Title of research:
Taxonomy of Lygaeoidea of the Old World
Supervisor:
Előd Kondorosy, PhD,
associate professor
Scientific area:
Agricultural sciences
Research Institutions:
Dept. of Animal Science and Animal
Husbandry,
Georgikon
Faculty,
Keszthely, University of Pannonia
Branch of Science:
Animal husbandry
Introduction and Research tasks:
The supervisor is studying the taxonomy of Lygaeoidea since the end of the 1990’s years.
In the last 15 years he described (partly with PhD students or colleagues) 6 new genera or
subgenera, 28 new species, synonymized 26 species, and not mentioned the synonyms
proposed 13 new combinations. Type material of 16 European and 2 non-European
museums were studied.
The proposal for the applicants is study the system of Lygaeoidea superfamily of the
Hemiptera, especially of selected groups. The most probably possibilities are (after
consultation selected) Geocoridae, Heterogastridae or some tribe of Rhyparochromidae,
e.g. Antillocorini (genus Botocudo), Drymini (many genera as Scolopostethus, Stilbocoris
etc.), Ozophorini (Bedunia, Bryanellocoris) or Rhyparochromini (Elasmolomus,
Poeantius). The student gains experience also in preparation of insect genitalia and
photomicrography.
Background:
Microscopes and other equipments are available in the department for the study. The
supervisor has all needed literature, mostly in pdf format, also an extensive sample of
pictures of type specimens.
The material borrowed from 15 various museums are enough for the work. It contains
more thousand specimens with more than 180 undescribed species and more than 20
undescribed genera.
Requirements:
The applicant should have MSc in biological, agricultural or related field. Knowledge of
English and good drawing skills would be advantages.
Signature of the project supervisor:
Opinion and signature of the head of the
research institution (the topic is
acceptable /not acceptable).
Dr. Előd Kondorosy, associate professor
Dr. Péter J. Polgár, associate professor
The research topic is (accepted/not accepted)
by the Council of the Doctoral School
Signature of the head of the Doctoral
School:
Dr. Angela Anda, professor