Irena Dworakowska

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Irena Dworakowska
Born1941
NationalityPolish
Known for Typhlocybinae taxonomy and names
Scientific career
Fields Entomology

Irena Dworakowska (born 1941) is a Polish entomologist who specialized in hemipterology. [1]

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Career

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.

Legacy

Two genera have been named in tribute to her: Dworakowskaia [11] and Irenaneura . [12]

Related Research Articles

Leafhopper Family of insects

A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs that facilitate the spreading of a secretion over their bodies that acts as a water repellent and carrier of pheromones. They undergo a partial metamorphosis, and have various host associations, varying from very generalized to very specific. Some species have a cosmopolitan distribution, or occur throughout the temperate and tropical regions. Some are pests or vectors of plant viruses and phytoplasmas. The family is distributed all over the world, and constitutes the second-largest hemipteran family, with at least 20,000 described species.

Deltocephalinae Subfamily of leafhoppers

Deltocephalinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers. Deltocephalinae is the largest subfamily in the family Cicadellidae and is divided into 40 tribes, comprising over 925 genera, and over 6,700 described species.

Aaka is a genus of hemiptera in the leafhopper family. There is only one species described in this genus, known as Aaka coera. It is distributed in Papua New Guinea.

Opsiini Tribe of true bugs

Opsiini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. The tribe contains 36 genera and over 300 species divided into four subtribes: Achaeticina, Circuliferina, Eremophlepsiina, and Opsiina.

Erythroneurini is a leafhopper tribe in the subfamily Typhlocybinae, with over 200 genera.

Empoascini Tribe of leafhoppers

Empoascini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Typhlocybinae.

Alebrini Tribe of leafhoppers

Alebrini is a leafhopper tribe in the subfamily Typhlocybinae.

Hecalini Tribe of true bugs

Hecalini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are about 24 genera and over 180 described species divided into two subtribes in Hecalini.

Deltocephalini Tribe of true bugs

Deltocephalini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Deltocephalini contains 72 genera and more than 600 species.

Coelidiinae Subfamily of leafhoppers

Coelidiinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least 8 tribes, 108 genera, and over 900 species in Coelidiinae.

Iassinae Subfamily of leafhoppers

Iassinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae.

C.A. Viraktamath Indian entomologist (born 1944)

Chandrashekaraswami Adiveyya Viraktamath is an Indian entomologist who specializes in the systematics of leaf-hoppers, Cicadellidae. He served as a professor of entomology at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore.

Acinopterini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Acinopterini is made up of 2 genera over 35 species. Acinopterus is widely distributed throughout North and South America with more than 30 species; Cariancha and its two species are endemic to Brazil.

Bonaspeiini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Bonaspeiini is made up of 26 genera and over 125 species found throughout southern Africa. Many species are found in the fynbos biome.

Cochlorhinini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. The tribe is endemic to the western United States and adjacent parts of Mexico, however at least one species has been introduced to Chile. Cochlorhinini contains 11 genera and over 140 species.

Drabescini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. There are currently 38 genera and almost 200 species in Drabescini divided into two subtribes: Drabescina and Paraboloponina.

Goniagnathini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Goniagnathini contains 4 genera and around 60 species. Of these, one new species, Goniagnathuscornutus was recently verified in China.

Koebeliini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. There are 6 genera and over 15 species divided into two subtribes within Koebeliini: Koebellina and Grypotina. Koebeliina species are endemic to western North America.

Stenometopiini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. It contains 8 genera and around 100 species. The members of Stenometopiini are widespread and have a cosmopolitan distribution.

Stegelytrini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. There are 30 genera and over 80 species in Stegelytrini. Some authors consider Stegelytrini to be its own subfamily, but Zahniser & Dietrich (2013) consider it to be the earliest divergent lineage of Deltocephalinae.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ingrid Kammerlander, Herbert Nickel (2003). The Auchenorrhyncha of Central Europe = Die Zikaden Mitteleuropas. Leiden: Brill. ISBN   90-04-12895-6. OCLC   52557622.
  2. ↑ 1991 Annual Report. Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. 1992.
  3. 1 2 "Naukowa wyobraźnia: Bardzo dziwne "ono"" (in Polish). www.focus.pl. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  4. ↑ Dietrich, CH; Dmitriev, DA (2005). Polyphyletic Origin of the New World Erythroneurini (Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae). I: Abstracts of talks and posters, 12th International Auchenorrhyncha Congress, 6th International Workshop on Leafhoppers and Planthoppers of Economic Significance. University of California, Berkeley.
  5. ↑ Huang, M; Zhang, Y. A new leafhopper genus Comahadina Huang and Zhang (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) and a key to genera of Eupteryx-complex. Zootaxa 2353: 65–68 (2010).
  6. ↑ Dmitry A. Dmitriev. "Tribe Erythroneurini Young, 1952". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  7. ↑ Dmitry A. Dmitriev. "Tribe Typhlocybini Kirschbaum, 1868". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  8. ↑ Dmitry A. Dmitriev. "Tribe Dikraneurini McAtee, 1926". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  9. ↑ Dmitry A. Dmitriev. "Tribe Empoascini Distant, 1908". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  10. ↑ Dmitry A. Dmitriev. "Tribe Alebrini McAtee, 1926". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  11. ↑ I. Chou, Y. Zhang (1985). "On the tribe Zyginellini from China (Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae)". Entomotaxonomia. 7 (4): 287–300.
  12. ↑ Yanghui Cao, Min Huang, Ya-Lin Zhang (2012). "Irenaneura, a new leafhopper genus from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini), with description of four new species". Zootaxa. 3333: 58–65. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3333.1.5.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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