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Aline Cristina Martins, Winner of the Inaugural International Society of Hymenopterists Endowment Student Award Hamuli The Newsletter of the International Society of Hymenopterists volume 3, issue 2 30 August 2012 Aline Cristina Martins, winner In this issue... of the inaugural International Endowment Student Award Winner (Martins) 1 Society of Hymenopterists ISH in Daegu (Heraty) 2 ICH 2014 details 2 Endowment Student Award V.A. Yasnosh obituary (Japoshvili & By: Aline Critina Martins, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Chkhubianishvili) 3 as solicited by the Awards Committee Hymenopterans and aroids (Hanson et al.) 4 Inordinate fondness of microhymenoptera (Noyes) 5 I was born in Londrina, in the state of Paraná, Brazil, Hymenoptera dispersal data (Stigenberg) 8 and I lived there until the age of nine, when I moved to Member news 9 the state capital, Curitiba, with my parents and brother. I Secretary’s report (Deans) 9 studied in public schools in Curitiba until I entered uni- Hamuli editor’s report (Deans) 10 versity. Biology was not my first choice. I knew, at six- Webmaster/Archivist’s report (Seltmann) 10 teen, that I liked to read and write very much, and that I Treasurer’s report (Brabant) 10 JHR editor’s report (Schmidt) 11 Indonesian-German Biodiversity Network (Schmidt) 12 Author’s instructions 14 wanted to travel and get to know many different places and cultures around the world. In high school, however, I was surprised to find that I had developed a strong interest in Biology, and especially in genetics and evolution. I then decided to study Biology and I began my undergraduate degree in 2002 at the Universidade Federal do Paraná. The research in the Botany Department in the beginning of my studies was responsible for the development of my interest in studying plant-animal relationships. For this reason, in 2004, I joined Professor Gabriel Melo’s laboratory, at- tracted by a project of his that was focused on pollinators of passion-fruit flowers. In spite of my initial intentions, I began another research project which was focused on the detection of changes in wild bee fauna in an area go- ing through a process of urbanization. I worked in Prof. Melo’s lab until the end of my undergraduate studies, also developing other research projects. In 2007, I began my Master’s studies at the Universidade de São Paulo, under the supervision of Professor Isabel Alves-dos-Santos. The main goal of my Master’s project was to study the interac- Aline Cristina Martins, winner of the inaugural International Society of Hymenopterists Endowment Student Award. continued— 2 Hamuli volume 3, issue 2 30 August 2012 —continued ized forceps; 2. The muscle is stored in a freezer, in labeled tions between oil bees and Angelonia flowers in different cryogenic microtubes; 3. The specimens are mounted, biomes in Brazil. This research provided me with a great dried and labeled; 4. Information about the specimens, chance to learn more about our diverse fauna and flora. such as the species’ names, localities and flower hosts, is Finally, in 2010, I began my PhD studies in Entomology, entered into a database. This award will make it possible for me to make an organized collection of this group of under the supervision of Prof. Melo, at UFPR. My doctoral v research project investigates the evolution of Centridini bees, and also to spend more time on my PhD research. oil-collecting bees, using a phylogenetic approach. It was for this project that I had the honor of receiving the ISH Endowment Student Award. Producing a robust phylog- eny with a broad range of samples is the main goal of the Hymenopterists in Daegu By: John Heraty, ISH president, University of California, present PhD project, as this phylogeny is a requirement for Riverside, CA, USA better understanding the evolution of this important group of bees. I also sampled more than 100 centridine spe- The ICE meetings are a veritable Hymenopterists para- cies, for which two nuclear genes and one mitochondrial, dise this year. We have our own symposium on Biological protein-coding gene were also sequenced. For the second Transitions in Hymenoptera. There were also symposia stage of my PhD research I am seeking DAAD-CNPq on the evolution of eusociality and lots of talks on the scholarship funds in order to study the timing of interac- phylogenomics of Hymenoptera. In particular, the 1Kite tions between centridine bees and the oil-plants they visit. (1kite.org) project has a goal of 200 Hymenoptera to be This study would take place in collaboration with Prof. included in the transcriptome analysis. As well, more and Susanne Renner of Ludwig-Maximillians University (Mu- more studies are supporting Hymenoptera as the sister nich, Germany). Professor Renner has great experience in group of all Holometabola. Systematic Botany and Evolution, and has been studying A mere 25 people were in attendance at the annual the evolution of oil-bee-plant interactions for a number of business meeting on Tuesday night. This was largely a years. product, hopefully, of a misguided bus service