the Eagle Owl research in Belarus. Pp. 12-21 in: Voronetsky, V. I. (ed.) Eagle Owl in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Moscow: Moscow State Univ. (in Russian).
  23. Alexandrovich, O. R., and A. K. Tishechkin. 1991. Revision of Histeroidea (Coleoptera) of the fauna of Byelorussia. Pp. 94-104 in: Lopatin, I. K., and E. I. Khotko (eds.) Fauna & Ecology of Beetles in Belarus. Minsk: Navuka i Tekhnika (in Russian).
  24. Tishechkin, A. K. 1991. Numbers and distribution of raptors in the Berezinsky Reserve. Pp. 248-249 in: Proceedings of the X All-Union Ornithological Conference. Part 2, vol. 2. Minsk: Navuka i Tekhnika (in Russian).
  25. Voronetsky, V. I., A. K. Tishechkin and V. T. Demianchik. 1990. Owl census methods. Pp. 23- 37 in: Krever, V. E., and A. G. Sorokin (eds.) Methods of Censuses and Conservation of Birds of Prey. Moscow: Central Research Laboratory of Glavokhota (in Russian).
  26. Byshniov, I. I., and A. K. Tishechkin. 1989. Birds. Pp. 13-35 in: Sokolov, V. E. (ed.) Flora & Fauna of Nature Reserves of the USSR. Veretebrates of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve. Moscow: VINITI (in Russian).
  27. Khotko, E. I., N. K. Lavrova, S. V. Saluk, L. S. Chumakov, M. V. Maximenkov, A. K. Tishechkin and S. V. Buga. 1989. Beetles (Coleoptera) Pp. 19-57 in: Kryzhanovskij, O. L. (ed.) Flora & Fauna of Nature Reserves of the USSR. Insects of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve. Moscow: VINITI (in Russian).
  28. Tishechkin, A. K. 1989. Numbers and distribution of owls in the Berezinsky Reserve. Pp. 261- 262 in: Proceedings of the VI Zoological Conference of the Byelorussian SSR. Minsk: Navuka i Tekhnika (in Russian).
  29. Tishechkin, A. K., and A. E. Vintchevsky. 1989. Some observations on the sibling agression in Osprey (Pandion haliaetus L.). Pp. 263-264 in: Proceedings of the VI Zoological Conference of the Byelorussian SSR. Minsk: Navuka i Tekhnika (in Russian).
  30. Byshniov, I. I., and A. K. Tishechkin. 1988. Common Crane in the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve. Pp. 29-31 in: Proceedings of the XII East Baltic Ornithological Conference. Vilnius: Mosklas (in Russian).
  31. Tishechkin, A. K. 1988. On the diet of Ural Owl in Byelorussia. Pp. 226-227 in: Proceedings of the XII East Baltic Ornithological Conference. Vilnius: Mosklas (in Russian).
  32. Tishechkin, A. K. 1986. Some peculiarities of Ural Owl vocalization in Byelorussia. Pp. 281- 282 in: Proceedings of the I All-Union Ornithological Congress & IX All-Union Ornithological Conference. Part 2. Leningrad: Nauka (in Russian).

On-Line Publications

  1. Derunkov, A., A. Konstantinov, A. Tishechkin, L. Hartje and A. J. Redford. 2013. Diabrotica ID: Identification of Diabrotica species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from North and Central America. First posted in February 2013. http://idtools.org/id/beetles/diabrotica/
  2. Tishechkin, A. K. 2007. Species web pages of the beetles of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Families Eucnemidae, Histeridae, Leiodidae, Staphylinidae. 85 pp. First posted in June 2007, last updated – June 2010. http://www.lsuinsects.org/research/smokymountainsnationalpark/checklist_coleoptera.html
  3. Tishechkin, A. K., and C. E. Carlton. 2007. Introduction to beetle inquilinism and systematics of the histerid subfamily Hetaeriinae. First posted in November 2007, last updated – February 2008. http://www.lsuinsects.org/research/inquilines/InquilineHetaeriine.htm
  4. Caterino M. S., A. K. Tishechkin and C. E. Carlton. 2005. Lucid key to genera of Chlamydopsinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae). First posted in December 2005, last updated – January 2007. http://www.lsuinsects.org/keys/chlamydopsinae/
  5. Tishechkin, A.K. 2001. Histerid beetles (Coleoptera, Histeridae) of Louisiana. An annotated list with image links. First posted at in January 2001, last updated – April 2017. http://www.lsuinsects.org/research/histeridae/

