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K. Samanta Orellana Arévalo

Country of origin: Guatemala Currently in: United States, AZ General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms
Academic Background

Degrees

2018 Master Biological Systems and Organisms
2014 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Biological Systems and Organisms

Biologist and Entomologist. Currently pursuing a PhD in Evolutionary Biology, focused in Coleoptera Systematics.


Publications resulting from Research: 


Orellana, K.S. & Barrios, H. (2021). Catalogue of the Anthribidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) of Panama, including new country records and a key to genera. Zootaxa 4904(1), 1-71.

Orellana, K.S. & Barrios, H. (2018), Abundancia de coleópteros (Insecta:Coleoptera) en dos órdenes de macrohongos (Basidiomycota) de un bosque tropical de Panamá. Scientia, 28(1), 45-56.

Yoshimoto, J., Cano, E.B. & S. Orellana (Editors). (2015). “Insectos de Guatemala: Guía de Identificación (Insects of Guatemala: Identification Guide)”. Guatemala: Universidad del Valle de Guatemala y Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. (Book).

Orellana, S. & Quezada, M. (2015). Efecto de la conformación del paisaje en coleópteros (Insecta: Coleoptera) asociados a macrohongos de la Ecorregión Lachuá, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Revista Científica 48(1), 37-48.



Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Research
Higher Education Study
Research assistant at the Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center, Arizona State University.

Affiliations

The Coleopterists Society
Entomological Society of America
Colegio Profesional de Farmacéuticos y Químicos de Guatemala

Presentation given

2020
Current studies on Central American Anthribidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea): The impressive diversity of fungus weevils in Panama
Florida, USA (virtual)
Event: Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America
2020
Promoting the digitization of Latin American entomological collections using Symbiota portals
Florida, USA (virtual)
Event: Equity, Justice and Inclusion in Ento: Making Entomological Collections Research more Accessible Mini Symposium. Entomological Collections Network Annual Meeting
2020
Digitalización de Colecciones Biológicas Mesoamericanas con los Portales Symbiota
Mexico (virtual)
Event: Primera Reunión Virtual de la Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación
Prizes, Grants and Awards

Other Awards

Aug 2016
In Region Scholarship-DAAD
In Region Scholarship for Masters Studies 2016-2018, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

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