Curriculum vitae Nikolai Yunakov, Ph.D. Institutional address University of Oslo Natural History Museum Department of Zoology P.O. Box 1172 Blindern NO-0318 Oslo NORWAY Date and place of birth June 3, 1976, Kharkiv (Ukraine) Citizenship Ukraine (Residence: USA) Education and degrees Postdoctoral fellow: 2007-2010, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia (Scientific advisors: Prof. G.S. Medvedev, Prof. A.G.Kirejtchuk). PhD. Entomology: 2006, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia. Dissertation title: “Weevils of the subfamily Entiminae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) of Ukraine” (Scientific advisors: Prof. G.S. Medvedev, Dr B.A. Korotyaev). M.Sc. Biology: 1999, Biological Faculty, Kharkiv State University, Kharkiv, Ukraine (Scientific advisors: Prof. A.F. Bartenev, Prof. A.V. Zakharenko). Work experience Natural History Museum, University of Oslo (Norway): Visiting researcher. 2008-present. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia), Laboratory of Insect Systematics: Post-doctoral fellow, 2007–2010. Museum für Tierkunde, Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen (Dresden, Germany), Department of Entomology: Visiting researcher, April–June, 2009. Magyar Természettudományi Muzeum (Budapest, Hungary), Department of Entomology: Associate researcher, May–June, 2008; September, 2008. Russian Institute of Plant Protection (St. Petersburg, Russia), Laboratory of Ecotoxicology: Senior research scientist, 2007. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia), Laboratory of Insect Systematics: Visiting scientist, 2003–2007. Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia), Insectarium: Entomologist, 2001–2002. Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia), Laboratory of Insect Systematics: PhD student, 1999–2003. Museum of Nature, Kharkiv State University (Kharkiv, Ukraine), Department of Entomology: Assistant Curator of Entomology, 1994–1999. Kharkiv State University. Lecturer of General Biology and Chemistry (Kharkiv, Ukraine): 1999. Editorial work Technical editor of “Comparative Cytogenetics” – International Journal of Plant & Animal Cytogenetics, Karyosystematics, and Molecular Systematics: 2006–2010. Languages English (fluent), Ukrainian and Russian (mother tongues), German, Spanish, Polish, Latin (functional) Membership in Professional Societies Curculio institute, Germany; 2010 Norwegian Entomological Society; 2010 The Coleopterists Society of Vienna; 2005 Russian Entomological Society; 1999 Ukrainian Entomological Society; 1995 Scientific field and expertise Systematics, morphology, ecology, evolution, biogeography, and paleontology of Curculionidae, with strong focus on Entiminae. Awards Winner of “Young scientists contest” from Saint Petersburg Government. Award: ASP № 302678 (Russia, 2002). Winner of “Young scientists contest” from Saint Petersburg Government. Award: ASP № 301684 (Russia, 2001). Winner of “Young scientists contest” from Saint Petersburg Government. Award: ASP № 300725 (Russia, 2000). Research funding 2010-2012 Norwegian Scientific fundation. Research project on biodiversity of the beetles in the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania, ca € 300.000. P.I. Vladimir Gusarov (Zoological Museum, University of Oslo) 2009 DFG (Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft) short-term research grant. “Morphology, taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Polydrusus and other Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)”, €6300. P.I. K.-D. Klass (Insects morphologist and taxonomist; Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden). 2009 Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Travel grant (3 weeks). Hungarian Natural history museum Budapest. Study on the Afrotropical Entiminae weevils, examination of E. Reitter’s types. €1500. 2008 Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Travel grant (3 weeks). Hungarian Natural history museum Budapest. Revision of the genus Urometopus. Examination of type specimens from the E. Reitter collection; identification of unsorted material. €1500. 2008. Saint Petersburg Government grant № 24-04/09. “Leaf litter Entiminae weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)”, $5000. P.I. N.N. Yunakov. 2007. Saint Petersburg Government grant № 165/07. “Broad-nosed weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) pests of decorative plants in Russia”, $2500 P.I. N.N. Yunakov. 2004 Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Participant in the project supported by grant № 04–04–81026: “Phytophagous insect fauna of xerothermic biomes of Eastern Europe”, $5000. P.I. B.A. Korotyaev. 