Polaszek, A. (Andrew)

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Polaszek, A. (Andrew)

Mini-Biography
Andrew Polaszek is Executive Secretary of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, part-time researcher at the Dept of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London, and Visiting Scientist, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, U.K. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in 1982 from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and completed a PhD in1987 at Imperial College on comparative anatomy of aphid reproductive systems (including the effects of parasitoids). He then spent fifteen years with the Commonwealth (later International) Institute of Entomology, at the Natural History Museum, London, working on parasitoid taxonomy, in particular chalcids and "proctos" of economic importance. From 1990-94 he worked on secondment at Wageningen Agricultural University (The Netherlands) leading a project on the parasitoids of African cereal stem borers. Andrew's major research interests have focussed on the taxonomy of economically important parasitoid groups, and will be directed in future on the co-evolution of proctotrupomorpha and their hosts.
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Polaszek A., Hayat M. 1990; Dirphys boswelli (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) an egg-parasitoid of Plataspidae (Heteroptera). Journal of Natural History. 24(1):1-5 1990
Polaszek A., Kimani S. W. 1990; Telenomus species (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) attacking eggs of pyralid pests (Lepidoptera) in Africa: a review and guide to identification. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 80:57-71 1990
Polaszek A., Ubeku J. A., Bosque-Perez N. A. 1993; Taxonomy of the Telenomus busseolae species-complex (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) egg parasitoids of cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Pyralidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research. 83:221-226 1993
Polaszek A., Dessart P. 1996; Taxonomic problems in the Aphanogmus hakonensis species complex; (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronidae) common hyperparasitoids in biocontrol programmes against lepidopterous pestts in the tropics. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 86:419-422 1996
Polaszek A. 1997; Amitus Haldeman (Hymenoptera: Platygasteridae): a genus of whitefly parasitoids new to Britain. Entomological Magazine. 133:77-79 1997
Polaszek A., Foerster L. A. 1997; Telenomus cyamophylax, n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) attacking eggs of the velvetbean caterpillar, Anticarsia gemmatalis Huebner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Anais da Sociedade Entomologica do Brasil. 26(1):177-181 1997
Huang J., Polaszek A. 1998; A revision of the Chinese species of Encarsia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae): parasitoids of whiteflies, scale insects and aphids (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae, Diaspididae, Aphidoidea). Journal of Natural History. 32:1825-1966 1998
Murchie A. K., Polaszek A., Williams I. H. 1999; Platygaster subuliformis (Kieffer) (Hym., Platygastridae) new to Britain, an egg-larval parasitoid of the Brassica pod midge Dasineura brassicae Winnertz (Dipt., Cecidomyiidae). Entomologists Monthly Magazine. 135:217-222 1999
Polaszek A., Agosti D., Alonso-Zarazaga M., Beccaloni G., de Place Bjorn P., Bouchet P., Brothers D. J., Earl of Cranbrook , Evenhuis N. L., Godfray H. C. J., Johnson N. F., Krell F.-K., Lipscomb D., Lyal C. H. C., Mace G. M., Mawatari S., Miller S. E., Minelli A., Morris S., Ng P. K. L., Patterson D. J., Pyle R. L., Robinson N., Rogo L., Taverne J., Thompson F. C., van Tol J., Wheeler Q. D., Wilson E. O. 2005; A universal register for animal names. Nature. 437:477- 2005
Masner L., Johnson N. F., Polaszek A. 2007; Redescription of Archaeoscelio Brues and description of three new genera of Scelionidae (Hymenoptera): a challenge to the definition of the family. American Museum Novitates. 3550:1-24 2007
Schmidt S., Polaszek A. 2007; The Australian species of EncarsiaFörster (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea:Aphelinidae), parasitoids of whiteflies(Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha,Aleyrodidae) and armoured scaleinsects (Hemiptera, Coccoidea:Diaspididae). Journal of Natural History. 41:2099-2265 2007
Schmidt S., Polaszek A. 2007; Encarsia or Encarsiella? – redefining generic limits based on morphological and molecular evidence (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae). Systematic Entomology. 32:81-94 2007
