George Orlo Poinar, Jr.

George Orlo Poinar, Jr. (born 1936), U.S. entomologist, mycologist, parasitologist and helminthologist.

IPNI standard form: Poinar

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

79 taxon names authored by George Orlo Poinar, Jr.

Eponyms

(List may be incomplete)

1 eponym of George Orlo Poinar, Jr.

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1978

Poinar, G.O., Jr., Rémillet, M. & Van Waerebeke, D. 1978. Mermis changodudus sp. n. (Mermithidae) a nematode parasite of Heteronychus beetles (Scarabaeidae) in Madagascar. Nematologica 24: 100–104. PDF.

1984

Poinar, G.O. Jr. 1984. Heydenius dominicus n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae), a Fossil Parasite from the Dominican Republic. Journal of Nematology 16(4): 371–375. PMC 2618410 PMID 19294040

1986

Baker, G.L. & Poinar, G.O., Jr. 1986. Mermis quirindiensis n. sp. (Nematoda : Mermithidae), a parasite of locusts and grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in south-eastern Australia. Revue de Nématologie 9(2): 125–134. PDF.

1988

Baker, G.L. & Poinar, G.O., Jr. 1988. A description of the male and redescription of female Mermis athysanota Steiner, 1921 (Nematoda: Mermithidae). Revue de Nématologie 11(3): 343–350. PDF.
Poinar, G.O., Jr. 1988. Zorotypus palaeus, new species, a fossil Zoraptera (Insecta) in Dominican amber. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 96: 253–259. JSTOR .

1990

Poinar, G.O., Jr. 1990. Austromermis n. gen. and Blepharomermis n. gen. (Mermithidae: Nematoda) from New Zealand Simuliidae and Blepharoceridae (Diptera). Revue de nématologie 13(4): 395–402. PDF Reference page.
Santiago-Blay, J., Schawaller, W. & Poinar, G.O., Jr. 1990. A new species of Microtityus ambarensis (Scorpiones, Buthidae), fossil from Hispaniola: Evidence of taxonomic status and possible biogeographic implications. Journal of Arachnology 18: 115–117. Reference page.

1993

Poinar, G.O., Jr., Waggoner, B.M. & Bauer, U.-C. 1993. Description and paleoecology of a Triassic amoeba. Naturwissenschaften 80(12): 566–568. DOI: 10.1007/BF01149273 .

1994

Poinar, G.O., Jr., Acra, A. & Acra, F. 1994. Earliest fossil nematode (Mermithidae) in Cretaceous Lebanese amber. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 17: 475–477. PDF. Reference page.

1996

Prentice, M.A., Poinar, G.O., Jr. & Milki, R. 1996. Fossil scolebythids (Hymenoptera: Scolebythidae) from Lebanese and Dominican amber. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 98(4): 802–811. BHL. Reference page.

1997

O'Keefe, S.T., Pike, T. & Poinar, G. 1997. Palaeoleptochromus schaufussi (gen. nov., sp. nov.), a new antlike stone beetle (Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae) from Canadian Cretaceous amber. Canadian entomologist 129: 379–385. DOI: 10.4039/Ent129379-3

1999

Poinar, G.O., Jr. 1999. A fossil palm bruchid, Caryobruchus dominicanus sp. n. (Pachymerini: Bruchidae) in Dominican amber. Entomologica Scandinavica 30(2): 219–224. DOI: 10.1163/187631200X00255 . ResearchGate .

2000

Poinar, G.O. Jr. 2000. Fossil onychophorans from Dominican and Baltic amber: Tertiapatus dominicanus n.g., n.sp. (Tertiapatidae n.fam.) and Succinipatopsis balticus n.g., n.sp. (Succinipatopsidae n.fam.) with a proposed classification of the subphylum Onychophora. Invertebrate Biology 119(1): 104–109. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2000.tb00178.x .
Poinar, G.O. Jr. 2000. Heydenius araneus n.sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae), a parasite of a fossil spider, with an examination of helminths from extant spiders (Arachnida: Araneae). Invertebrate Biology 119(4): 388–393. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2000.tb00108.x JSTOR

2001

Poinar, G.O. Jr. 2001. Nematoda and Nematomorpha. Pp. 255–295. In: Thorp, J.H. & Covich, A.P. (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates (2nd ed.). New York, NY, USA: Academic Press. DOI: 10.1016/B978-012690647-9/50010-7 .
Poinar, G.O. Jr. 2001. Heydenius brownii sp. n. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitising a planthopper (Homoptera: Achilidae) in Baltic amber. Nematology 3(8):753–757. DOI: 10.1163/156854101753625263
Poinar, G.O., jr. & Milki, R. 2001. Lebanese amber. The oldest insect ecosystem in fossilized resin. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, USA. Reference page.

