Swiss-Australian entomologist
Marianne Horak AO (born 1944) is a Swiss-Australian entomologist who specialises in Australian Lepidoptera , particularly the phycitine and tortricid moths,[1] and is considered one of the worldwide leading experts on the systematics of Tortricidae .[2] [3]
Education and career [ edit ] Horak studied at the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich , earning her M.Sc. in 1970 and Ph.D. in 1983. She did extensive field work in New Zealand (1967–69), New Guinea (1971–73), and Indonesia (1985) before settling permanently in Australia.[4] Horak has discovered several new species of Lepidoptera, including multiple species of Cadra ,[5] Heterochorista ,[6] and Ogmograptis ,[7] and did research on the scribbly gum moths ,[8] during which eleven new species of Ogmograptis were discovered.[7] She also is the taxon authority for several genera , including Aglaogonia , Atriscripta , and Cnecidophora .[9] She is the current editor-in-chief of Monographs of Australian Lepidoptera ,[8] chairperson of the Australian Lepidoptera Research Endowment,[8] and honorary research fellow in Lepidoptera systematics at the Australian National Insect Collection at CSIRO ,[1] where she works as Lepidoptera curator[10] and was head of Lepidoptera research until her retirement in 2010.[8]
Awards and dedicated species [ edit ] Horak was the first recipient of the J. O. Westwood Medal for excellence in insect taxonomy for “her outstanding monograph entitled The Olethreutine Moths of Australia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) ”,[11] and appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for “distinguished service to entomology, to taxonomic and phylogenetic research, and to philanthropic endeavours”.[12] The moth species Coleophora horakae ,[13] Hilarographa mariannae ,[14] and Myrtartona mariannae [15] are dedicated to her.
Horak was born in Glarus , Switzerland in 1944. She was previously married to the Austrian mycologist Egon Horak .[4]
^ a b "Marianne Horak" . The Conversation . 26 November 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2016 .
^ "Book Review" (PDF) . TORTS: Newsletter of the Troop of Reputed Tortricid Systematists . 8 (1): 2. 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2016 .
^ Robinson, Gaden S. (2 November 2005). "Book Review" . Systematic Entomology . 31 (2): 369. doi :10.1111/j.1365-3113.2005.00318.x .
^ a b Hoch, Hannelore (26 May 2009). "Taxonomy Profile: Marianne Horak". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift . 56 (1): 5–6. doi :10.1002/mmnd.200900001 . ISSN 1435-1951 .
^ Horak, Marianne (1 August 1994). "A Review of Cadra Walker in Australia: Five New Native Species and the Two Introduced Pest Species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae)". Australian Journal of Entomology . 33 (3): 245–262. doi :10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01226.x . ISSN 1440-6055 .
^ Horak, Marianne (October 1984). "The Papuan tortricine genus Heterochorista and the systematic position of the Sparganothini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae)". Systematic Entomology . 9 (4): 383–433. doi :10.1111/j.1365-3113.1984.tb00517.x . S2CID 84264797 .
^ a b Horak, M; Day, M.F.; Barlow, C.; Edwards, E.D.; Su, Y.N.; Cameron, S.L. (2012). "Systematics and biology of the iconic Australian scribbly gum moths Ogmograptis Meyrick (Lepidoptera : Bucculatricidae) and their unique insect–plant interaction" . Invertebrate Systematics . 26 (4): 357. doi :10.1071/IS12022 . S2CID 84787335 . Retrieved 2 September 2016 .
^ a b c d "Scientific Advisory Committee" . Australian Lepidoptera Research Endowment . Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016 .
^ Horak, Marianne; Komai, Furumi (2006). Olethreutine moths of Australia . Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0643090934 . Retrieved 2 September 2016 .
^ "ANIC Curators" . CSIRO . Retrieved 2 September 2016 .
^ "J.O. Westwood Medal" . Royal Entomological Society . Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016 .
^ "Dr Marianne Horak" . Australian Honours Search Facility . 12 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
^ Baldizzone, G. (1996). "A taxonomic review of the Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Australia. Contribution to the knowledge of the Coleophoridae, LXXXV" . Tijdschrift voor Entomologie . 139 : 105. ISSN 0040-7496 . Retrieved 2 September 2016 .
^ Razowski, Józef (2009). "Descriptions and notes on Neotropical Hilarographa Zeller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" (PDF) . Polish Journal of Entomology . 78 : 212. Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
^ Tarmann, Gerhard M. (2004). Zygaenid moths of Australia : a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae, (Procridinae: Artonini) . CSIRO. pp. 176–177. ISBN 978-0-643-06798-1 . Retrieved 2 September 2016 .
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