Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Editorial Board
Founder

Ali Asghar Talebi

Hymenoptera, Biodiversity
Associate Professor at the Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Ali-Asghar-Talebi
talebiamodares.ac.ir

h-index: 30  
Director-in-Charge

Ahad Sahragard

Biological control
Professor at the Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

scholar.google.com/citations?user=uRH60U8AAAAJ&hl=en
sahragardguilan.ac.ir

h-index: 14  
Editor-in-Chief

Ehsan Rakhshani

Hymenoptera, Braconidae
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Ehsan_Rakhshani
rakhshaniuoz.ac.ir

h-index: 21  
Co-Editor-in-Chief

Mostafa Ghafouri Moghaddam

Hymenoptera, Taxonomy, Evolutionary ‌Biology, Phylogenomics
Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

www.researchgate.net/profile/Mostafa-Ghafouri-Moghaddam
ghafouri.mogmail.com
0000-0002-1942-9689

h-index: 9  
Editorial Board

Jean-Yves Rasplus

Taxonomy and Phylogenomics of Chalcidoidea
7INRA, UMR 1062 CBGP, Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France

www.researchgate.net/profile/Jean-Yves-Rasplus
jean-yves.rasplusinrae.fr
0000-0001-8614-6665

h-index: 53  
Editorial Board

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos

Braconidae, Aphidiinae
Agricultural University Of Athens, Athens, Greece

www.researchgate.net/researcher/38702863_nickolas_g_kavallieratos
nick_kavalaua.gr
0000-0001-5851-5013

h-index: 51  
Editorial Board

James M Carpenter

Vespidae: Taxonomy, phylogeny, Paleontology
Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, USA

www.amnh.org/our-research/staff-directory/james-m.-carpenter
carpenteamnh.org
0000-0001-6754-8028

h-index: 44  
Editorial Board

Laurence Alfred Mound

Thysanoptera: Taxonomy, Evolutionary history and Ecology
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australia

www.researchgate.net/profile/Laurence-Mound
laurence.moundcsiro.au
0000-0002-6019-4762

h-index: 39  
Editorial Board

Andrew Polaszek

Parasitic Hymenoptera
Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom

www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew-Polaszek
a.polaszeknhm.ac.uk

h-index: 32  
Editorial Board

Mohammad Mehrabadi

Insects Genetics
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammad_Mehrabadi
m.mehrabadimodares.ac.ir
0000-0003-2981-7308

h-index: 27  
Editorial Board

Alireza Sazmand

Parasitology, Veterinary Entomology
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, IRAN

www.researchgate.net/profile/Alireza_Sazmand
alireza.sazmandbasu.ac.ir
0000-0002-8450-2993

h-index: 24  
Editorial Board

Cornelis van Achterberg

Braconidae, Stephanoidea, Heloridae, Evanoidea
Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden, Netherlands

www.researchgate.net/profile/Cornelis_Van_Achterberg3
keesvanachterberg.org

h-index: 23  
Editorial Board

Yoshitaka Kamimura

Dermaptera, Taxonomy, Evolutionary Biology
Department of Biology, Keio University, Yokohama 223 8521, Japan

www.researchgate.net/profile/Yoshitaka-Kamimura
kamimurakeio.jp
0000-0003-2882-491X

h-index: 23  
Editorial Board

Halil Ibrahimi

Trichoptera, Plecoptera
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina, Kosovo

www.researchgate.net/profile/Halil-Ibrahimi
halil.ibrahimiuni-pr.edu
0000-0002-4301-4387

h-index: 20  
Editorial Board

Reza Zahiri

Lepidoptera, Molecular systematics, phylogeny and evolution
Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Erbprinzenstr. 13, D – 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany

www.researchgate.net/profile/Reza-Zahiri
reza.zahirismnk.de
0000-0001-6274-6973

h-index: 19  
Editorial Board

Alireza Zamani

Araneae, Taxonomy, phylogeny
Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, Finland

www.researchgate.net/profile/Alireza-Zamani-7
zamani.alireza5gmail.com
0000-0002-8084-9666