2002

Poinar, G.O. Jr. 2002. First fossil record of nematode parasitism of ants; a 40 million year tale. Parasitology 125(5): 457–459. DOI: 10.1017/S0031182002002287 PMID 12458829

2004

Poinar, G.O. Jr. & Poinar, R. 2004. Paleoleishmania proterus n. gen., n. sp., (Trypanosomatidae: Kinetoplastida) from Cretaceous Burmese amber. Protist 155(3): 305–310. DOI: 10.1078/1434461041844259 Reference page.
Poinar, G. & Brown, A.E. 2004. A new subfamily of Cretaceous antlike stone beetles (Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae: Hapsomelinae) with an extra leg segment. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 106(4): 789–796.
Santiago-Blay, J.A., Savini, V., Furth, D.G., Craig, P.R. & Poinar, G.O. 2004. Wanderbiltiana wawasita: A new species of flea beetle (Alticinae) from Dominican amber (Lower Oligocene to Lower Miocene). Pp. 275–277. In: Jolivet, P., Santiago-Blay, J.A. & Schmitt, M. (eds.) New Developments on the Biology of Chrysomelidae. SPB Academic Publishing, The Hague, The Netherlands. ISBN 978-90-51-03142-3. DOI: 10.1163/9789004475335_027 . Reference page.

2005

Poinar, G., Jr. 2005. Fossil trigonalidae and vespidae (Hymenoptera) in baltic amber. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107: 55−63. BHL Reference page.
Poinar, G., Jr. 2005. A Cretaceous palm bruchid, Mesopachymerus antiqua, n. gen., n. sp. (Coleptera: Bruchidae: Pachymerini) and biogeographical implications. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(2): 392–397. BHL.

2006

Kirejtshuk, A.G. & Poinar, G., Jr. 2006. Haplochelidae, a new family of Cretaceous beetles (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) from Burmese amber. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108(1): 155–164. BHL. Reference page.
Poinar Jr., G.O. & Buckley, R. 2006. Nematode (Nematoda: Mermithidae) and hairworm (Nematomorpha: Chordodidae) parasites in Early Cretaceous amber. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 93: 36–41. DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.04.006 .
Poinar, G.O. Jr., Lachaud, J-P., Castillo, A. & Infante, F. 2006. Recent and fossil nematode parasites (Nematoda: Mermithidae) of Neotropical ants. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 91(1): 19–26. DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2005.10.003 PMID 16300784

2008

Mendes, L.F. & Poinar, G.O., Jr. 2008. A new fossil silverfish (Zygentoma: Insecta) in Mesozoic Burmese amber. European Journal of Soil Biology 44(5–6): 491–494. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2008.07.009 . Reference page.
Poinar, G. 2008. Lutzomyia adiketis sp. n. (Diptera: Phlebotomidae), a vector of Paleoleishmania neotropicum sp. n. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in Dominican amber. Parasites & Vectors 1: 22. DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-1-22 Reference page.

2009

Poinar, G. 2009. Palaeocryptorhynchus burmanus, a new genus and species of Early Cretaceous weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 30: 587–591. PDF.

2010

Hörnschemeyer, T., Wedmann, S. & Poinar, G. 2010. How long can insect species exist? Evidence from extant and fossil Micromalthus beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 158(2): 300–311. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00549.x . [Corrigendum: 160(3): 619. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00702.x .] Reference page.
Poinar, G., Jr. 2010. Cascoplecia insolitis (Diptera: Cascopleciidae), a new family, genus, and species of flower-visiting, unicorn fly (Bibionomorpha) in Early Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 31(1): 71–76. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2009.09.007 .
Poinar, G.O., jr., Bechly, G. & Buckley, R. 2010. First record of Odonata and a new subfamily of damselflies from Early Cretaceous Burmese amber. Palaeodiversity 3: 15–22. PDF. Reference page.

2011

Poinar Jr., G.O. 2011. The Evolutionary History of Nematodes - As Revealed in Stone, Amber and Mummies. Nematology Monographs and Perspectives Volume 9. Brill, Leiden-Boston. ISBN 978-90-04-17521-1. DOI: 10.1163/9789047428664 . Google Books.
Poinar, G. Jr. & Huber, J.T. 2011. A new genus of fossil Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) from Cretaceous amber and key to Cretaceous mymarid genera. ZooKeys 130: 461–472. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.130.1241 . Reference page.

2012

Poinar, G.O., Jr. 2012. New fossil nematodes in Dominican and Baltic amber. Nematology 14(4): 483–488. DOI: 10.1163/156854111X612199 .
Poinar, G., Jr., Kritsky, G. & Brown, A. 2012. Minyscapheus dominicanus n. gen., n. sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), a fossil cicada in Dominican amber. Historical Biology 24: 329–333. DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2011.635791 Reference page.

