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Boris M. Kataev
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Academic degree: Doctor of Biological Sciences
Academic title: No title
Position: Leading Researcher
E-mail: Boris.Kataev@zin.ru
Contact phone: +7 (812) 328-12-12, ext. 203
Educational background: Leningrad State University, Faculty of Biology and Soil Sciences, Chair of Entomology, 1977.
Dissertations: “Ground-beetles of the genus Harpalus Latr. (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the world: systematics, zoogeography, phylogeny.” (PhD habilitation)
Research interests: Zoology – Entomology; taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography of ground-beetles; evolution and biogeographia problems.
Field studies: Volga Region, Ciscaucasia, Caucasus, Altai, Tuva, Hamar-Daban, Transbaicalia, Amur region, Khabarovsk and Maritime territories, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Alps, Turkey, China (Yunnan), Nepal.
Professional membership: Russian Entomological Society, http://www.zin.ru/societies/res/
Editorial activity:
Scientific projects and grants:
  • RFBR 07-04-00482-а. PI G.S. Medvedev. “Taxonomic studies of Coleoptera of the fauna of Russia and adjacent territories based on analysis of their morphology, trophic associations, the landscape and altitudinal distribution” (2007-2009).
  • RFBR 10-04-00539-а. PI B.A. Korotyaev. “Taxonomic revisions and conspects of coleopterous insects as a ground base for revealing tendencies of evolution of the regional faunas in the recent time and in the nearest future” (2010-2012).
  • RFBR 13-04-01002-а. PI B.A. Korotyaev. “Morphology, bionomics and distribution of the largest Coleoptera taxa as the prerequisites and characteristics of their evolutionary success” (2013-2-15).
  • RFBR 16-04-00412-а. PI B.A. Korotyaev. “Taxonomic study of largest groups of the Coleoptera based on morphological, ecological and zoogeographic data” (2016-2019).
  • RFBR 19-04-00565-а. PI B.A. Korotyaev. “Coleopterous insects in different climatic belts: taxonomy, morphology, trophic associations and spatial distribution” (2019-2021).
Selected Publications:
  • Kataev B.M. 2019. A review of the Afrotropical genus Kenyacus (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini) from the Rwenzori Mountains, with description of seven new species. Zootaxa, 4679(3): 463–498. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4679.3.3
  • Kataev B.M., Schmidt J. 2019. New data on the irvinei group of Chydaeus of the Himalaya from Nepal and southern Tibet (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini). Zootaxa 4686(2): 202–214. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4686.2.2
  • Kataev B.M., Kirejtshuk A.G., Manukyan A.R., Anokhin B.A. 2019. Kryzhanovskiana olegi gen. et sp. nov., a remarkable eyeless representative of the tribe Metriini (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Paussinae) from Upper Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research, 103, 104168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2019.06.014
  • Kataev B.M., Dudko R.Yu. 2019. Harpalus hospes ciscaucasicus Lutshn. (Coleoptera, Carabidae), a ground beetle subspecies with a widely disjunctive geographical range. Entomological Review, 99 (6): 844–852. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873819060113
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W. 2018. Notes on Ditomina, with description of two new genera and a new species (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from the Middle East and India. Zootaxa, 4459 (2): 350–368.
  • Kataev B.M. 2018. Description of two new species and a new subspecies in the genus Ophoniscus Bates, 1892 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae, Harpalini) from Nepal and India. In: Hartmann M, Barclay M. und Weipert J. (eds.). Biodiversität und Naturausstattung im Himalaya Bd. VI. – Biodiversity and natural heritage of the Himalaya, VI. Erfurt: Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V.: 319-327.
  • Kataev B.M., Schmidt J. 2018. Notes on certain Himalayan species of the genus Trichotichnus, with description of a new species from Nepal (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini). Entomologische Blätter und Coleoptera, 114: 263-280.