h-index: 18  
Editorial Board

Olivera Petrović-Obradović

Hemiptera, Aphidoide
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia

www.researchgate.net/profile/Olivera_Petrovic-Obradovic
petrovicagrif.bg.ac.rs

h-index: 17  
Editorial Board

Alexandr Alexandrovich Khaustov

Acariformes
Research supervisor at Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Volodarskogo 6, 625003 Russia

www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexandr-Khaustov-2
alex1973khaustovgmail.com

h-index: 17  
Editorial Board

Omid Mirshamsi

Arachnida, Scorpions
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Omid-Mirshamsi
mirshamsum.ac.ir
0000-0003-1237-0634

h-index: 16  
Editorial Board

Omid Joharchi

Acari, Mesostigmata
Anatis Bioprotection Saint-Jacques-de-Mineur, Québec, J0J 1Z0, Canada

www.researchgate.net/profile/Omid-Joharchi
j.omid2000gmail.com
0000-0002-2741-4946

h-index: 16  
Editorial Board

Mehmet Bora Kaydan

Hemiptera: Coccomorpha
Biotechnology Development and Research Centre, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey

www.researchgate.net/profile/Mehmet-Kaydan
bkaydancu.edu.tr
0000-0002-0677-255X

h-index: 15  
Editorial Board

Hossein Rajaei

Evolutionary Biology, Taxonomy of Lepidoptera (moth)
Department of Entomology, State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, Germany

www.researchgate.net/profile/Hossein-Rajaei
hossein.rajaeismns-bw.de

h-index: 15  
Editorial Board

Ahad Sahragard

Biological control
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

sahragardguilan.ac.ir

h-index: 14  
Editorial Board

Nikita J. Kluge

Ephemeroptera
Department of Entomology, Biological Faculty, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/NIKITA-J-KLUGE-2188049598
n.klugespbu.ru
0000-0001-9741-7790

h-index: 14  
Editorial Board

George Japoshvili

Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Aculeata
Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia

www.researchgate.net/profile/George_Japoshvili
g.japoshviliagruni.edu.ge
0000-0002-9901-4554

h-index: 13  
Editorial Board

Hossein Lotfalizadeh

Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea
Professor at the East Azerbaijan Research Centre for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tabriz, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Hossein_Lotfalizadeh2
h.lotfalizadehareeo.ac.ir
0000-0002-7927-819X

h-index: 13  
Editorial Board

Majid Fallahzadeh

Hymenoptera, Aculeata
Department of Entomology, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/%20Majid-Fallahzadeh
fallahzadehmgmail.com
0000-0001-6609-0043

h-index: 12  
Editorial Board

Kambiz Minaei

Thysanoptera
Professor at the Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Fars, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Kambiz_Minaei
kminaeishirazu.ac.ir
0000-0002-0168-178X

h-index: 12  
Editorial Board

Mohsen Mehrparvar

Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Aphidoidea
Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Kerman, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohsen-Mehrparvar
aphidologygmail.com
0000-0002-6051-5845

h-index: 12  
Board of Editors

Seyed Massoud Madjdzadeh

Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Taxonomy, Biodiversity
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Seyed-Madjdzadeh
madjdzadehuk.ac.ir

h-index: 10  
Board of Editors

Reza Hosseini

Heretoptera (Anthocoridae, Miridae), Molecular biology
Entomology at the Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Reza-Hosseini-14
rhosseiniguilan.ac.ir

h-index: 10  
Board of Editors

Xun Bian

Orthoptera (Encifera)
Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Guangxi Normal University, China

www.researchgate.net/profile/Xun-Bian-3
xunbian2010163.com

h-index: 10  
Board of Editors

Abbas Ali Zamani

Insect Biodiversity and Ecology
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Razi University

www.researchgate.net/profile/Abbas-Ali-Zamani-2
azamanirazi.ac.ir

h-index: 10  
Board of Editors

Vazrick Nazari

Lepidoptera, Molecular Systematics, Diversity
University of Padova, Italy

nvazrickyahoo.com

h-index: 9  
Board of Editors

Masoumeh Shayanmehr

Hexapoda, Collembola
Department of Plant Protection, Sari Agricultural Science and Nature Resources University, Sari, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Masoumeh-Shayanmehr-Chahartaghi-Abnieh
m.shayanmehrsanru.ac.ir

