Position

Scientific Volunteer

Contact

Telefon: +43 676 9369009
Fax: +43 2236 475853
Email: albrecht.komarek"at"aon.at

Curriculum Vitae

I was born in Vienna in April 1948 and an Austrian national. I studied medicine and earned the medical degree at the University of Vienna in 1973. Subsequently I specialized in Neurology and psychiatry in Austria. Since 1981 I lead a private medical practice in Mödling near Vienna. I absolved the basic military service in Austria. Since 1998 I am free scientific co-worker of the Museum of Natural History in Vienna where I joined the waterbeetle collection and research Center of Dr. Manfred Jäch. I collaborated in several scientific projects (Rote Listen der gefährdeten Tiere in Österreich, China Water Beetle Survey). During several trips within Europe, to China, Argentina, and several African countries (Mali, Bénin, Togo) I obtained experience in collecting water insects. Within the water beetle Center I got a good training in preparing and determining water beetles and in the basics of taxonomy. In the last four years I specialized in taxonomy of Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera). Currently I am conducting a revision of the hydrophilid genus Anacaena, and together with Dr. Georg Goergen I am preparing a key to the genera of hydrophilids of Africa.

Projects

Waterbeetle research in Africa south of Sahara
Taxonomic revision of the genus Anacaena (Hydrophilidae)

Excursions and Collecting

field trips in Europe, China, Argentina, Western Africa

Publications

Ji, L., Komarek, A., 2003 HYDROPHILIDAE: II. The Chinese species of Crenitis Bedel, with descriptions of two new species (Hydrophilidae) In Jäch, M. A. & Ji, L. (eds.) 2003: Water Beetles of China. Vol. III. - Wien: Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft in Österreich and Wiener Coleopterologenverein, VI + 572 pp. 397-409

Komarek, A., 2003: Description of Ophthalmocyclus gen.n. from South India (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) Koleopterologische Rundschau 73: 153-160

Komarek, A., 2003: Hydrophilidae: I. Checklist and key to the Palearctic and Oriental genera of aquatic Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera) In Jäch, M. A. & Ji, L. (eds.) 2003: Water Beetles of China. Vol. III. - Wien: Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft in Österreich and Wiener Coleopterologenverein, VI + 572 pp. 383-395

Komarek, A., 2004: Taxonomic revision of Anacaena Thomson, 1859. I. Afrotropical species (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae).- Koleopterologische Rundschau 74: 303-349

Beutel, R.G., Komarek, A., 2004: Comparative study of thoracic structures of adults of Hydrophiloidea and Histeroidea with phylogenetic implications (Coleoptera, Polyphaga) Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 4: 1-34

Archangelsky, M., Beutel, R.G., Komarek, A., 2005: Hydrophilidae.- I n Handbuch der Zoologie/Handbook of Zoology. Vol.IV Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Coloptera, Beetles. Vol 1: Morphology and Systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga partim). R.G.Beutel & R.A.B.Leschen (eds.).- W.deGruyter, Berlin, New York

Archangelsky, M., Beutel, R.G., Komarek, A., 2005: Hydreophiloidea. Introduction, Phylogeny . in Handbuch der Zoologie/Handbook of Zoology. Vol.IV Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Coloptera, Beetles. Vol 1: Morphology and Systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga partim). R.G.Beutel & R.A.B.Leschen (eds.).- W.deGruyter, Berlin, New York

Komarek, A., 2005: Enigmata foveata, a new species from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)-. Koleopterologische Rundschau 75: 303-310

Komarek, A., 2005: Taxonomic revision of Anacaena Thomson, 1859 II. Neotropical species (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae).- Koleopterologische Rundschau 75: 253-301

Komarek, A., 2006: Taxonomic revision of Anacaena Thomson, 1859 III. The 'Indian Subcontinent (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae.-) Koleopterologische Rundschau 76: 283-314

Last Review: 20.3.2007

Staff - 2nd Zoological Department

Position

Contact

Curriculum Vitae

Projects

Excursions and Collecting

Publications