  • Kataev B.M. 2017. Revision of the carabid genus Meroctenus Gemminger et Harold, with a new status of Xenodochus Andrewes (Coleoptera, Carabidae: Harpalini). Entomological Review, 97(4): 510-522.
  • Kataev B.M., Schmidt J., 2017. Brachypterous ground beetles of the Trichotichnus subgenus Bottchrus Jedlička (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from the Himalaya, with description of fifteen new species. Zootaxa, 4323 (3): 301–358.
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W., 2017. Subtribe Anisodactylina Lacordaire, 1857. Pp. 503-509. In: I. Löbl & D. Löbl (Eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 1. Archostemata – Myxophaga – Adephaga. Revised and Updated Edition. Leiden: Brill. xxxiv, 1443 pp.
  • Wrase D.W., Kataev B.M., 2017. Subtribe Ditomina Bonelli, 1810. Pp. 509-514. In: I. Löbl & D. Löbl (Eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 1. Archostemata – Myxophaga – Adephaga. Revised and Updated Edition. Leiden: Brill. xxxiv, 1443 pp.
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W., 2017. Subtribe Harpalina Bonelli, 1810. Pp. 515-562. In: I. Löbl & D. Löbl (Eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 1. Archostemata – Myxophaga – Adephaga. Revised and Updated Edition. Leiden: Brill. xxxiv, 1443 pp.
  • Jaeger B. & Kataev B.M., 2017. Subtribe Stenolophina Kirby, 1837. Pp. 562-577. In: I. Löbl & D. Löbl (Eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 1. Archostemata – Myxophaga – Adephaga. Revised and Updated Edition. Leiden: Brill. xxxiv, 1443 pp.
  • Kataev B.M., 2016. On taxonomic status of Bottchrus, with a description of a new brachypterous species of the genus Trichotichnus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Philippines. Zootaxa, 4061 (1): 68–76.
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W., 2016. A new species of the genus Pseudognathaphanus from Nepal, with a short review of the Oriental species (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini. – In: Schmidt J., Klausnitzer B., Barclay M. (eds.): Advances in Coleoptera Systematics and Faunistics. Special volume dedicated to the memory of Dr. Fritz Hieke. Entomologische Blätter und Coleoptera, 112(1): 223-236.
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W., 2016. Taxonomic and faunistic notes on certain Anisodactylina, Harpalina, Ditomina and Amblystomina from the Palaearctic, Ethiopian and Oriental regions (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini). Vernate, 35: 251-279.
  • Jaeger B., Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W., 2016. New synonyms, and first and interesting records of certain species of the subtribe Stenolophina from the Palaearctic, Oriental and Afrotropical regions (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini, Stenolophina). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 48(2): 1255-1294.
  • Wrase D.W., Kataev B.M., 2016. Four new species of genus Acinopus Dejean, 1821, subgenus Acinopus from southern Iran, from Sinai, and from western Saudi Arabia, and faunistic and taxonomic notes on species previously described (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini, Harpalina). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 48(2): 1783-1806.
  • Kataev B.M., Liang H. 2015. Taxonomic review of Chinese species of ground beetles of the subgenus Pseudoophonus (genus Harpalus) (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Zootaxa, 3920 (1): 1–39.
  • Kataev B.M., 2015. Taxonomic review of the genus Kareya Andrewes, 1919, with a description of Siopelophonus gen. nov., and remarks on the genus Laparhetes Jeannel, 1946 (Coleoptera, Carabidae: Harpalini). In: Hartmann M. und Weipert J. (eds.). Biodiversität und Naturausstattung im Himalaya Bd. V – Biodiversity and natural heritage of the Himalaya, V. Erfurt: Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V.: 347-370.
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W., Schmidt J. 2014. New species of the genus Chydaeus from China, Nepal, Myanmar, and Thailand, with remarks on species previously described (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini). Zootaxa, 3765 (1): 1–28.
