Robert S. Copeland
Robert S. Copeland, Entomologist, USA
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi and Research Affiliate, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.
Taxon names authored
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Publications
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2009
edit- De Meyer, M. & Copeland, R.S. 2009. A new sexually dimorphic Ceratitis species from Kenya (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Afrotropical Zoology 5: 21-26. Reference page.
2010
edit- Adamski, D., Copeland, R.S., Miller, S.E., Hebert, P.D.N., Darrow, K. & Luke, Q. 2010. A review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with new taxa reared from native fruits in Kenya. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 630: 1–68. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.630 ResearchGate Reference page.
2011
edit- Kirk-Spriggs, A.H., Kotrba, M. & Copeland, R.S. 2011. Further details of the morphology of the enigmatic African fly Mormotomyia hirsuta Austen (Diptera: Mormotomyiidae). African Invertebrates 52(1): 145–165. DOI: 10.5733/afin.052.0107. PDF Reference page.
2015
edit- Swart, V.R., Kirk-Spriggs, A.H. & Copeland, R. 2015. A new species of Alhajarmyia Stuckenberg (Diptera: Vermileonidae), the first wormlion fly described from East Africa and its biogeographical implications. Zootaxa 4044(4): 556–566. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.4.5. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.
2016
edit- Roques, A., Copeland, R.S., Soldati, L., Denux, O. & Auger-Rozenberg, M-A. 2016. Megastigmus seed chalcids (Hymenoptera, Torymidae) radiated much more on Angiosperms than previously considered. I- Description of 8 new species from Kenya, with a key to the females of Eastern and Southern Africa. ZooKeys 585: 51-124. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.585.7503. Reference page.
- Roques, A., Copeland, R., Soldati, L., Denux, O. & Rozenberg, M.A.A. 2016. Corrigenda: Roques A, Copeland RS, Soldati L, Denux O, Auger-Rozenberg M-A (2016) Megastigmus seed chalcids (Hymenoptera, Torymidae) radiated much more on Angiosperms than previously considered. I- Description of 8 new species from Kenya, with a key to the females of Eastern and Southern Africa. ZooKeys 585: 51–124. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.585.7503. ZooKeys 620: 151-151. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.620.10663. Reference page.
- Talamas, E.J., Mikó, I. & Copeland, R.S. 2016. Revision of Dvivarnus (Scelionidae, Teleasinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 49: 1–23. DOI: 10.3897/JHR.49.7714. Reference page.
2017
edit- Kimsey, L.S. & Copeland, R.S. 2017. An unusual new species of Hedychridium Abeille from Africa. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 55: 103–108. DOI: 10.3897/jhr.55.12191. Reference page.
2018
edit- Delvare, G. & Copeland, R.S. 2018. Four-horned wasps, description of some remarkable Dirhinus (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae) from Kenya, with a discussion of their taxonomic placement. Zootaxa 4374(3): 301–349. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4374.3.1 Reference page.
- Kim, C-J., Copeland, R.S. & Notton, D.G. 2018. The family Ismaridae Thomson (Hymenoptera, Diaprioidea): first record for the Afrotropical region with description of fourteen new species. African Invertebrates 59(2): 127–163. DOI: 10.3897/afrinvertebr.59.24403 Reference page.
- Tanga, C.M., Magara, J.O., Ayieko, M.A., Copeland, R.S., Khamis, F.M., Mohamed, S.A., Ombura, F.L.O., Niassy, S., Subramanian, S., Fiaboe, K.K.M., Roos, N., Ekesi, S. & Hugel, S. 2018. A new edible cricket species from Africa of the genus Scapsipedus. Zootaxa 4486(3): 383–392. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4486.3.9 Reference page.
2019
edit- Copeland & Razowski 2019. Frugivorous Insects Reared from Chytranthus obliquinervis Radlk. (Sapindales: Sapindaceae) with the Description of a New Monophagous Species of Grapholita Treitschke (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 121(3): 382–393. DOI: 10.4289/0013-8797.121.3.382 Reference page.
- Delvare, G., Copeland, R.S. & Tanga, C.M. 2019. Description of Eniacomorpha hermetiae Delvare sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Chalcididae) a pupal parasitoid of Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera, Stratiomyidae), and a potential threat to mass production of the fly as a feed supplement for domestic animals. Zootaxa 4638(2): 237–254. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4638.2.4 Reference page.
- Olmi, M., Copeland, R.S. & van Noort, S. 2019. Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea). Zootaxa 4630(1): 1–619. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1 Reference page.
- Pauly, A. & Copeland, R.S. 2019. Meganomia somalica (Friese, 1915) comb. nov. and new records of Meganomiinae for East Africa (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae). Belgian Journal of Entomology 89: 1-22. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
2022
edit- Bossert, S., Wood, T.J., Patiny, S., Michez, D., Almeida, E.A., Minckley, R.L., Packer, L., Neff, J.L., Copeland, R.S., Straka, J., Pauly, A., Griswold, T., Brady, S.G., Danforth, B.N. & Murray, E.A. 2022. Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of the mining bee family Andrenidae. Systematic entomology, 47(2): 283–302. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12530 . Reference page.
- Brown, J.W., Razowski, J., Aarvik, L., Timm, A.E. & Copeland, R.S. 2022. New species and new combinations in Afrotropical Eucosmocydia Diakonoff, 1988 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae). Insecta Mundi 0927: 1–27. PDF. Reference page.
- van Noort, S., Shaw, S.R. & Copeland, R.S. 2022. Revision of the endemic African genus Dinapsis (Dinapsini, Megalyridae, Hymenoptera) with description of seven new species. Zookeys 1112ː 27–122. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1112.82307 Reference page.
2024
edit- Cruaud, A., Rasplus, J-Y., Zhang, J-X., Burks, R.A., Delvare, G., Fusu, L., Gumovsky, A., Huber, J.T., Janšta, P., Mitroiu, M-D., Noyes, J.S., Noort, S. van, Baker, A., Böhmová, J., Baur, H., Blaimer, B.B., Brady, S.G., Bubeníková, K., Chartois, M., Copeland, R.S., Papilloud, N.D-S, Molin, A.D., Dominguez, C., Gebiola, M., Guerrieri, E., Kresslein, R.L., Krogmann, L., Lemmon, E.M., Murray, E.A., Nidelet, S., Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., Perry, R.K., Peters, R.S., Polaszek, A., Sauné, L., Torréns, J., Triapitsyn, S.V., Tselikh, E.V., Yoder, M., Lemmon, A.R., Woolley J.B. & Heraty, J.M. 2024. The Chalcidoidea bush of life: evolutionary history of a massive radiation of minute wasps. Cladistics, 40(1): 34–63. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12561. . Reference page.