dr. Andrew M. Zamoroka

Last updated: May 2024

PhD, Associate Professor

Entomologist
Expert in
Taxonomy and Molecular Phylogeny
of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera)
Biodiversity and
natural habitats assessment expert

 

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My primary research goals include understanding taxonomy, biology and ecology of the longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). These include their molecular phylogeny, morphological and molecular taxonomy, evolution, adaptive radiation and landscape genomics of populations, faunistic, ecological communities, influence of climate changes on native and invasive cerambycids. I’m also interested in modeling of insect ecological communities and trophic networks, insect-plant interaction, insect island biology and insect conservation.

In my Doctoral Thesis, I used an example of xylophagous insects’ communities, particularly the longhorn beetles, in forest ecosystems of the Ukrainian Carpathians Mountains. My work revealed significant changes in the structure of the longhorn beetles’ communities in response to the different ecosystem conditions including forest exploitation and natural disturbances.

My current studies are focused on revealing of phylogenetic taxonomy of the longhorn beetles as well as studying of alien invasive species.

Described taxa:

new supertribes
Archaecarinatitae Zamoroka, 2022
Chlorophoritae Zamoroka, 2021

new tribes
Cariliini Zamoroka, 2022
Chlorophorini Zamoroka, 2021
Evodiniini Zamoroka, 2022
Pidoniini Zamoroka, 2022

new subtribes
Chlorophorina Zamoroka, 2021
Clytina Zamoroka, 2021
Neoclytina Zamoroka, 2021
Plagionotina Zamoroka, 2021

new genera
Proanthophylax Zamoroka, 2022
Sparganophorus Zamoroka, 2021
Spinotrechus Zamoroka, 2021
Zajciwiclytus Zamoroka, 2021

new subgenera
Eduardvivesia Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022
Fulvotrechus Zamoroka, 2021
Hieroglyphotrechus Zamoroka, 2021
Igneotrechus Zamoroka, 2021
Nigromacularia Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022
Viridiphorus Zamoroka, 2021

new subspecies
Dorcadion fulvum opillicum Zamoroka, 2019

new cobinations
Humeromaculatus (Humeromaculatus) muscosus Bates, 1873, comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Humeromaculatus (Humeromaculatus) figuratus Scopoli, 1763, comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Humeromaculatus (Humeromaculatus) glabromaculatus (Goeze, 1777), comb.nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Humeromaculatus (Humeromaculatus) quinquefasciatus (Castelnau & Gory, 1841),comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Humeromaculatus (Humeromaculatus) miwai Gressitt, 1936, comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Humeromaculatus (Humeromaculatus) japonicus (Chevrolat, 1863), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Humeromaculatus (Humeromaculatus) simillimus (Kraatz, 1879), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Humeromaculatus (Humeromaculatus) motschulskyi (Ganglbauer, 1887), comb.nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Humeromaculatus (Viridiphorus) herbstii Brahm, 1790, comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Megacyllene crinicornis (Chevrolat, 1860), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Perderomaculatus sartor (Müller, 1766), comb. nov. comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Proanthophylax attenuatusHaldeman, 1847, comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Rutpela (Eduardvivesia) vaucheri Bedel, 1900, comb.nov. (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Rutpela (Nigrostenurella) nigra (Linnaeus, 1758), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Rutpela (Nigromacularia) septempunctata Fabricius 1793, comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Sparganophorus diadema (Motschulsky, 1854), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Stenurella (Priscostenurella) jaegeri (Hummel, 1825), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Stenurella (Priscostenurella) novercalis (Reitter, 1901), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Stenurella (Stenurella) hybridula (Reitter, 1902), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Stenurella (Stenurella) approximans (Rosenhauer, 1856), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Xylotrechus (Hieroglyphotrechus) antilope (Schönherr, 1817), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Xylotrechus (Igneotrechus) pyrrhoderus (Bates, 1873), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Xylotrechus (Igneotrechus) magnicollis (Fairmaire, 1888), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Xylotrechus (Igneotrechus) rufilius (Bates, 1884), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Spinotrechus grayii (White, 1855), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Xyloclytus (Xyloclytus) chinensis (Chevrolat, 1852), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Xyloclytus (Ootora) villioni (Villard, 1892), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Xylotrechus (Fulvotrechus) smei (Castelnau & Gory, 1841), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Xylotrechus (Fulvotrechus) stebbingi (Gahan, 1906), comb. nov.
Zajciwiclytus mucronatus (Fabricius, 1775), comb. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)