2000 Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Participant in the project supported by grant № 00-04-31093: “Post-glacial history of the phytophagous insect fauna of Eastern Europe”, $3000. P.I. B.A. Korotyaev. Qualifications General skills: in al aspects of modern standard insect collection management, collecting and identification, work with fossils, Experience in biodiversity informatics: development of taxonomic and geographic databases, mapping in GIS applications, barcode management. Molecular methods: I am extensively experienced in molecular methods at all steps: field (sampling) and labor work (extracting, PCR and sequencing) to analytic work with sequences. SEM methods: I am able to operate the modern Environmental SEM systems (example: Carl Zeiss SMT EVO 50). Abilities to operate a SEM and vacuum coater. Experience in faunistics, taxonomy, systematics, phylogenetics, biogeography, ecology, morphology of insects, particularly Curculionidae (Coleoptera). revisionary and comparative morphological study using SEM and microtomographic methods, constructing of taxonomic keys, phylogenetic and statistic analyses. Field work I am a highly skilled collector with 20 years experience in field work in six ecozones of five continents of the Earth. Australasia Indonesia: Sulawesi (Apr. 2014) Afrotropic Nigeria (2013) Ethiopia (2013) Tanzania: Pugu Forest Reserve, Pare Mts., Mkomazi N.P., West & East Usambara Mts. (May 2011) Tanzania: Dar es Salaam, Pare Mts., Usambara Mts. (Oct.-Nov. 2010; Kenya: Mt. Elgon N.P., Cherangani Hills, Aberdare N.P. (Jan.-Feb. 2009, 2013) Tanzania: Kilimanjaro N.P., Arusha N.P. (Oct.-Dec. 2008) Nearctic USA: Georgia (since Apr. 2015) Neotropical region Peru: Andes, Selva Central, Amazon (Sep.-Nov. 2014) Indomalaya Indonesia: Java (Mar.-Apr. 2014) Palaearctic Austria: Tirol (Oct. 2013) Georgia: Abkhazia (2007-2009, 2011) Germany: Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft N.P. (2011) Germany: Harz (2011-2015) Germany: Rügen: Jasmund National Park (August 2013) Germany: Dresden, Sächsische Schweitz N.P. (April-June 2009) Greece: Attica (May 2014) Hungary: Gödöllö Forest Reserve, Bakony Hills (May-June 2008; Sept. 2009) Italy: Sicily: Syracuse, Mt. Etna (Jan. 2014); Italy: Südtirol, Dolomites, Cima Dodici, Monte Pasubio, Monte Grigna, Monte Baldo, Lido Island (June-July 2014) Norway: Oslo, Akershus (2008, 2010) Romania: Rodna Mts. (2000) Russia: Mari El Rep. (2005-2009); Karelia (2005, 2006, 2010); Saratov Prov. (2007) Spain: Catalonia: Parc Natural de la Muntanya de Montserrat (May 2013) Spain: Valencia: Parque Natural Lagunas de la Mata y Torrevieja (July 2013) Spain: Canary Islands: Fuerteventura, Tenerife, La Gomera (Dec. 2014-Jan. 2015) Slovakia: E. Carpathians (2000) Ukraine: E. Carpathians (1995–2001); Crimea (1995–2005, 2010, 2012, 2013); steppes (1993–2005, 2010, 2013) Professional Activities Zoologisches Museum Universität Hamburg November 2012 Study of type material from Eduard Voss collection. Muséum national d'histoire naturelle Paris. Study of type material from Alphonse Hustache collection, Study of tertiary Entiminae. Zoological Institute Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw. July 2011. Revisionary work on the Palaearctic weevil genus Brachysomus. Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden, April 2011. Revisionary work on the East African weevils. Zoological Museum University of Copenhagen. April 2010. Revisionary work on the East African weevils and Baltic amber fossil weevils. Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden, April-June 2009, April 2011; November 2012. Coleoptera collection. Collection management, sorting and identification of unsorted material. Morphological study on the weevil genus Polydrusus and related taxa using the modern methods of comparative morphology (SEM etc.). Zoological Museum University of Oslo. 2008-present. Curatorial work in Coleoptera collection. Collection management, preparation, identification of unsorted material. Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1999–present Comparative morphological study and phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Entiminae based on adult morphology. Preparing the chapter in the Volume VIII of “Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera” (Eds. I. Löbl & A. Smetana). Development of the web site "Coleoptera and Coleopterists" – English Edition (http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/). Development of faunistic and collection database of Curculionidae deposited in the Zoological Institute. Curatorial works in the insect collection. Faunistic studies on the Curculionidae of the Eastern Carpathians, Crimea and Caucasus. Research on biodiversity, systematics, ecology, zoogeography, phylogeny of broad-nosed weevils (Curculionidae: Entiminae). Collecting trips to Crimea, Eastern Carpathians, Caucasus, Central Europe and Equatorial Africa. Monographic study of the genus Brachysomus (about 50 species). Comparative morphology phylogeny and classification of the generic complex Polydrusus Germ. Revision of the genus Urometopus Form. Phylogeny and systematics of the Middle Asian Otiorhynchus species. Preparing of the international collaborative project: “Evolution of the biodiversity of the leaf litter invertebrates of the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Together with experts from the Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, Kyiv-Ukraine. Lectured General Biology and Chemistry, 1999. State Botanical Garden, (Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine). Work in greenhouse (developing of the cultivation technologies of Araceae), 1992. Publications Monographs Yunakov N.N. 2012. Afrotropical weevils of the Cadoderus Marshall generic complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Embrithini). Part 1. Genera: Cadoderus Marshall, 1926; Sphrigodellus Marshall, 1942 and Oncophyes Marshall, 1942. Auckland: Magnolia Press (Zootaxa 3535). 104 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013. Taxonomic acts (Curculionidae: Entiminae). In: Löbl I., Smentana A. (Eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 8. Curculionoidea. Stansrup: Apollo Books, 700pp. Han K., Hong K.-J., Park S., Yunakov N. 2014. Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae Weevils III // Insect Fauna of Korea. Vol. 12(20). Incheon: National Institute of Biological Resources (Republic of Korea). 105 pp.[December 10, 2014] Nikulina T., Mandelshtam M., Petrov A., Nazarenko V., Yunakov N. 2015. A survey of the weevils of Ukraine. Bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae and Scolytinae) Auckland: Magnolia Press (Zootaxa 3912): 61 pp. Journal publications and chapters in books Yunakov N.N., Drogvalenko A.N. 2014. Coleoptera: Curculionidae (Fabricius, 1792). Pp. 144-152. In: Red Data Book of Kharkiv Region of Ukraine. Animals. G. A. Shandikov and T. A. Atemasova (Eds). Editor in chief V. A. Tokarsky. Kharkiv: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 472 p. Yunakov N.N. 2013a Alophini, pp. 251-254 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013b Blosyrini, p. 254-255 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013c Celeuthetini, p. 263-264 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013d Cratopodini, p. 267 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013e Cyphicerini, pp. 268-282 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013f Dermatodini, pp. 282-283 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013g Episomini, p. 283 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013h Mesostylini, pp. 292-293 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013i Nastini, pp. 293-294 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013j Ophryastini, pp. 301-302 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013k Pachyrhynchini, p. 347 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013l Polydrusini, pp. 364-375 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013m Psallidiini, pp. 375-377 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N. 2013n Tropiphorini, pp. 422-423 In: I. Löbl & A. Smetana (eds.): Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 8. Leiden, Brill, 700 pp. Yunakov N.N., Klass K.-D. 2012. Contribution to the taxonomy and nomenclature of Entiminae from the Palaearctic region and South Africa (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Beitrдge zur Entomologie, 62(2): 427–445. Yunakov N.N., Terekhova V.V. 2012 Exechesops leucopis Jordan, 1928 (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) an exotic oriental fungus weevil in Europe. Russian Entomological Journal 21(4): 419–422. Yunakov N.N., Germann Ch.B. 2012. Brachysomus (Hippomias) samos sp. n. from Greece—first island endemism in the genus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Zootaxa 3408: 59–68. Yunakov N.N., Dedyukhin S.V. & Filimonov R.V. 2012 Towards the survey of Entiminae weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of Russia: species occurring in the Volga and Ural Regions. Russian Entomological Journal 21(1): 57–72 Yunakov N.N., Kirejtshuk A.G. 2011 New genus and species of broad-nosed weevils from Baltic amber and notes on fossils of the subfamily Entiminae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) ZooKeys 160: 73–96 Yunakov N.N., Germann Ch.B. 2008. Supplement to a revision of the weevil genus Amicromias Rtt. – with the description of a new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Geselschaft, 81: 181–190. Yunakov N.N., Korotyaev B.A. 2008. On the systematics of the weevil genus Araxia Khnz. with descriptions of new taxa from Transcaucasia and Turkmenistan (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Insect Systematics and Evolution, 39: 39–54. Yunakov N.N., Korotyaev B.A. 2007. Review of the weevil subgenus Metaphyllobius Smirnov (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae) from Eastern Europe and Siberia. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 86(3): 687–703 Yunakov N.N., Nadein K. S. 2006. New taxa of geophilic Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from the Balkan Peninsula, Caucasus and Central Asia. Entomologische Abhandlungen, 63(1-2): 77–98. Yunakov N.N. 2006a. Contribution to a revision of the weevil genus Brachysomus Schoenh. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae). Description of new taxa. Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society, 77: 294–329. Yunakov N.N. 2006b. New synonyms in the Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 14(2): 263–265. Korotyaev B.A., Yunakov N.N. 2005. A new species of the weevil genus Alatavia from Kyrghyzstan (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 14(1): 101–103. Yunakov N.N., Korotyaev B. A. 2005. Bosporomias geN.N., a new genus of the weevil subfamily Entiminae from Taman peninsula (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Entomological Review, 85(7): 757–763. Yunakov N.N., Korotyaev B. A. 2005. Bosporomias geN.N., a new genus of the weevil subfamily Entiminae from Taman peninsula (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 84(2): 369–376. [In Russian with English summary] Yunakov N.N. 2005a. A revision of the weevil genus Amicromias Rtt. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Entiminae). Entomological Review, 85(2): 156–168. Yunakov N.N. 2005b. A revision of the weevil genus Amicromias Rtt. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Entiminae). Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 84(1): 143–158. [In Russian with English summary] Yunakov N.N., Nadein K. S. 2004. About methods of collecting and preparation of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera). The Kharkiv Entomological Society gazette, 2003(2004), 11(1–2): 241–243. [In Russian] Yunakov N.N. 2004a. On the taxonomy of the weevil genus Parameira Seidl. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Entiminae). Entomological Review, 84(9): 1048–1053. Yunakov N.N. 2004b. On the taxonomy of the weevil genus Parameira Seidl. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Entiminae). Zoological Journal, 83(10): 1284–1289. [In Russian with English summary] Yunakov N.N. 2003a. Nanomias geN.N., a new genus of endogean weevils of the subfamily Entiminae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Mountain Crimea. Entomological Review, 83(5): 595–598. Yunakov N.N. 2003b. Nanomias geN.N., a new genus of endogean weevils of the subfamily Entiminae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Mountain Crimea. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 82(4): 855–859. [In Russian with English summary]. Yunakov N.N., Nazarenko V. Yu. 2003. New and little-known Curculionoidea species from the Ukrainian Fauna (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Vestnik Zoologii 37(1): 95–99. [In Russian] Yunakov N.N. 2003. A review of the weevil subgenus Pontotiorhynchus subgeN.N., genus Otiorhynchus Germ. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Entomological Review, 83(5): 513–530. Yunakov N.N. 2003. A review of the weevil subgenus Pontotiorhynchus subgeN.N., genus Otiorhynchus Germ. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 82(2): 416–436. [In Russian with English summary] Yunakov N.N. 2003. Species of the subgenus Pseudocryphiphorus Magnano, genus Otiorhynchus Germ. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in the Fauna of the Crimea. Entomological Review, 83(2): 221–229. Yunakov N.N. 2003. Species of the subgenus Pseudocryphiphorus Magnano, genus Otiorhynchus Germ. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in the Fauna of the Crimea. Zoological Journal, 82(1): 35–43. [In Russian with English summary] Yunakov N.N., Davidian, G. E. 2002. New weevil species of the genus Otiorhynchus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from Azerbaijan. Entomological Review, 82(7): 931–932. [In English] Yunakov N.N., Davidian, G. E. 2002. New weevil species of the genus Otiorhynchus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from Azerbaijan. Zoological Journal, 81(3): 373–374. [In Russian with English summary] Davidian G. E., Savitsky V. Yu., Yunakov N.N., and Arzanov Yu. G. 2002. Contribution to the knowledge of the weevil genera Otiorhynchus Germar and Meiranella Reitter (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from Caucasus. The Kharkiv Entomological Society gazette, 9(2): 23–46. [In Russian with English summary] Davidian G. E., Yunakov N.N. 2002. Contribution to the knowledge of the weevil subgenera Nilepolemis Rtt., Udonedus Rtt., Otismotilus Rtt., and Motilacanus Rtt., genus Otiorhynchus Germ. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), from the Caucasus and Turkey. Entomological Review, 82(1): 21–58. Davidian G. E., Yunakov N.N. 2002. Contribution to the knowledge of the weevil subgenera Nilepolemis Rtt., Udonedus Rtt., Otismotilus Rtt., and Motilacanus Rtt., genus Otiorhynchus Germ. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), from the Caucasus and Turkey. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 81(1): 128–173. [In Russian with English summary] Yunakov N.N. 2001a. New and little known species of the subgenus Nehrodistus Reitter, 1912, genus Otiorhynchus Germ. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Crimea and Caucasus. Entomological Review, 81(6): 639–641. Yunakov N.N. 2001b. New and little known species of the subgenus Nehrodistus Reitter, 1912, genus Otiorhynchus Germ. from Crimea and Caucasus. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 80(3): 669–672. [In Russian with English summary] Yunakov N.N. 2000. On weevils of the genus Otiorhynchus of the fauna of the Ukraine. Vestnik zoologii. Suppl., 14: 79–81. [In Russian with English summary] Yunakov N.N. 1999. A contribution to the knowledge of broad-nosed weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Entiminae) of Ukraine. The Kharkiv Entomological Society gazette, 7 (1): 9–16. [In Russian with English summary] Yunakov N.N. 1998a. Synonymy and notes of morphology and distribution of some little known species of the genus Brachysomus Schoenherr (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). New data on the fauna and systematics of weevils from Ukraine and adjacent territories. The Kharkiv Entomological Society gazette, 6(2): 37–40. [In Russian with English summary] Yunakov N.N. 1998b. New data on the fauna and systematics of weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Ukraine and adjacent territories. The Kharkiv Entomological Society gazette, 6(1): 41–46. [In Russian with English summary] On-line publications Yunakov N. N. 2012-2014. Database: Classification and distribution of Curculionoidea. Available from http://ctap.inhs.uiuc.edu/dmitriev/tree.asp?key=3itest&b=Coleoptera&t=Classification+and+distribution+of+Curculionoidea+(Author+Nikolai+N.+Yunakov) Yunakov N. N. 2009. Checklist of weevil subfamily Entiminae of Russia (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) Available from http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/rus/entimru2.htm Yunakov N. N. 2005. Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Polydrusini. Fauna Europaea. Coleoptera. Fauna Europaea version 1.2. Available from http://www.faunaeur.org Presentations at conferences Yunakov, N. N. 2005. Chorological analysis of broad-nosed weevil fauna (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) and problem of zoogeographical attribution of the Crimean Mountains. General and applied entomology in Ukraine: 251–253. August 15–19, Lviv. Yunakov, N. N. 2005. Chorological analysis of broad-nosed weevil fauna (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae) and zoogeographical attribution of the Ukrainian Carpathians. Tezisy dokladov otchetnoi nauchnoi sessii Zoologicheskogo instituta RAN po itogam rabot 2004 g., 5–7 apr. 2005 g. [Zoological sessions (Abstr. ann. rep. 2004, Apr. 5–7, 2005)] St. Petersburg. P. 40–41. [In Russian] Korotyaev, B. A., Davidian, G. E., Yunakov, N. N., Gültekin, L. 2004. On the weevil (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) faunistic links between the Crimea, Caucasus, and Northeastern Anatolia. Proceedings of the conference on invertebrates zoology dedicatet to the 100th anniversary of S. M. Iablokoff-Khnzorian. September 6–8, 2004, Yerevan, Armenia: 81–82. Yunakov, N. N. 2002. Distributional patterns of some groups in the weevil genus Otiorhynchus Germ. in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Tezisy dokladov otchetnoi nauchnoi sessii Zoologicheskogo instituta RAN po itogam rabot 2001 g., 9–11 apr. 2002 g. [Zoological sessions (Abstr. ann. rep. 2001, Apr. 9–11, 2002)] St. Petersburg. P. 39–40. [In Russian] Yunakov, N. N. 1999. Weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) of Grand Canyon of the Crimea. Biological researches in National Parks and biological stations. Jubilee conference 85 year of Biological Station of Kharkiv State University. Kharkiv, September, 16–19, 1999: 136–137. [In Russian] Yunakov, N. N. 1998. On the weevil genus Otiorhynchus Germ. of the Ukrainian Fauna. Proceedings of V Congress of Ukrainian entomological society. Kharkiv, September, 7–11, 1998: 187. [in Ukrainian] Presentations at seminars Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, May 2010: “Adaptive radiation in the weevil subfamily Entiminae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) of the World”. Natural History Museum, Kharkiv State University. December 2009: “Biodiversity of East African beetles” Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. September 2009: “On the expedition to the East African Highlands. Biodiversity of Afroalpine Coleoptera” Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, February 2009: “Morphological adaptation and evolution of the weevil subfamily Entiminae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) of the World”. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, October 2003: “Weevils of the subfamily Entiminae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) of Ukraine”. PhD thesis. PAGE 3