schedule. My reason for applying for the ISH Endowment Student Importantly, we had a glorious reception with free Hite Award was to acquire the funds necessary for the hiring beer, wine and canapés (admittedly the salmon was better of a technical assistant and for the purchase of laboratory than the kiwi slices). Spirits were not dampened by the low supplies, in order to organize the samples of muscle tissue numbers and we had some lively discussions. Everyone and entire Centridini specimens in the DZUP Entomologi- is happy with the continuing health of the Society. There cal Collection. This organizational work is important for were discussions of the publishing model a few major is- the current project because it makes the specimens avail- sues, including the need to get away from a paper version able for successful DNA extraction for a longer period of which is costing us money, the choice we need to make time, it allows for the proper preservation of the specimens for either higher impact factor or greater general access to so that they can be further checked for identification, and publication for all (Lars Krogmann brought up that this is it also allows information on the different specimens to be a fine balance that we need to consider), and the need to entered into a database for future consultation. The techni- increase student participation and support. Notably, we had cal assistant is the Biology student Jaqueline Dittrich, who the three student travel award winners (Elizabeth Mur- has already been hired and who has begun work. The work ray, Jason Mottern and Elijiah Talamas) in attendance, as is being carried out in the following steps: 1. The speci- well as the three symposium program enhancement fund mens are dissected and the muscle is removed with steril- recipients (Dennis Brothers, Andrea Lucky, and Donald continued— Hamuli (ISSN 2224-2791) is published by the International Society of Hymenopterists. Contact information: Andrew R. Deans, Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, 501 ASI Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, USA. Fax: +1 814 865 3048 Ph: +1 814 863 2863 Email: [email protected] President: JJohn Heraty <[email protected]> All submissions should be sent electronically to the editor, with textual contribu- Treasurer: Craig Brabant <[email protected]> tions as .rtf, .doc, or .docx files and images as .jpg, .png, or .tif. Deadline for the Secretary: Lars Krogmann <[email protected]> first issue is December 31, while the deadline for the second issue is June 30. Editor, Hamuli: Andrew R. Deans <[email protected]> Associate Editor: (open) Articles appearing herein should not be considered published for the purposes of zoological nomenclature. find us on the Web: http://hymenopterists.org 30 August 2012 volume 3, issue 2 Hamuli 3 —continued Aphelinidae)” and got Degree of Doctor of Biological Sci- Quicke). Announcements were made on our new executive ences. She was appointed as a professor in 1991. selectees (Jim Whitfield and Lars Krogmann) and our ISH Her scientific carrier was as following: Entomologist, Distinguished Research Medal winner (Brad Vinson), and Laboratory of Plant Quarantine Service, Tbilisi (1953- our Distinguished Service award winner (Andy Deans). 1966); Major Research Scientist, Laboratory of Biological Congratulations come from all of us here at the meeting. control, Plant Protection Research Institute of Georgia This meeting has set the stage for our next international (1966-1976); Head of laboratory, then - Department of meeting in Cusco, Peru (details below) in 2014. Hopefully, Biological Control (1976-1997); Kanchaveli L. Research we will see all of you there. v Institute of Plant Protection, Tbilisi, Georgia, Principal Research Scientists (1997-2010). She was a member of the Russian Entomological Society (1949), the Georgian Entomological Society (1965) and the Georgian Academy of Ecological Science (1995). 8th International Congress She got several awards and honor: 1967- Medal for of Hymenopterists biological control in Georgia, Exebition “Achievement of National Economy”, Moscow; 1968- Award of Zoological Institute Acad. of Sci., USSR, St-Petersburg as a coauthor Cusco, Peru of monograph “Aphelinids of the European Part of the July 20–25, 2014 USSR and Caucasus” (M. Nikolskaya, V. Jasnosh); 1992- 1993- Diploma and stipend. International Sci. Founda- Hotel: Casa Andina tion and Academy of Natural Sci. USSR on the problem “Biodiversity”; 2002 – Honorary Diploma, Academy of Meeting: Centro de Convenciones continued— Cusco A significant word in Aphelinid (Chalcidoidea) Taxonomy - Prof. Dr. V.A. Yasnosh passed away By: G. Japoshvili (Entomology and Biocontrol Research Cen- tre, Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia) and Ts. Chkhubianishvili (L.Kanchaveli Institute of Plant Protec- tion, Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia) In 3 August of 2011 after several months of illness we lost one of the best taxonomists in her group, Aphelinids, well known biocontrol specialist and brilliant professional, colleague and person Prof.
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