2013

Bechly, G. & Poinar, G., Jr. 2013. Burmaphlebia reifi gen. et sp. nov., the first anisozygopteran damsel-dragonfly (Odonata: Epiophlebioptera: Burmaphlebiidae fam. nov.) from Early Cretaceous Burmese amber. Historical Biology 25(2): 233–237. DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2012.753884 . PDF. Reference page.
Kirejtshuk, A.G. & Poinar, G., Jr. 2013. On the systematic position of the genera Lepiceroides gen. n. and Haplochelus, with notes on the taxonomy and phylogeny of the Myxophaga (Coleoptera). Pp. 55–69. In: Azar, D., Engel, M., Jarzembowski, E., Krogmann, L. & Santiago-Blay, J. (eds.) Insect Evolution in an Amberiferous and Stone Alphabet Brill, 210 pp. ISBN 978-90-04-21070-7 (hardback) ISBN 978-90-04-21071-4 (E-Book). DOI: 10.1163/9789004210714_006 . Reference page.
Mendes, L.F. & Poinar, G., Jr. 2013. Description of two new fossil Zygentoma from Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Soil Organisms 85(1): 1–9. Online. Reference page.
Poinar, G., Jr. 2013. Stenaspidiotus microptilus n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) in Dominican amber, with evidence of tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) oviposition. Historical Biology 25(1): 101–105. DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2012.710443 .
Poinar, G.O., Jr., Legalov, A.A. & Brown, A.E. 2013. Brachycamacina, a new subtribe of the tribe Naupactini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae Entiminae) in Dominican amber. Palaeontologia Electronica, 16 (3)(24A): 1–9. Reference page.

2014

Legalov, A.A. & Poinar, G.O. 2014 (Online) 2015 (Print). New tribes of the superfamily Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) in Burmese amber. Historical Biology 27(5): 558–564. DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2014.896908 Reference page.
Poinar, G.O. & Legalov, A.A. 2014 (Online) 2015 (Print). New species of the subfamily Cossoninae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Dominican amber. Historical Biology 27(5): 491–502. DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2014.888422 Reference page.
Poinar, G.O. & Legalov, A.A. 2015. New Apioninae (Coleoptera: Brentidae) in Dominican amber. Historical Biology 27(2): 134–157. DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2013.871010 Reference page.
Poinar, G.O. & Legalov, A.A. 2014. First record of the genus Baris Germar, 1817 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Dominican amber. Fossil Record 18(1): 31–35. DOI: 10.5194/fr-18-31-2015 Reference page.
Poinar, G. & Legalov, A.A. 2014 (Online) 2015 (Print). New species of the genera Dryophthorus Germ. and Stenommatus Woll. (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in Dominican amber. Historical Biology 27(5): 508–513. DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2014.892938 Reference page.

2015

Poinar, G. & Legalov, A.A. 2015. Two new species of the genus Rhynchitobius Sharp, 1889 (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) in Dominican amber. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 51(1): 70–77. DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2015.1059996 Reference page.

2017

Poinar, G.O., Jr. 2017. A mermithid nematode, Cretacimermis aphidophilus sp. n. (Nematoda: Mermithidae), parasitising an aphid (Hemiptera: Burmitaphididae) in Myanmar amber: a 100 million year association. Nematology 19(5): 509–513. DOI: 10.1163/15685411-00003063 .
Poinar, G.O. & Ballerio, A. 2017. Remarks on some Ceratocanthinae (Coleoptera: Hybosoridae) in Dominican amber. Zootaxa 4286(1): 125–128. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.1.9. Reference page.
Poinar, G., Jr. & Brown, A.E. 2017. An exotic insect Aethiocarenus burmanicus gen. et sp. nov. (Aethiocarenodea ord. nov., Aethiocarenidae fam. nov.) from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber. Cretaceous Research 72: 100–104. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2016.12.011 . Reference page.

2019

Poinar, G.O., Jr. & Currie, D.C. 2019. Mermithid nematode (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasites of a fossil black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Baltic amber. Nematology 22(6): 655–658. DOI: 10.1163/15685411-00003328 .
Poinar, G. & Fanti, F. 2019. A new fossil soldier beetle (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) of the genus Cacomorphocerus Schaufuss, 1892 from Baltic amber. Palaeodiversity 12: 99–105. DOI: 10.18476/pale.v12.a9. . Reference page.
Poinar, G. & Nelson, D.R. 2019. A new microinvertebrate with features of mites and tardigrades in Dominican amber. Invertebrate Biology 138(4): e12265. DOI: 10.1111/ivb.12265 . ResearchGate . Reference page.

2020

Legalov, A.A. & Poinar G.O., Jr. 2020. Two new species and new findings of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Baltic amber. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 10(2): 357–364. ResearchGate PDF. Reference page.
Poinar, G., Vega, F.E. & Schneider, S.A. 2020. A mid-Cretaceous female scale insect (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha) in Burmese amber. Zootaxa 4810(3): 511–522. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.7 Reference page.

2023

Luo, C., Poinar, G.O., Xu, C., Zhuo, D., Jarzembowski, E.A. & Wang, B. 2023. Widespread mermithid nematode parasitism of Cretaceous insects. eLife 12: e86283 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.86283 . Reference page.

This article is issued from Wikimedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.