  • Kataev B.M., 2014. Systematic and nomenclatorial notes on some taxa of Zabrini and Harpalini from the Palaearctic, Oriental and Australian regions (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 318(3): 252-267.
  • Kataev B.M. & Fedorenko D.N., 2013. Three new species of the genus Chydaeus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Vietnam. Zoosystematica Rossica, 22(1): 69-79.
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W. 2013. Two new species of the subgenus Egadroma (genus Stenolophus) from South Asia, with redescription of S. (Egadroma) ovatulus (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 22(2): 258-265.
  • Kataev B.M., Liang H., Kavanaugh D.H. 2012. Contribution to knowledge of the genus Chydaeus in Xizang Autonomous Region [Tibet] and Yunnan Province, China (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini). Zookeys, 171: 39-92.
  • Kataev B.M. 2012. Species of the genus Dioryche similar to D. cuprina (Dejean, 1929) comb. nov. (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini). Zoosystematica Rossica, 21(1): 112-130.
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W. 2012. Additional data on the genus Ophoniscus Bates, 1892, with a description of a new species from Nepal, and notes on the taxonomic position of Parophonus rectangulus Ito, 1994 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae, Harpalini). In: Hartmann M. und Weipert J. (eds.). Biodiversität und Naturausstattung im Himalaya, Bd. IV – Biodiversity and natural heritage of the Himalaya, IV. Erfurt: Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V.: 215-223.
  • Kataev B.M. 2012. Ground-beetles of the subgenus Cryptophonus Brandm. et Z. Brandm., genus Harpalus Latr. (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Entomologicheskoe obozrenie, 91(4): 800-831 [in Russian].
  • Kataev B.M. 2010. Description of a new species of the carabid genus Harpalus Latr. from the Southwestern United States, with remarks on the composition of the subgenus Glanodes Casey (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Entomologicheskoe obozrenie, 89(4): 828-834 [in Russian].
  • Kataev B.M. 2010. A taxonomic review of the subgenus Hyparpalus Alluaud, 1930 (genus Parophonus Ganglbauer, 1892) of the Oriental and Australian regions (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini). Zoosystematica Rossica, 19(2): 277-300.
  • Wrase D.W., Kataev B.M. 2009. New species of Psychristus Andrewes, 1930 subgenus Nipponobradycellus Habu, 1973 from China and faunistic notes on species previously described (Insecta: Carabidae: Harpalini: Stenolophina). In: Hartmann M. und Weipert J. (eds.). Biodiversität und Naturausstattung im Himalaya, Bd. III – Biodiversity and natural heritage of the Himalaya, III. Erfurt: Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V.: 167-180 + T. VIII.
  • Lafer G.Sh., Kataev B.M. 2008. On the species of the genus Diplocheila Brullé (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of the Far East of Russia, with a brief review of the East Asian species. Entomologicheskoe obozrenie, 87(3): 604-623 [in Russian].
  • Kataev B.M., Liang H.-B. 2007. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Harpalus in China, with description of new taxa (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini). Zootaxa, 1604: 1-20.
  • Kataev B.M. 2006. To the knowledge of the genus Harpalus Latreille, 1802 of Eastern Palaearctic (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Proceeding of the Russian Entomological Society, 77: 137-165.
  • Kataev B.M. 2006. A taxonomic review of the genus Oesyperus (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini). Zootaxa, 1286: 43-55.
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W. 2006. Three new species of the subgenus Trichocellus Ganglbauer 1891 of the genus Dicheirotrichus Jacquelin du Val 1857 from the East Palaearctic, with description of the male of D. stenothorax (Kabak & Kataev 1994) (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 38(1): 717-729.
  • Kataev B.M., Schmidt J. 2006. To the knowledge of the genus Chydaeus Chaudoir, 1854 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini). II. Revision of the Ch. obscurus, Ch. semenowi (in new sense), and Ch. salvazae species-groups of the Himalaya and adjacent areas. In: Hartmann M. und Weipert J. (eds.). Biodiversitat und Naturausstattung im Himalaya, Bd II – Biodiversity and natural heritage of the Himalaya, II. Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt, pp. 133-174.
