Weevil Course 2025
Location: Southwestern Research Station (SWRS), Portal, Arizona, USA.
Dates: July 24 to August 2, 2025
Organizers:
M. Lourdes Chamorro
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA
National Museum of Natural History
Jennifer C. Girón
Museum of Texas Tech University
Salvatore S. Anzaldo
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA
National Museum of Natural History
M. Andrew Jansen
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA
National Museum of Natural History
Instructors:
Dr. Robert Anderson
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa, Canada
Area of expertise: Systematics, taxonomy, morphology, field work, Curculionoidea
Dr. Salvatore S. Anzaldo
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA
c/o National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
sal.anzaldo@usda.gov
Areas of expertise: Phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, field work, Conoderinae, Molytinae, Conotrachelus
Dr. Samuel Brown
Adaptive Entomology, Plant and Food Research
Auckland, New Zealand
samuel.brown@plantandfood.co.nz
Areas of expertise: taxonomy, identification, Entiminae, Brachycerinae, Curculioninae, Cossoninae, Cryptorhynchinae, Molytinae
Dr. Lourdes Chamorro
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA
c/o National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
Areas of expertise: Phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, field work, Curculionoidea, Dryophthorinae, Cossoninae, Attelabidae
Dr. Jennifer C. Girón
Museum of Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas, United States
Areas of expertise: taxonomy, morphology, systematics, collections management, biodiversity data, Curculionidae: Entiminae
Dr. M. Andrew Jansen
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA
c/o National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
Andrew.Jansen@usda.gov
Areas of expertise: Entiminae, Imaging
Dr. Richard Leschen
New Zealand Arthropod Collection
Auckland, New Zealand
Leschenr@landcareresearch.co.nz
Areas of expertise: Phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, field work, general Coleoptera (esp. Cucujiformia)
Dr. Samanta Orellana
School of Life Sciences
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ, United States
Areas of expertise: Anthribidae
Dr. Sarah Smith
Department of Entomology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, United States
Areas of expertise: Phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, field work, Scolytinae, Platypodinae
Ryan J. Whitehouse
New York State Museum
Albany, New York, United States
Areas of expertise: taxonomy, morphology, field work, Curculionidae, Baridinae, specimen imaging
Dr. Nikolai Yunakov
Institute of Biodiversity, NGO
Melrose, Massachusetts, United States
Areas of expertise: Phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, fieldwork, Curculionidae, Entiminae