h-index: 8  
Board of Editors

Boris M. Kataev

Carabidae (Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Ecology)
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia

www.researchgate.net/profile/Boris-Kataev
boris.kataevzin.ru

h-index: 6  
Board of Editors

Fariba Mozaffarian

Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha
Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Fariba_Mozaffarian
mozaffarianiripp.ir

h-index: 9  
Board of Editors

Arsalan Khalili Moghadam

Formicidae, Taxonomy
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Arsalan-Khalili-Moghadam
arsalan.khaliligmail.com
0000-0002-5806-1207

h-index: 8  
Board of Editors

Ebrahim Gilasian

Taxonomy of Diptera, Tachinidae, Syrphidae
Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), AREEO, Tehran, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Ebrahim-Gilasian
gilasianiripp.ir

h-index: 7  
Board of Editors

Javier Ignacio Arbea

Springtails (other entognathus Hexapoda)
Department of Zoology, University of Navarra, E-31080 Pamplona, Spain

www.researchgate.net/profile/Javier-Arbea
jarbeapogmail.com

h-index: 7  
Board of Editors

Asghar Shirvani

Lepidoptera, Noctuidae
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Asghar_Shirvani
shirvanimail.uk.ac.ir

h-index: 7  
Board of Editors

Babak Gharali

Diptera
Qazvin Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Qazvin, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Babak_Gharali3
bgharaeiyahoo.com

h-index: 6  
Board of Editors

Attilio Carapezza

Heteroptera (Alydidae, Miridae, Tingidae, and other true bugs)
University of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

www.researchgate.net/profile/Attilio-Carapezza
attilio.carapezzaunipa.it

h-index: 6  
Board of Editors

Srinivasan Pandiarajan

Oriental Ephemeroptera
The American College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

www.researchgate.net/profile/Srinivasan-Pandiarajan-3?ev=hdr_xprf
18rzo01americancollege.edu.in
0000-0001-8118-3256

h-index: 5  
Board of Editors

Behnam Motamedinia

Diptera, Pipunculidae, Syrphidae, DNA barcoding
The Center for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph, Canada

www.researchgate.net/profile/Behnam-Motamedinia
bmotameduoguelph.ca

h-index: 5  
Board of Editors

Sabu K Thomas

Coleoptera, Carabidae
Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Malappuram, Kerala 673635, India

www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas-Sabu
sabukthomasgmail.com

h-index: 4  
Board of Editors

Hiva Naserzadeh

Aquatic Coleoptera, Elateridae, Curculionidae
Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum (HMIM), Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection

www.researchgate.net/profile/Hiva_Nasserzadeh
hnaserzadehgmail.com

h-index: 4  
Board of Editors

Zohreh Eslami

Insect Biodiversity and Ecology (Odonata)
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Halle-Jena-Leipzig (iDiv), Germany

www.researchgate.net/profile/Zohreh-Eslami-Barzoki
zohreh.eslami_barzokiidiv.de

h-index: 4  
Board of Editors

Zohreh Mirzaee

Mantodea: Systematics, Ecology, and biogeography
August-Bebel Str. 3, 15344 Strausberg, Brandenburg, Germany

www.researchgate.net/profile/Zohreh-Mirzaee
zmirzaee1988gmail.com
0000-0002-1496-8253

h-index: 4  
Board of Editors

Behzad Miri

Insect Biodiversity and Ecology
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Behzad-Miri-2
behzadmiri664gmail.com

h-index: 3  
Board of Editors

Mohsen Mofidi-Neyestanak

Orthoptera, Odonata
Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran

www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohsen-Mofidi-Neyestanak
m.mofidiareeo.ac.ir

h-index: 2  
Past Editorial Board

Ir. Paul L.Th. Beuk (deceased)

Diptera
Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, the Neteherlands (Deceased on March 2, 2025)

www.researchgate.net/profile/Paul-Beuk
paul.beukmaastricht.nl