new ranks
Anastrangalia dubia reyi, new rank (Zamoroka, Semaniuk, Shparyk, Mykytyn & Skrypnyk, 2019)
Anastrangalia dubia sequensi, new rank (Zamoroka, Semaniuk, Shparyk, Mykytyn & Skrypnyk, 2019)
Humeromaculatus Özdikmen, 2011, gen. stat. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Perderomaculatus Özdikmen, 2011, gen. stat. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Pseudogaurotina Plavilshtshikov, 1958, stat. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Xyloclytus Reitter, 1912, gen. stat. nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)

resurrected names
Stenocorini Thomson, 1861, nom. res. & sensu nov. (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Leptacmaeops Casey, 1913, nom. res. (in Zamoroka, 2022)

new senses
Chlorophorus Chevrolat, 1863, sensu nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Clytini Mulsant, 1839, trib. sensu nov. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Priscostenurella Özdikmen, 2013, subgen. sensu nov. (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Rhagiini Kirby, 1837, sensu novo (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Rutpela Nakane & Ohbayashi, 1957, sensu novo (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Stenurella Villiers, 1974, gen. sensu novo (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Stenurella Villiers, 1974, subgen. sensu novo (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)

new synonyms
Cortodera moldovana Dani-levsky, 1995 syn. nov. = Cortodera flavimana (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Crassostenurella Özdikmen, 2013, syn. nov. = Stenurella (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Cyllenes Leconte & Horn, 1883, syn. nov. = Chlorophorini (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Dorcadion cinerarium macropoides Plavilstshikov, 1932, syn. nov. = Dorcadion cinerarium cinerarium (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Dorcadion cinerarium zubovi Lazarev, 2011, syn. nov. = Dorcadion cinerarium cinerarium (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Dorcadion cinerarium bartenevi Lazarev, 2011, syn. nov. = Dorcadion cinerarium panticapaeum (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Dorcadion cinerarium skrylniki Lazarev, 2011, syn. nov. = Dorcadion cinerarium panticapaeum (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Dorcadion cinerarium azovense Lazarev, 2011, syn. nov. = Dorcadion cinerarium panticapaeum (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Dorcadion cinerarium gorodinskii Danilevsky, 1996, syn. nov. = Dorcadion cinerarium panticapaeum (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Dorcadion cinerarium demidovi Danilevsky, 2013, syn. nov. = Dorcadion cinerarium panticapaeum (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Dorcadion cinerarium mosyakini Danilevsky. 2021, syn. nov. = Dorcadion cinerarium panticapaeum (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) equestre vadimi Danilevsky, 2021, syn. nov. = Dorcadion equestre (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) holosericeum ustinovi Danilevsky, 2021, syn. nov. = Dorcadion holosericeum (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Enoploderini Danilevsky, 2014, nec. Althoff & Danilevsky,1997, syn. nov. = Rhamnusiini (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Euracmaeops Danilevsky, 2014, syn. nov. = Acmaeops (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Iberostenurella Özdikmen, 2013, syn. nov. = Stenurella (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Placosternus Hopping, 1937, syn. nov. = Megacyllene (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Rusticoclytus Vives, 1977, syn. nov. = Xylotrechus s.str. (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Stenurelloides Özdikmen, 2013, syn. nov. = Priscostenurella (in Zamoroka, Trócoli, Shparyk & Semaniuk, 2022)
Tetropium tauricum Shapovalov, 2007, syn. nov. = Tetropium fuscum (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Trachysida syn. nov. = Nivellia (in Zamoroka, 2022)

new corrections
Oxymirini Danilevsky, 2014, nec. Althoff & Danilevsky, 1997 (in Zamoroka, 2022)
Teratoclytus Zajciw [not Zaitzev], 1937 (in Zamoroka, 2021)
Teratoclytus plavilstshikovi Zajciw [not Zaitzev], 1937 (in Zamoroka, 2021)

