Serna C., Francisco J.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Grupo Sistemática de Insectos Agronomía (SIA). Línea Taxonomía de insectos. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Facultad de Agronomía. Museo Entomológico Universidad Nacional Agronomía Bogotá (UNAB). Cra. 30 # 45-03. Bogotá, Colombia

ANT TAXONOMY
I am originally from Colombia, where I worked as a teacher in Entomology at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. With the help of undergraduate and graduate students, I built a museum of insects of economic importance at the Facultad de Agronomía. I am also the leader of the Group of Research in Systematics of insects of agriculture importance.

Research
My main interest is related with taxonomy of ants and taxonomy of pest insects. I have worked in ecology and taxonomy of leaf cutting ants and other groups of pest insects.

TAXONOMIC PUBLICATIONS

 * Mackay, W. P., and F. Serna. 2010. Two new species of the strigatus species complex of the ant genus Cyphomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Costa Rica and Panamá. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 19:44-50.


 * SERNA C., F.J. 2002. Primer registro de Stegomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) para Colombia. Caldasia. 24 (1):217 - 219.


 * F. Serna, W. Mackay 2010. A descriptive morphology of the ant genus Procryptocerus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Insect Science: Vol. 10 (111)1-36.


 * SERNA C., F.J., VERGARA N., E.V. 2001. Clave ilustrada para la determinación de subfamilias y géneros de hormigas de Antioquia y Chocó. Revista Del I C N E, 7 (1):5 - 41.