Other Publications

  1. Tishechkin, A. 2015. ‘Do you remember how everything got started?..’ (To the 20th anniversary of the re-discovery of Aquatic Warbler in Belarus). Ptuszki i My (Minsk, Belarus) 17 (2): 9-11 (in Russian).
  2. Tishechkin, A. 2015. How I have ‘opened’ and ‘closed’ a new owl species. Notes of a Belarusian zoologist in Amazonia. Ptuszki i My (Minsk, Belarus) 17 (1): 16-18 (in Belarusian).
  3. Caterino, M. S., Dégallier, N., Y. Gomy, A. K. Tishechkin and S. Mazur. 2013. The Fourth World Congress of Histeridology, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, February 2012. Le Coléoptériste 16: 43-45.
  4. Konstantinov, A. S., A. K. Tishechkin, A. G. Moseyko, M. G. Volkovitch, O. L. Nesterova, J. Y. Meleshko and B. A. Korotyaev. 2013. In memory of I. K. Lopatin (1923-2012). Entomological Review (St. Petersburg, Russia) 92 (1): 180-218.
  5. Zuyonak, S., and A. Tishechkin. 2013. Great Bustard, with the hope for return. Ptuszki i My (Minsk, Belarus) 15 (2): 16-18 (in Belarusian).
  6. Dégallier, N., Y. Gomy, F. Penati, M. Caterino, T.  Théry and A. K. Tishechkin. 2011. Troisième Congrès mondial d'Histéridologie á Paris, le 3 Septembre 2010. Le Coléoptériste 14: 199-203.
  7. Tishechkin, A.K. 2005. Litter Blitz 2004. Southeastern Biology 52: 437-438.
  8. Tishechkin, A. K., and A. S. Konstantinov. 2005. Words about the Mentor – Minsk perspective. Pp. XIII-XVI in: Konstantinov, A., A. Tishechkin, and L. Penev (eds.) Contributions to Systematics and Biology of Beetles. Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of I.K. Lopatin. Sofia – Moscow: Pensoft.
  9. Tishechkin, A.K. 2004. Litter Blitz 2004: New discoveries from Thunderhead Mountain and elsewhere. A.T.B.I. Quarterly 5 (4): 4.
  10. Tishechkin, A.K. 2003. Yakoub's ornithology: reading “The New Land.” Ptuszki i My (Minsk, Belarus) 5: 6-7 (in Belarusian).
  11. Dombrovski, V. C., A. K. Tishechkin and V. V. Ivanovski. 2002. Belarus' National Action Plan for Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga). Unpublished conservation document. 43 pp. Minsk: A.P.B – BirdLife-Belarus (in Russian and English).
  12. Gritschik, W. W., and A. K. Tishechkin. 1993. New data on some rare and poorly-known bird species in upper Szczara River valley (Brest Region). Protected Animals of Belarus 3: 9-11 (in Russian).
  13. Tishechkin, A. K., and A. V. Kozulin. 1993. Materials on some bird species in Stviga River basin. Protected Animals of Belarus 3: 11-14 (in Russian).
  14. Byshniov, I. I., and A. K. Tishechkin. 1990. New data on some rare birds of the Berezinsky Nature Reserve. Protected Animals of Belarus 1: 30-36 (in Russian).

Grants

  • 2009. A systematic revision of the New World Exosternini(Histeridae: Histerinae). National Science Foundation (DEB 0949790), 2010-2012, with M. S Caterino. $400,000.
  • 2009. Revision of the Oriental species of the impressa-group of the genus Lilioceris (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae). USDA-ARS-PSI (order # AG-3K06-P-09-0283), 2009-10, with A. S. Konstantinov. $13,000.
  • 2007. Imaging primary types of Coleoptera in the collection of U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution. USDA-ARS & Smithsonian Institution (contract # 07-PO-331-0000132511), 2007-08. $6,000
  • 2004. Study of leaf beetles in Neotropical canopy fogging samples. USDA-ARS & Smithsonian Institution (contract # 43-3K84-5-410), 2004-05, with A. S. Konstantinov. $7,500.
  • 2004. Identification of the Oregon Caves National Park beetle collection. US National Park Service, 2004, with C. E. Carlton. $2,300.
  • 2001. Study of sap and myrmecophilous histerid beetles (Nitidulidae and Hetaeriinae) in SE Arizona. Sigma Xi, LSU Chapter. Grant-in-Aid of Research, with A. R. Cline. $ 1,000
  • 1999. Systematics of the Inquilinous Hister Beetle Complex Mesynodites (Histeridae: Hetaeriinae). National Science Foundation (DEB 9815394), 1999-2003. with C. E. Carlton. $81,300.
  • 1999. Pilot survey of the status and density of Spotted Eagles (Aquila pomarina and A. clanga) in Belarusian Polessia. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sandy, UK, 1999, with V. C. Dombrovsky. $3,000.
  • 1998. Study of the Neotropical Hetaeriinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae) at the Canadian National Insect Collection. Visiting Researcher's Grant, CanaCol Foundation, Ottawa, Canada. CAN$750.
  • 1998. Study of the Neotropical Hetaeriinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae) at the collection of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. Visiting Research Scholarship, Field Museum of Natural History. $500.
  • 1996. Survey of lowland sedge mires as a habitat for endangered animal species in Belarus. Michael Otto Stiftung für Naturschutz, Hamburg, Germany, 1996-97 with A. V.  Kozulin. DEM14,000.
  • 1996. Survey of the status of wildlife and natural habitats and improvement of protected area network in the Pripyat River floodplain (Belarus and Ukraine) Michael Otto Stiftung für Naturschutz, Hamburg, Germany, 1996-97, with A. V. Kozulin and M.E. Nikiforov. DEM25,000.
  • 1996. Taxonomic research on the Neotropical Hetaeriinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae) at German insect collections. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (436 WER 17/5/96), Bonn, Germany. DEM4,000.

