Irena Dworakowska | |
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Born | 1941 |
Nationality | Polish |
Known for | Typhlocybinae taxonomy and names |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Entomology |
Irena Dworakowska (born 1941) is a Polish entomologist who specialized in hemipterology. [1]
She was active at the Uniwersytet Warszawski, Museum and Institute of Zoology of Polish Academy of Sciences and University of British Columbia in Vancouver. [1] [2] [3]
Dworakowska provided major contributions into systematics and taxonomy of global fauna of Typhlocybinae subfamily of leafhoppers. [1] Publishing since the late 60s she described many genera and species new to the science. [4] [5] In her earlier works she revised difficult genera of the Western Palaearctic such as Eupteryx , Eurhadina and Kybos . Later publications are focused on Oriental and Ethiopian regions. [1]
Dworakowska has authored a large number of genera [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] and is known for unusual names she coined, such as Yakuza, Dziwneono (pl: it is strange), Kropka (pl: a dot), Koperta (pl: envelope) or Niedoida (pl: niedojda - duffer). [3]
As a name authority she is cited as Dworakowska.
Two genera have been named in tribute to her: Dworakowskaia [11] and Irenaneura . [12]
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