[Charles W. O'Brien
Professor of Entomology
Director, Center for Biological Control
B.A. (1956), University of Connecticut
M.S. (1958), University of Arizona
Ph.D. (1967), University of California, Berkeley
Center for Biological Control
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FL 32307-4100 USA
Office & Laboratories: Room 105 [South], Perry-Paige Building
Telephone: +1 (850) 599-3149
FAX: +1 (850) 561-2221
cobrien@famu.edu
Research Interest:
Evolution and systematics of Curculionidae (Coleoptera) of the World, particularly the Neotropics. Biogeography. Ecology of Coleoptera. Biological control of aquatic and terrestrial weeds.
Selected Publications:
O'Brien, C. W. 1970. Taxonomic revision of the genus Gerstaeckeria north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 63(1):255-272, illus.
O'Brien, C. W. 1970. Taxonomic revision of the genus Dorytomus in North America (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Univ. Calif. Publ. Entomol. 60:1-80, illus.
O'Brien, C. W., and G. J. Wibmer. 1982. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. (34):i-ix, 1382.
Wibmer, G. J., and C. W. O'Brien. 1986. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. (39):i-xvi, 1-563.
O'Brien, C.W., I.S. Askevold, and K. Morimoto. 1994. Systematics and evolution of weevils of the genus Bagous Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) II. Taxonomic treatment of the species of Japan. Esakia. 34:1-73, illus.
Askevold, I.S., C.W. O'Brien, and K. Morimoto. 1994. Systematics and evolution of weevils of the genus Bagous Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) III. Phylogenetic analysis of the species from Japan. Esakia. 34:75-129.
O'Brien, C. W., and I. S. Askevold. 1995. Systematics and Evolution of weevils of the genus Bagous Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), V. Taxonomic treatment of the species of the Indian Subcontinent. Contrib. Am. Entomol. Inst. 28(5): 1-182, illus.
Caldara, R., and C. W. O'Brien. 1995. Curculionidae:aquatic weevils
of China (Coleoptera). In Jäch, M. A., and L. Ji,
eds., Water beetles of China, pp. 389-408. Wien, Austria. Vol.
I , 410 pp., illus.
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