Johnson N. F., Masner L., Musetti L., van Noort S., Rajmohana K. , Darling D. C., Guidotti A. E., Polaszek A. 2008; Revision of world species of the genus Heptascelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Platygastridae). Zootaxa. 1776:1-51 2008
Valverde L., Loiacono M., Polaszek A. 2008; Primera cita de Telenomus cyamophylax (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) parasitoide de huevos de Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) en Argentina. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 67(3-4):143-145 2008
Polaszek A. 2009; Masnerium wellsae gen. nov., sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae) a parasitoid of Aleuroduplidens wellsae Martin (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) in Australia. ZooKeys. 20:119-125 2009
Talamas E., Johnson N. F., van Noort S., Masner L., Polaszek A. 2009; Revision of world species of the genus Oreiscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae). ZooKeys. 6:1-68 2009
Yoder M. J., Valerio A. A., Polaszek A., Masner L., Johnson N. F. 2009; Revision of Scelio pulchripennis-group species (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Platygastridae). ZooKeys. 20:53-118 2009
Polaszek A. 2010. Systema Naturae 250: The Linnaean ark. London: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group; 2010
Taekul C., Johnson N. F., Masner L., Polaszek A., Rajmohana K. . 2010; World species of the genus Platyscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae). ZooKeys. 50:97-126 2010
Polaszek A., Gill R. 2011; A new species of whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and its parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from desert lavender in California. Zootaxa. 2750:51-59 2011
Yoder M. J., Valerio A. A., Polaszek A., van Noort S., Masner L., Johnson N. F. 2014; Monograph of the Afrotropical species of Scelio Latreille (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae), egg parasitoids of acridid grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae). ZooKeys. 380:1-188 2014
Polaszek A., Shih Y. T., Ward S. 2015; A new species of Cales (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) parasitizing Bemisia pongamiae (Takahashi) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Taiwan, with a key to world species of the Cales spenceri-group. Biodiversity Data Journal. 3(e6352):1-10 2015
Sharaf M. R., Monks J., Polaszek A., Aldawood A. S. 2016; A remarkable new species of the genus Lepisiota Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Oman and the United Arab Emirates with a key to the Arabian species. Journal of Natural History. :1-13 2016
Shih Y. T., Polaszek A., Dubey A. K. 2016; New species of Eretmocerus Haldeman (Hymenoptera:Aphelinidae) parasitizing Crenidorsum turpiniae (Takahashi)and Aleurothrixus floccosus (Maskell) (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae) from Taiwan. Journal of Natural History. 50(5-6):377-391 2016
Shih Y. T., Polaszek A., Dubey A. K., Chen S.-P., Yang P.-S., Ko C.-C. 2016; New species of Eretmocerus Haldeman (Hymenoptera:Aphelinidae) parasitizing Crenidorsum turpiniae (Takahashi)and Aleurothrixus floccosus (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from Taiwan. Journal of Natural History. 50(5-6):377-391 2016
Lahey Z., Polaszek A. 2017; Baeoentedon balios (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): a parasitoid of ficus whitefly, Singhiella simplex (Singh) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), new to the United States. International Journal of Pest Management. 63(4):349-351 2017
Lahey Z., Masner L., Johnson N. F., Polaszek A. 2019; Revision of Aleyroctonus Masner & Huggert (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 73:- 2019
Lahey Z., van Noort S., Polaszek A., Masner L., Johnson N. F. 2019; Revision of the Afrotropical genus Pulchrisolia Szabó (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 73:- 2019
Zeya S. B., Dubey A. K., Polaszek A. 2019; Baeoentedon balios Wang, Huang & Polaszek (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae), parasitoid of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from India: a study based on morphological and molecular evidence. Journal of Insect Systematics. 5:19-25 2019
Johnson N. F., Polaszek A., Masner L., Austin A. D., Talamas E. J., Lahey Z., van Noort S. 2021; Review of Afrotropical sceliotracheline parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research. (87):115-222 2021
Johnson N. F., Polaszek A., Masner L., Austin A. D., Talamas E. J., Lahey Z., van Noort S. 2021; Review of Afrotropical sceliotracheline parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 87:- 2021