2009
Ph.D., in Biological Sciences, Dnipropetrovs’k National University called after Oles’ Honchar
Thesis: Ecological features of long horn beetles entomocomplexes (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the forest ecosystems of the north-eastern macroslope of the Ukrainian Carpathians.
Concentrations: ecology of communities of xylophaguos insects.
Advisor: Professor Vasyl I. Parpan

2004
M.S., in Biological Sciences, Vasyl’ Stefanyk Precarpathian National University.
Thesis: Bioecological features of Huperzia and Lycopodium genera on the territory of the north-eastern macroslope of the Ukrainian Carpathians
Concentrations: Biometrics and population biology.
Advisor: Assistant Professor Nadia V. Shumska

2003
B.S., in Biological Sciences, Pre-Carpathian National University called after Vasyl’ Stefanyk
Concentrations: biology of xylophaguos insects

I have 17 years of research and teaching experience. As researcher I have extensive knowledge of methods of laboratory and field researches and statistical data processing. My teaching roles included teacher of children groups (2004-2006), teacher assistant (2006-2011), lecturer and mentor (2011-2017) associate professor (2017 to date). I currently supervise 3 Ph.D. students, 1 master and 2 bachelor students, who also assist me in my research. I actively strive to enhance my teaching through professional development programs in this area.

since 2017
Assistant Professor at Department of Biology and Ecology, Precarpathian National University.
Courses: Molecular systematics and evolution, Biological Statistics, Biodiversity conservation, Ecosystem ecology, Management of Protected Areas.

2011–2017
Lecturer at Department of Biology and Ecology, Precarpathian National University.
Courses: Statistical methods in biology and ecology, Biodiversity conservation, Ecology of Animals, Ecosystem ecology, Management of Protected Areas, Evolution of animals.

2008–2019
Scientific Staff in Conservation Biology at Halych National Park.

2006–2011
Teaching assistant at Department of Biology and Ecology, Pre-Carpathian National University.
Courses: Zoology of invertebrates, Ecology of Animals, Mycology and Algology, Conservation Biology.

2004–2006
Teacher for children’s clubs at Ivano-Frankivsk City Ecological Station for Children.

Professional and social memberships

2022 – to date Member of the scientific and technical council of National Park “Syniohora”

2020 – to date Member of the scientific and technical council of Nature Reserve “Gorgany”

2020 – to date Head of NGO “Ecologif”

2019 – to date Member of the team of The Data Centre “Biodiversity of Ukraine“, Cerambycidae expert.

2017 – to date Member of the team of Ukrainian Biodiversity Information Network, Cerambycidae expert.

2017 – to date Member of the scientific and technical council of Halych National Park

2010 – 2015 Deputy head of NGO “EcoHalych”

2007 – to date Chief editor of popular science journal “Stanislavivskyi Naturalist“.

2005 – to date Member of The Lviv Division of Ukrainian Entomological Society

2004 – 2008 Head of Stanislaviv Entomological Society “Tenax-17”

2022-2024
Nature Conservation and Conflict in Ukraine: Determining War Damages to Nature Reserves in Ukraine, The Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management” at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences is currently finishing the project” Nature Conservation and Conflict in Ukraine: Determining War Damage to Nature Reserves in Ukraine (“Ukraine-Nature”). Grant of the German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt). No FKZ 38378/01-46. (27.06.2022-27.03.24)
Role: biodiversity and natural habitats expert

2022
Scientific justification for territory expanding of National Park “Syniohora”. Grant No №03-2022, 25.07.2022.
Role: grantee