  • Kataev B.M. 2005. On the Ophoniscus-complex of the Selenophori genus-group (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini). Pp. 261-288. In: Konstantinov, Tishechkin, Penev (eds.). Contributions to systematics and biology of beetles. Papers celebrating the 80th Birthday of Igor Konstantinovich Lopatin. Pensoft Publishers: Sofia – Moscow. 450 p.
  • Kataev B.M. & Liang H.-B. 2004. Review of the pumilus group of Harpalus Latreille, 1802 from China, with description of a new species from Sichuan and Qinghai (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini). Russian Entomological Journal, 13(1-2): 13-17.
  • Kataev B.M. 2003. A new genus and species of the subtribe Anisodactylina from South-Western Australia (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 48(3) [2002]: 173-179.
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W. & Ito N. 2003. Harpalina. Pp. 367-397. In: Löbl L. & Smetana A. (Eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 1. Archostemata – Myxophaga – Adephaga. Stenstrup: Apollo Books. 819 pp.
  • Jaeger B. & Kataev B.M. 2003. Stenolophina. Pp. 397-406. In: Löbl L. & Smetana A. (Eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 1. Archostemata – Myxophaga – Adephaga. Stenstrup: Apollo Books. 819 pp.
  • Kataev B.M. 2003. Revision of the genus Loxoncus Schmidt-Göbel, 1846 from the Palaearctic, the Oriental Region and Australia (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini). Russian Entomological Journal, 11(4), 2002: 351-382.
  • Kataev B.M. 2002. Revision of the Harpalus honestus group from the Himalaya and a review of the Harpalus species from Nepal (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Russian Entomological Journal 10(4), 2001: 357-384.
  • Kataev B.M. 2002. Taxonomic, faunistic and nomenclatural notes on certain Palaearctic and Oriental Harpalini (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 34(1): 721-736.
  • Kataev B.M., Schmidt J. 2002. Contribution to knowledge of Chydaeus Chaudoir, 1854: Revision of the Chydaeus bedeli (Tschitschérine, 1897), Chydaeus irvinei (Andrewes, 1930), and Chydaeus semenowi (Tschitschérine, 1898) species groups from the Himalaya and China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini). Coleoptera, Schwanfelder Coleopterologische Mitteilungen, 5 [2001]: 389-425.
  • Kataev B.M. 2002. On some new and little-known species of the Anisodactylina and Harpalina (the Selenophori group) from East Asia and Oriental region (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini). Russian Entomological Journal, 11(3): 241-252.
  • Kataev B.M. 2001. On some, mostly East European and Asian species of the genus Ophonus (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 9(1), 2000: 161-187.
  • Kataev B.M. 2001. To the knowledge of species of the subgenus Pseudoophonus (genus Harpalus) from the Himalayan region and Southern China (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 9 (2), 2000: 391-407.
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W. 2001. A new genus and a new species of the subtribe Anisodactylina from Vietnam and remarks on the taxonomic position of Hiekea picipes N. Ito 1997 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 33(1): 637-646.
  • Kataev B.M. 1999. A new genus and a new species of ground beetles of the Selenophori group from China (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini). Advances in Carabidology (Papers Dedicated to the Memory of Prof. Oleg L. Kryzhanovskij). Edited by Alexandr Zamotajlov & Riccardo Sciaky. Muiso Publishers, Krasnodar. P. 363-368.
  • Kataev B.M., Ito N. 1999. Eigth new species of the subgenus Amaroschesis of the genus Trichotichnus from China with a redescription of T. (Amaroschesis) oreas (Coloptera: Carabidae: Harpalini). Advances in Carabidology (Papers Dedicated to the Memory of Prof. Oleg L. Kryzhnovskij). Edited by Alexandr Zamotajlov & Riccardo Sciaky. Muiso Publishers, Krasnodar. P. 369-392.
