Marianne Horak

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Marianne Horak AO (born 1944) is a Swiss-Australian entomologist who specialises in Australian Lepidoptera, particularly the phycitine and tortricid moths, [1] and is considered one of the worldwide leading experts on the systematics of Tortricidae. [2] [3]

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Education and career

Horak studied at the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich, earning her M.Sc. in 1970 and Ph.D. in 1983. She did extensive field work in New Zealand (1967–69), New Guinea (1971–73), and Indonesia (1985) before settling permanently in Australia. [4] Horak has discovered several new species of Lepidoptera, including multiple species of Cadra , [5] Heterochorista , [6] and Ogmograptis , [7] and did research on the scribbly gum moths, [8] during which eleven new species of Ogmograptis were discovered. [7] She also is the taxon authority for several genera, including Aglaogonia , Atriscripta , and Cnecidophora . [9] She is the current editor-in-chief of Monographs of Australian Lepidoptera, [8] chairperson of the Australian Lepidoptera Research Endowment, [8] and honorary research fellow in Lepidoptera systematics at the Australian National Insect Collection at CSIRO, [1] where she works as Lepidoptera curator [10] and was head of Lepidoptera research until her retirement in 2010. [8]

Awards and dedicated species

Horak was the first recipient of the J. O. Westwood Medal for excellence in insect taxonomy for "her outstanding monograph entitled The Olethreutine Moths of Australia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)", [11] and appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to entomology, to taxonomic and phylogenetic research, and to philanthropic endeavours". [12] The moth species Coleophora horakae , [13] Hilarographa mariannae , [14] and Myrtartona mariannae [15] are dedicated to her.

Personal life

Horak was born in Glarus, Switzerland in 1944. She was previously married to the Austrian mycologist Egon Horak. [4]

Related Research Articles

Ebbe Schmidt Nielsen was a Danish entomologist influential in systematics and Lepidoptera research, and an early proponent of biodiversity informatics. The journal Invertebrate Systematics was established with significant contributions from Nielsen, and he assisted in the founding of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Nielsen wrote several books, published over eighty scientific papers, and was highly regarded within the scientific community. Following his death, the GBIF organised the Ebbe Nielsen Prize in his memory, awarded annually to promising researchers in the field of biodiversity informatics. The moth Pollanisus nielseni is named after Nielsen.

<i>Eucalyptus haemastoma</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus haemastoma, commonly known as scribbly gum, is a species of tree that is endemic to the Sydney region. It has white or silvery grey bark, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between nine and fifteen, white flowers and conical or hemispherical fruit. It is one of several eucalypts with prominent and differing insect scribbles in the bark, caused by the larvae of Ogmograptis,.

<i>Hilarographa</i> Genus of tortrix moths

Hilarographa is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.

Archigraptis is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.

Williella is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.

Whittenella is a genus of moths of the family Tortricidae containing the sole species Whittenella peltosema.

Ancylophyes is a genus of moths of the family Tortricidae.

<i>Cryptophlebia ombrodelta</i> Species of moth

Cryptophlebia ombrodelta, the litchi fruit moth or macadamia nut borer, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1898. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, western Malaysia, New Guinea, the Philippines, Japan, Guam, the Caroline Islands, Australia and has been introduced to Hawaii.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bactrini</span> Tribe of moths

The Bactrini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

The Gatesclarkeanini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

Ogmograptis scribula, the scribbly gum moth, is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland. It is responsible for producing 'scribbles' found of multiple species of Eucalypts, creating the pattern from which its name is derived.

Cadra acuta is a species of snout moth in the genus Cadra. It was described by Marianne Horak in 1994. It is found in the Northern Territory as well as on the Cape York Peninsula in Australia.

Cadra corniculata is a species of snout moth in the genus Cadra. It was described by Marianne Horak in 1994. It is found in western Australia.

Cadra rugosa is a species of snout moth in the genus Cadra. It was described by Marianne Horak in 1994. It is found in central Australia.

<i>Cadra reniformis</i> Species of moth

Cadra reniformis is a species of snout moth in the genus Cadra. It was described by Marianne Horak in 1994. It is found along the northern coast of Australia from Townsville to Darwin, mainly in monsoon forest.

Cadra perfasciata is a species of snout moth in the genus Cadra. It was described by Marianne Horak in 1994. It is found in the southern arid areas of Australia, on both sides of the Nullarbor Plain.

Hilarographa mariannae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Brazil.

<i>Ogmograptis</i> Genus containing the scribbly gum moths

Ogmograptis, the scribbly gum moth, is a genus in the family Bucculatricidae and was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935, as a monotypic genus. They are found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland. However, in 2007, Cooke and Edwards argued that the patterning of the scribbles was different for each of the three eucalypts, Eucalyptus pauciflora, E. racemosa ssp. rossii, and E. delegatensis) and that it was likely that these differing patterns were caused by larvae from different species of scribbly gum moths.

Hermenias palmicola is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in Sri Lanka.

Heleanna physalodes is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in the Chagos Archipelago, Sri Lanka, Guam, Micronesia and Fiji.

References

  1. 1 2 "Marianne Horak". The Conversation. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Book Review" (PDF). TORTS: Newsletter of the Troop of Reputed Tortricid Systematists. 8 (1): 2. 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Gaden S. (2 November 2005). "Book Review". Systematic Entomology. 31 (2): 369. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2005.00318.x .
  4. 1 2 Hoch, Hannelore (26 May 2009). "Taxonomy Profile: Marianne Horak". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 56 (1): 5–6. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200900001. ISSN   1435-1951.
  5. ↑ Horak, Marianne (1 August 1994). "A Review of Cadra Walker in Australia: Five New Native Species and the Two Introduced Pest Species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 33 (3): 245–262. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01226.x. ISSN   1440-6055.
  6. ↑ Horak, Marianne (October 1984). "The Papuan tortricine genus Heterochorista and the systematic position of the Sparganothini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae)". Systematic Entomology. 9 (4): 383–433. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1984.tb00517.x. S2CID   84264797.
  7. 1 2 Horak, M; Day, M.F.; Barlow, C.; Edwards, E.D.; Su, Y.N.; Cameron, S.L. (2012). "Systematics and biology of the iconic Australian scribbly gum moths Ogmograptis Meyrick (Lepidoptera : Bucculatricidae) and their unique insect–plant interaction". Invertebrate Systematics. 26 (4): 357. doi: 10.1071/IS12022 . S2CID   84787335 . Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Scientific Advisory Committee". Australian Lepidoptera Research Endowment. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Horak, Marianne; Komai, Furumi (2006). Olethreutine moths of Australia. Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN   978-0643090934 . Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "ANIC Curators". CSIRO. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "J.O. Westwood Medal". Royal Entomological Society. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Dr Marianne Horak". Australian Honours Search Facility. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  13. ↑ Baldizzone, G. (1996). "A taxonomic review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Australia. Contribution to the knowledge of the Coleophoridae, LXXXV". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 139: 105. ISSN   0040-7496 . Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  14. ↑ Razowski, Józef (2009). "Descriptions and notes on Neotropical Hilarographa Zeller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" (PDF). Polish Journal of Entomology. 78: 212. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  15. ↑ Tarmann, Gerhard M. (2004). Zygaenid moths of Australia : a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae, (Procridinae: Artonini). CSIRO. pp. 176–177. ISBN   978-0-643-06798-1 . Retrieved 2 September 2016.
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