2021
Development of the management plan for National Park “Syniohora”. Grant No 11/08, 11.08.2021
Role: grantee

2020 – 2021
Visiting lecturer at Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava (Romania) and University of Warsaw (Poland). Grant of The International Visegrad Fund No 21820235: “Collegium Carpathicum” – prospects for the non-EU countries.
Role: lecturer (climate change and invasive species; steppes conservation; phylogeny of the longhorn beetles)

2020
Development of the management plan for Dendrological Park “Druzhba”. Grant No 267/20, 17.09.2020
Role: biodiversity consultant

2019
Development of the consolidated scheme of Ecological Network of Ukraine (II stage), Grant No 0119U002884, №72/19, 20.08.2019
Role: chief executive

2019
New Edition of the Research Programs for Conservation Areas in Ukraine, Grant No 0119U002883, №73/19, 28.08.2019
Role: chief executive

2019
“Ecocampus Chornohora camp” for Ukrainian and Polish Students (04-08.10.2019), Grant No 4512, 06.09.2019
Role: field coach on biodiversity

2018
Development of the consolidated scheme of Ecological Network of Ukraine (I stage), Grant No 0115U006359, №56/18, 9.09.2018
Role: chief executive

2018
The methods development for special exploitation of forests plants resources in conservation areas. Grant No U0063470118, №58/18, 26.11.2018
Role: biodiversity consultant

2018
Preparation of National Environmental Report in Ukraine. Grant No 0118U005507, № 80/18, 30.11.2018
Role: biodiversity consultant

2018
Conservation of biodiversity under the forestry activity on Prykarpattya (The Finnish fund for local cooperation 2017-2018).
Role: invertebrate diversity consultant

2017 – 2018
Estimation of Soil Coleoptera Extinction Rate in the Steppe Remnants of Burshtyn Opillya and Implications for Their Restoration and Conservation (The Rufford Foundation 2017-2018).
Role: grantee

2014
Establishment of the Environmental Interpretation Stand and Vygoda Nature School within the Vygoda Narrow Gauge Railway Heritage Center (The Finnish fund for local cooperation 2014-2015).
Role: museum exposition consultant and screenwriter of an interpretive film

2014 – 2015
Carpathian Heritage Railways (European Union, Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENPI CBC Programme 2007-2013).
Role: biodiversity consultant

2003
Improvement of Transfrontier Nature Conservation System in Verkhovyna (TACIS 2003 Cross Border Co-operation Programme, TACIS-project 01-0199)
Role: field assistant

Total – 95

Zamoroka A.M. (2022) Molecular revision of Rhagiini sensu lato (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae): Paraphyly, intricate evolution and novel taxonomy. Biosystem diversity, 30 (3): 295–309. https://doi.org/10.15421/012232 [pdf]

Zamoroka A.M. (2022) Polyphyly of the genus Stenurella (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae): Consensus of morphological and molecular data. Biosystem diversity, 30 (2): 119-136. https://doi.org/10.15421/012212 [pdf]

Zamoroka A.M. (2022) The longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) of Ukraine: Results of two centuries of research. Biosystem diversity, 30 (1): 46-74. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15421/012206 [pdf]

Zamoroka A.M. (2021) Is Clytini monophyletic? The evidence from five-gene phylogenetic analysis. Proceedings of the State Natural History Museum 37, 191-214. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36885/nzdpm.2021.37.191-214 [pdf]

Shparyk V.Yu., Zamoroka A.M. (2021) Description of the Puparium and Redescription of the Third-Instar Larva of Brachyopa panzeri (Diptera, Syrphidae) with New Data on its Biology. Zoodiversity, 55 (3): 207–216. http://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2021.03.207 [pdf]

Zamoroka A. M. & Olbrycht T. (2021) Confirmation of the presence of recently described Dorcadion fulvum ssp. opillicum (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Poland. Ukrayinska Entomofaunistyka, 12 (1): 1–6. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4540734 [pdf]