  • Kataev B.M. 1997. A taxonomic review of Hemiaulax, Ideomelas and Egaploa with description of two new species of Stenolophus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from South East Asia. Zoosystematica Rossica, 6: 235-252.
  • Kataev B.M. 1997. Ground beetles of the genus Harpalus (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae) from East Asia. Steenstrupia, 23: 123-160.
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W. 1997. New taxa of the genus Harpalus Latr. from China and Turkey (Coleoptera, Carabidae). ). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 29(2): 991-1014.
  • Kryzhanovskij O.L., Belousov I.A., Kabak I.I., Kataev B. M., Makarov K.V., Shilenkov V.G. 1995. A checklist of the ground-beeles of Russia and adjacent lands (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae). Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow, 272 p.
  • Kataev B.M. 1995. On taxonomic position of Nesarpax labiatus (Erichson), endemic to the Cabo Verde Islands, with remarks on Acinopi genus-group (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 3(2): 273-278.
  • Катаев Б.М. 1995. On similar abnormalities in the structure of male genitalia in some species of the carabid genera Harpalus Latr. and Ophonus Dej. (Coloptera, Carabidae) and their significance for reconstruction of the phylogeny of the Harpali genus group. Entomological obozrenie, 74(4): 795-810 [in Russian].
  • Kataev B.M. 1993. New and little-known species of ground beeles of the genus Harpalus from Palaearctic Asia (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 2(1): 121-136.
  • Kataev B.M., Wrase D.W. 1993. On taxonomy and distribution of Harpalus famelicus Tschit. and two related species (Coleoptera, Carabidae). ). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 25(1): 127-139.
  • Kataev B.M., 1993. The carabid beetles of the oblitus group of the genus Harpalus Latr. (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Entomologicheskoe obozrenie, 72(1): 65-95 [in Russian].
  • Kataev B.M. 1990. Ground-beetles of the genus Harpalus Latr. of the gisellae group (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Trudy Zoologicheskogo instituta AN USSR, 211: 17-27 [in Russian].
  • Kataev B.M. 1990. Ground-beetles of the genus Harpalus, related to H. pumilus (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Nasekomye Mongolii, vypusk. 11, Leningrad, Nauka: 91-124 [in Russian].
  • Kataev B.M. 1990. Ground-beetles of the Harpalus vittatus group (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Entomologicheskoe obozrenie, 69(2): 391-400 [in Russian].
  • Belousov I.A., Kataev B.M. 1990. Broscosoma semenovi sp. n., a representative of a ground-beetle genus new to the USSR fauna (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Entomologicheskoe obozrenie, 69(2): 387-390 [in Russian].
  • Kataev B.M., 1989. New data on ground-beetles of the genera Pangus and Harpalus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of Mongolia with revision of some Palaearctic groups Nasekomye Mongolii, 10: 188-278 [in Russian].
  • Kataev B.M. 1988. New species of carabids of the genus Harpalus Latr. (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Middle Asia. Entomologicheskoe obozrenie, 67(4): 769-777 [in Russian].
  • Kataev B.M., 1987. Ground-beetles of the genus Harpalus Latr. of the "affinis" group (Coleoptera, Carabidae) Trudy Zoologicheskogo instituta AN SSSR, 170: 3-41 [in Russian].
  • Kataev B.M., 1984. A contribution to the knowledge of ground-beetles of the subgenus Hypsinephus Bates, genus Harpalus Latr. (Coleoptra, Carabidae). Nasekomye Mongolii, vypusk 9, Leningrad, Nauka: 75-89 [in Russian].
  • Kataev B.M., 1984. A review of carabids of the subgenus Harpalophonus Ganglb. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, genus Harpalus). Entomologicheskoe obozrenie, 63 (3): 518-532 [in Russian].

 

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