Member Profile
Membership type: full
K. Samanta Orellana Arévalo
Country of origin: Guatemala Currently in: United States, AZ General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms- Academic Background
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Degrees
2018 Master Biological Systems and Organisms2014 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms2024 Doctorate Biological Systems and Organisms - Research and Profession
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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:ResearchHigher Education StudyResearch assistant at the Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center, Arizona State University.
Affiliations
The Coleopterists SocietyEntomological Society of AmericaColegio Profesional de Farmacéuticos y Químicos de GuatemalaPresentation given
2020Current studies on Central American Anthribidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea): The impressive diversity of fungus weevils in PanamaFlorida, USA (virtual)Event: Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America2020Promoting the digitization of Latin American entomological collections using Symbiota portalsFlorida, USA (virtual)Event: Equity, Justice and Inclusion in Ento: Making Entomological Collections Research more Accessible Mini Symposium. Entomological Collections Network Annual Meeting2020Digitalización de Colecciones Biológicas Mesoamericanas con los Portales SymbiotaMexico (virtual)Event: Primera Reunión Virtual de la Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación - Prizes, Grants and Awards
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Other Awards
Aug 2016In Region Scholarship-DAADIn Region Scholarship for Masters Studies 2016-2018, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