Sumarokov A.M., Zamoroka A.M. (2020) Spatial patterns and habitat differentiation of the beetle (Insecta: Coleoptera) fauna of protected areas in the Eastern Carpathians (Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Ukraine). The Kharkov Entomological Society Gazette. 2020. XXVIII (2): 5–25. http://doi.org/10.36016/KhESG-2020-28-2-1 [pdf]

Zamoroka A.M., Semaniuk D.V., Shparyk V.Yu., Mykytyn T.V., Skrypnyk S.V. (2019) Taxonomic Position of Anastrangalia reyi and A. sequensi (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) Based on Molecular and Morphological Data. Vestnik Zoologii 53 (3): 209-226. DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2019-0021. [pdf]

Zamoroka A.M. (2019) A new subspecies of Dorcadion fulvum (Scopoli, 1763) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from western Ukraine. Polish Journal of Entomology 88 (4): 363-378. DOI: 10.2478/pjen-2019-0024. [pdf]

Zamoroka A.M., Hleba V.M. (2019) The first interception of Agapanthiola leucaspis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Western Ukraine and remarks on its biogeography and bionomy. Proc. of the State Nat. Hist. Mus., 35: 111-118. [pdf]

Zamoroka A.M. The longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine. Munis Entomology & Zoology, 2018, 13 (2): 655-691. [pdf]

Заморока А.М. (ред.), Шумська Н.В., Бучко В.В., Дмитраш-Вацеба І.І., Маланюк Б.В., Смірнов Н.І. (2018) Біота лучних степів Бурштинського Опілля. В-во “Симфонія Форте”, 212 с. [pdf]

Бучко В.В., Бокотей А.А., Смірнов Н.А., Шумська Н.В., Заморока А.М., Дмитраш-Вацеба І.І, Скільський І.В., Дзюбенко Н.В., Струс Ю.М., Маланюк В.Б., Чорней І.І. (наук. Ред.) (2018) Охоронні ділянки як механізм збереження біотичного різноманіття в лісах (на прикладі Прикарпаття): практ. посіб. Чернівці : Друк Арк, 48 с. [pdf]

Заморока А.М., Бідичак Р.М., Геряк Ю.М., Глотов С.В., Капрусь І.Я., Козоріз Ю.Г., Мартинов О.В., Михайлюк-Заморока О.В., Пушкар Т.І., Різун В.Б., Слободян О.М., Смірнов Н.А., Утєвський С.Ю., Шпарик В.Ю. Розповсюдження рідкісних видів безхребетних тварин, занесених до Червоної книги України, в Івано-Франківській області // Український ентомологічний журнал. – 2017. – 2(13). – C. 77–94. [pdf]

Zamoroka A.M., Kapelyukh Ya.I. Notes on the longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Nature Reserve “Medobory” (Ukraine) // Ukrainska entomofaunistyka, 2016, 8 (4): 50-76. [pdf]

Zamoroka A.M., Mateleshko O.Yu. The first record of Calamobius filum (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Western Ukraine with notes on its biology, ecology and distribution in Europe // Наукові записки Державного природознавчого музею, Львів, 2016. – 37: С.113-120. [pdf]

Чумак М.В., Мателешко О.Ю., Чумак В.О., Варивода М.В., Грицюк І. В., Заморока А.М., Мірутенко В.В., Назаренко В.І., Нікуліна Т.В., Петренко А.А., Різун В.Б., Середюк Г.В.,Сергі Т.І., Тимочко В.Б., Турис Е.В., Яницький Т.П. Таксономічний склад сапроксилобіонтних твердокрилих (insecta, coleoptera) угольського масиву фауни карпатського біосферного заповідника // Науковий вісник Ужгородського університету Серія Біологія, Випуск 38-39, 2015: 5–11. [pdf]

Zamoroka A.M. The biodiversity patterns and conservation value of Cerambycidae communities at Halych National Park (Ukraine) / Zamoroka A.M. // Наукові записки Державного Природознавчого Музею – Львів, 2013. – Випуск 29 – с.45-54 [pdf]

E-mail: andrew.zamoroka@pnu.edu.ua
Halytska str., 201
Department of Biology and Ecology
Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ukraine
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