Travel - Museums

  • Alexander König Museum, Bonn, Germany. 2000, 1 week; 1996, 2 weeks.
  • Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada. 2000 and 1998, 3 days each year.
  • Canadian National Insect Collection, Ottawa, Canada. 2000, 3 days; 1998, 1 week.
  • Deutsche Entomologische Institut, Eberswalde, Germany. 1995-1996, 3 days each year.
  • Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL. 1998, 10 days.
  • Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, FL. 2004, 1997, 3 days each year.
  • Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. 2010, 1 week.
  • Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany. 2010, 1 week. 1996, 4 days.
  • National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. 2009, 3 weeks. 2008, 2 weeks. 2007. 1 week. 2006, 3 days. 2005, 2 weeks. 2004, 1 week; 2000, 1998, 3 days each year.
  • Natural History Museum, London, UK. 2010, 1 week.
  • Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles CA. 2011-12, 3 days each year.
  • New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Auckland, New Zealand. 2006, 1 week
  • Natuurhistorisch Museum (J.Wasmann's Collection), Maastricht, Netherlands. 2000, 1996, 3 days each year.
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA. 2006, 2 weeks.
  • Zoological Institute, St.Petersburg, Russia. 2000, 2 days; 1989-1997, 2 weeks annually.
  • Zoologische Staadtsammlung, München, Germany. 1996, 4 days.

Field Collecting Expeditions

  • Argentina (monte, chaco and yungas of the North-West). 2011, 3 weeks. General beetle collecting with a special attention to Histeridae and iquilinous beetles.
  • Brazil (cerrado and Antlantic forests of the South). 2011, 3 weeks. 2014, 3 weeks. General beetle collecting with a special attention to Histeridae and iquilinous beetles.
  • Perú (premontane and montane forests of Eastern Andean slope). 2009, 4 weeks. Beetle collecting with a special attention to inquilinous and forest litter beetles.
  • Vanuatu (lowland and montane forests of Espiritu Santo I.). 2006, 5 weeks. Arthropod sampling and beetle collecting for SANTO 2006 biodiversity survey.
  • Panamá (lowland forests). 2003, 6 weeks. 2004, 4 weeks. Arthropod sampling for IBISCA-Panamá Project, collecting inquilinous beetles.
  • Arizona (Sky Islands Region). 2001, 2 weeks. 2015, 1.5 week. General beetle collecting with a special attention to inquilinous beetles.
  • Tennessee/North Carolina/Virgina (southern Appalachian Mountains). 2001-08, 2-4 weeks each year. General beetle collecting within the Great Smoky Mountains All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory with an emphasis on forest litter beetles.
  • Texas (Big Bend National Park). 2000, 1 week. General beetle collecting with a special attention to inquilinous beetles.
  • Ecuador (Amazonian lowland, coastal deciduous and montane forests). 1999. 8 weeks. 2008. 4 weeks. 2011. 3 weeks. General beetle collecting with a special attention to Histeridae, inquilinous and canopy beetles.
  • Costa Rica (lowland and montane forests). 1998, 2 weeks. 2002, 4 weeks. General beetle collecting with a special attention to Histerdiae and inquilinous beetles.
  • Louisiana. 1998-2010, 2013-14, 2-4 weeks annually. General beetle collecting with a special attention to inquilinous and pocket gopher burrow-dwelling beetles.
  • Kazakhstan (Tien Shan and Djungarian Mountains). 1989, 3 weeks. 1991, 4 weeks. Beetle collecting in a variety of steppe, montane forest and alpine habitats.
  • Russian Far East (Ussuri Region). 1988, 3 weeks. Beetle collecting in forest and coastal habitats.
  • Turkmenistan (Karakum Desert). 1985, 3 weeks. 1993, 3 weeks. Beetle, bird and mammal collecting.
  • Ukraine (Carpathian Mountains, Danube Delta, Black Sea coast, Polessia). 1983, 2 weeks. 1984, 4 weeks. 1990, 2 weeks. 1996, 2 weeks. Insect collecting and wildlife surveys in a variety of coastal, floodplain, forest, and subalpine habitats.
  • Russian Arctic (White Sea coast, S Yamal Peninsula). 1981, 5 weeks. 1982, 17 weeks. 1986, 5 weeks. Surveys and collecting of birds, beetles and mammals in various taiga, tundra and coastal habitats.
  • Belarus. 1979-97, 8-15 weeks annually. Surveys, field research and collecting, primarily on/of birds, beetles and mammals in various habitats throughout the country. 1999. 3 weeks. Surveys of Spotted Eagles, beetle and bird collecting in Polessia. 2000. 3 weeks. Surveys of Spotted Eagles, Aquatic Warblers, beetle and bird collecting in Polessia.

