Zettel, Herbert

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Curator of the Hemiptera Collection

Supervision of the Hemiptera Collection Systematic and taxonomic research Telefon: +43 1 52 177/ 497 Fax: +43 1 523 52 54 Email: herbert.zettel"at"nhm-wien.ac.at

Curriculum Vitae

1963 born in Vienna 1981 - 1991 Study of Biology (Zoology & Botany) at the University of Vienna 1987 - 1990 Thesis at the Natural History Museum Vienna with the title "Beiträge zu einer Revision der Cheloninae unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Tribus Phanerotomini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Cheloninae)" [Contributions to a revision of Cheloninae with special regards to the tribe Phanerotomini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Cheloninae)] (Diss. Zool. Inst. Univ. Wien, 585 pp., 1990) 1991 Graduation as "Doctor philosophiae" since 1992 employed at the Natural History Museum Vienna as curator of the Hemiptera Collection in the entomological department since 1980 Studies on Central European and Mediterranean Coleoptera, primarily dealing with faunistics of Austria and adjacent countries, lateron identifications of Palaearctic Tenebrionidae and Carabidae, mainly from various own collectings in alpine regions, Southeast Europe and North Africa. Present research on taxonomy of Philippine Cicindelidae. since 1986 Studies on Hymenoptera, mainly in the course of the doctor thesis work on Braconidae, subfamily Cheloninae (world wide), further some studies on the Austrian Hymenoptera fauna (e.g. a project on the Hymenoptera fauna of the Hundsheimer Kogel in Lower Austria, the Austrian fauna of Serphidae, identifications of Aculeata for different projects and thesis works), and some smaller studies on Palaearctic Braconidae. Presently studies on faunistics and ecology of Aculeata in xerotherm habitats in Austria. Biodiversity and taxonomy of Philippine ants. since 1992 Studies on aquatic and semiaquatic Heteroptera, main interest on the Oriental and Malesian fauna, especially working on the material from own expeditions and material deposited in the Natural History Museum Vienna. Special interest in Helotrephidae, Aphelocheridae, Hebridae, and Veliidae. See the following projects.

PUBLICATIONS

 * Schlick-Steiner, B.C., Steiner, F.M. & Zettel, H. 2006. Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870, T. scabrum Mayr, 1879 sp. rev., T. manobo (Calilung, 2000) – three good species. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8: 181-191.


 * Sorger, D. M. and H. Zettel. 2009. Polyrhachis (Myrma) cyaniventris F. Smith, 1858 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and a related new ant species from the Philippines. Zootaxa 2174: 27-37.


 * Sorger, D. M. and H. Zettel. 2010. Taxonomic additions to the Polyrhachis (Myrma) cyaniventris species group (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 111:31-36


 * Sorger, D.M. and H. Zettel. 2011. On the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Philippine Islands: V. The genus Odontomachus LATREILLE, 1804. Myrmecological News. 14:141-163.


 * Zettel, H. 2006. On the ants of the Philippine Islands: 1. The genus Pristomyrmex Mayr, 1866. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8: 59-68.


 * Zettel, H. 2008. On the ants of the Philippine Islands: III. The genus Recurvidris Bolton. Linzer Biologische Beiträge 40/1: 891-895.


 * Zettel, Herbert: 2007. A new species of Pristomyrmex Mayr 1866 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Cebu, the Philippines. Linzer Biologische Beitraege Volume: 39 Issue: 2 Page(s): 1251-1255


 * Zettel, Herbert and D.M. Sorger. 2010. On the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Philippine Islands: IV. The genus Vombisidris BOLTON 1991. Entomologica Austriaca: 17:37-44.


 * Zettel, H., & Sorger, D.M. 2010 Three new species of the army ant genus Aenictus Shuckkard, 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae:Aenictinae) from Borneo and the Philippines. Z.Arb.Gem.Öst.Ent.(62)115-125.


 * Zettel, H. & Sorger, D.M. 2011. New Myrmoteras ants from the southeastern Philippines. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 59: 61-67.


 * [[Media:Zettel & Zimmermann 2007.pdf|Zettel, H. & Zimmermann, D. 2007. On the ants of the Philippine Islands. II. The genus Forelophilus Kutter, 1931. Asian Myrmecology 1: 19-30. PDF]]