Invited Presentations (chronological)

  • 2018. California Department of Food and Agriculture, Scaramento, CA. “Story of army ant pets: natural history of and studies on Haeteriinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae).”
  • 2014. Department of Biodiversity, Evolution and Environment, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil. “Systematic revisions and biodiversity inventories in the Neotropics: personal experience with obscure beetle taxon (Coleoptera: Histeridae).”
  • 2011. Department of Engineering and Agronomy, Universidade Estadual de Sao Paolo, Ilha Solteira, Brazil. “Insect taxonomy and community and biodiversity studies: personal experience with obscure beetle taxon (Coleoptera: Histeridae)” and “Sytematics of the New World Exosternini (Coleoptera: Histeridae).”
  • 2011. Department of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil. “Insect taxonomy and community and biodiversity studies: personal experience with obscure beetle taxon (Coleoptera: Histeridae)” and “Sytematics of the New World Exosternini (Coleoptera: Histeridae).”
  • 2011. Department of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Paraná, Curituba, Brazil. “Insect taxonomy and community and biodiversity studies: personal experience with obscure beetle taxon (Coleoptera: Histeridae)” and “Sytematics of the New World Exosternini (Coleoptera: Histeridae).”
  • 2009. Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University. “The IBISCA initiative: from a canopy project in Panamá to global insect diversity task force.”
  • 2007. Department of Biology, Belarusian State University, Minsk. “Inventoring tropical beetle diversity: the perspective of a BSU alumnus taxonomist.”
  • 2004. Bambi Seminar, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Barro Colorado Island, Panamá. “Story of army ant pets: phylogenetic revision of Mesynodites (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Hetaeriinae).”
  • 2002. Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University. “Current state of bird conservation in Belarus.”

Professional Presentations (Meetings/Symposia)

  • 2014. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Protland, OR. Poster presentation (co-authors: J. D. Allison, C. E. Carlton, M. L. Ferro, W. Johnson, T. C. MacRae, J.-S. Park, W. Virgets).
  • 2013. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. Oral presentation (co-authors: V. L. Bayless, C. E. Carlton, M. L. Ferro, N. H. Nguyen, J.-S. Park).
  • 2012. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN. Poster presentations (co-author: M. S. Caterino).
  • 2011. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Reno, NV. Poster and oral presentations (co-author: M. S. Caterino).
  • 2010. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Poster and oral presentations (co-author: M. S. Caterino).
  • 2006 . Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. Oral presentation.
  • 2005. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Poster and oral presentations (co-authors: M. S. Caterino, A. J. Mayor).
  • 2005. 9th Great Smoky Mountains All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory Annual Conference, Gatlinburg, TN. Poster presentation (co-author: A. J. Mayor).
  • 2004. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. Coleopterists Society Meeting.
  • 2002. 2nd International Conference on the Ecology and Conservation of Floodplains and Lowland Mires in the Polesie Region, Minsk, Belarus. Invited participant, round table discussions.
  • 2001. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Oral presentation.
  • 2000. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. Poster presentation (co-authors: C. E. Carlton, M. K. Dean).
  • 2000. 21st International Congress of Entomology, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil. Poster presentation (co-authors: C. E. Carlton, M. K. Dean).
  • 1999. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. Oral presentation.
  • 1998. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. Poster presentation (co-author: C. E. Carlton).
  • 1997. 1st International Conference on the Ecology and Conservation of Floodplains and Lowland Mires in the Polesie Region, Minsk, Belarus. Organizing committee member, oral presentation (co-authors: A. V. Kozulin, M. E. Nikiforov).
  • 1997. 2nd International Symposium on the Biology and Conservation of Owls of the Northern Hemisphere, Winnipeg, Canada. Oral presentations (co-authors: W. W. Gritschik, V. N. Vorobiov, and G. A. Mindlin).
  • 1995. 13th International Conference on the European Bird Census Council, Pärnu,   Estonia. Oral presentation (co-authors: V. V. Ivanovsky, A. E. Vintchevsky).
  • 1994. Birdlife International Corncrake Action Plan Workshop, Gdansk, Poland. Invited country representative.
  • 1993. Baltic Birds – 5. 5th International Conference on the Ecology and Conservation of Migratory Birds in the Baltic Basin, Palanga, Lithuania. Oral presentation  (co-author: V. V. Ivanovsky)
  • 1992. 4th Congress of the World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin, Germany. Poster presentation.
  • 1991. 10th All-Union Ornithological Conference, Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR. Organizing committee member, poster presentation.
  • 1989. 2nd All-Union Conference on Birds of Prey, Kiev, Ukrainian SSR. Oral and poster presentations (co-authors: V. V. Ivanovsky, B. V. Yaminsky).
  • 1988. 12th East Baltic Ornithological Conference, Palanga, Lithuania. Oral and poster presentations (co-author: I. I. Byshnev)
  • 1986. 1st All-Union Ornithological Congress and 9th All-Union Ornithological Conference, Leningrad, Russian SFSR. Poster presentation

Teaching (Courses Taught)

  • ENTM 7008 Special Topics in Entomology: Insects Systematics through the Ages. Louisiana State University. Fall 2013. Co-advised with Dr. Chris Carlton
  • ENTM 7001 General Entomology. Louisiana State University. Fall 2007. Co-advised with Dr. James Ottea
  • ENTM 8900 Special Topics in Entomology: Advanced Coleopterology. Louisiana State University. Spring 2006. Co-advised with Dr. Chris Carlton
  • Endangered Animals and Ecosystems of Belarus. Department of Biology, Belarusian State University. Spring 1997, spring 1996
  • Theory and Practice of Taxonomy and Systematics. Department of Biology, Belarusian State University. Fall 1995, fall 1996
  • Biology & Chemistry for 6-11th grades. Mir Middle & High School, Baranawiczi District, Belarus. Fall 1983, spring and fall 1984

Graduate Advisees

  • Alexander E. Vintchevsky. MS (1989). Grodno State University, Belarus. Co-advised with Dr. Alexander Bakharev. Currently: Director, BirdLife Belarus.
  • Svetlana A. Adamovich. MS (1998). Belarusian State University. Co-advised with Dr. Vadim  Sidorovich. Currently: high school teacher, Maladzeczna District, Belarus.

Professional and Society Service

Manuscript reviewer

  • Acta Entomologica Musei Nacionalis Pragae, Acta Zoologica Mexicana, Annales Zoologici, Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society, Coleopterists Bulletin, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, Dugesiana, European Journal of Entomology, Florida Entomologist, Fragmenta Faunistica, Insecta Mundi, Insectes Sociaux, Invertebrate Taxonomy, Pan-Pacific Entomologist, Psyche, Russian Entomological Journal, Subbuteo, Systematic Entomology, ZooKeys, Zootaxa

Grant Proposal reviewer

  • National Science Foundation

Editorial Service

  • Co-editor: Contributions to Systematics and Biology of Beetles. Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of I. K. Lopatin. Pensoft: Sofia – Moscow. xvi+388 pp.
  • Editorial board member: Coleopterists Bulletin (2004-05), Ptuszki i My (‘Birds and Us,’ Minsk, Belarus) (2013-16), Subbuteo. Belarusian Ornithological Bulletin (1999-2015).

Professional Societies

  • Audubon Society
  • APB - BirdLife Belarus
  • Coleopterists Society
  • Pacific Coast Entomological Society

Professional Awards

  • 2013. The Coleopterists Society Outstanding Paper of the Year Award: Ferro et al. 2013. Coleoptera collected from rotting Fishhook Barrel Cacti (Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britton and Rose), with a review of Nearctic Coleoptera associated with succulent necrosis. Coleopterists Bulletin 67: 419-443.
  • 1983. Annual Student Scientific Conference for the Universities of the Minsk Area, Best Graduate Student Presentation Award: “Ecology of the Breeding Raptor Species at Southern Yamal Peninsula, Arctic Siberia.”