Michael A. Ivie, Ph.D., F.R.E.S.

Associate Professor and Curator of Entomology
Montana State University

e-mail: mivie@montana.edu

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Education

Ph.D. 1985, The Ohio State University (Systematic Entomology)
M.S. 1982, The Ohio State University (Systematic Entomology)
B.S. 1977, University of California, Davis (Entomology)

Professional Experience

1985-1991. Assistant Professor and Curator, Department of Entomology, MSU
1990-1991. Associate Program Officer, Systematic Biology Program, National Science Foundation
1991- 2005. Associate Professor and Curator, Department of Entomology, MSU
2005 - current Associate Professor and Curator, Department of PSPP, MSU

My research is divided between work on the systematics of the Coleoptera and insect conservation biology. I am particularly interested in the higher classification of the beetles, based on phylogenetic principles. My major expertise is in the taxonomy of the Bostrichidae, Colydiidae (and related families), and faunistics of West Indian Beetles. Conservation biology work has focused on inventory and monitoring of National Parks using beetle communities as a model system. Please visit the site for the Virgin Islands Beetle Fauna Project, and sample some of the things I am working on.

My teaching duties are for Insect Identification , Biosystematics , Seminars, and Graduate Advising. I occasionally offer Evolution of the Coleoptera, and other special topics.

Service activities include identifications of Colydiidae, Bostrichidae, and West Indian beetles, Executive Committee Member of the Entomological Society of America's Pacific Branch, Past-President of the Entomological Society of America and Coleopterists Society

NOTE TO POTENTIAL STUDENTS: The capricious demise of the Department of Entomology in July, 2005 saw the Entomology Faculty dispersed across 3 Departments. I moved to the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, but the Entomology MS degree and Minor are intact and still offered with the full support of all previous faculty. See the MSU Entomology Group Page at <http://entomology.montana.edu/>, and the MS Degree in Entomology Page at <http://entomology.montana.edu/Careers/Entomology-MS-Degree.html>

My CV with a full list of publications, etc., updated September, 2005.

Current Students:

Ian Foley, Dissertation topic: A Revision of the Acropini (Colydiidae)
Katie Hopp, Thesis topic: A Revision of the West Indian Genus Nesocyrtosoma (Tenebrionidae)
Alistair S. Ramsdale, Dissertation topic: A Revision of the Omethidae of the World

Former Graduate Students:

J. Joseph Giersch, USGS, Glacier National Park.
Kelvin A. Guerrero , Environmental Consultant & Systematic Entomologist, Dominican Republic.
Mark M. Hooten, Ecologist, Ecological Risk Assessor, Neptune and Co.
Katharine Marske, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Aukland, New Zealand.
Sardis Medrano Cabral, Entomologist,Laboratorio de Entomologia y Sistematica, Coleccion Nacional de Artropodos Asociados a Cultivos, Dominican Republic.
T. Keith Philips, Assistant Professor of Biology, Western Kentucky University.
Catherine A. Seibert, Collections Manager, Montana State University Herbarium Herbarium.
Derek S. Sikes, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology University of Alaska.

Former Undergrad Lab Associates on the Web:

Kelly B. Miller, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico

Former Post-Docs on the Web:

Shawn Clark, Assistant Professor, Monte L. Bean Museum, Brigham Young University
David R. Mercer, Assistant Professor, University of Northern Iowa
Richard S. Miller, Montana State University
Darren A. Pollock, Assistant Professor of Biology, Eastern New Mexico Univerisity

Reprints in PDF Format:

Ivie, M. A. 2001. On the Geographic Origin of the Wheat Stem Sawfly (Hymenoptera: Cephidae): A New Hypothesis of Introduction from Northeastern Asia. American Entomologist. Summer: 84-97.

Ivie, M. A. 2001. The familial placement of the genus Haematoides Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Dascillidae, Byturidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 55: 338-340.

Ivie, M. A., And S. A. ?x015A;lipi?x0144;ski. 2001. A new species of Lyreus Aubé from Alabama, first report of the genus from the new world (Zopheridae: Colydiinae: Synchitini). Coleopterist Bulletin 55: 501-505.

Ivie, M. A. 2002. Scientific Note. The familial placement of the genus Singularodaemon Pic (Coleoptera: Ptilodactylidae, Dascilloidea, Melyridae: Dasytinae). Coleopterists Bulletin: 56: 236.

Ivie, M. A., D. A. Pollock, D. L. Gustafson, J. Rasolomandimby, L. L. Ivie, and W. D. Swearingen. 2002. Field-Based Evaluation of Biopesticide Impact son Native Biodiversity: Malagasy Coleoptera and Anti-Locust Entomopathogenic Fungi. Journal of Economic Entomology 95:651-660.

Ivie, M. A. 2002. Book Review. Jeni?x0161;, Ivo. 2001. Tesa?x0159;íci/Long-Horned Beetles: Distenidae, Oxypeltidae, Vesperidae Anoplodermatidae & Cerambycidae I. Vesperidae & Cerambycidae Evropy/of Europe I. Atelier Regulus. 333 pp. US$60 plus US$22 shipping (to North America). Coleopterists Bulletin 56: 270-272.

Ivie, M. A. 2002. The transfer of Pseudokarumia Pic from Dascillidae (Karumiinae) to Telegeusidae, with a key to world genera of Telegusidae. Coleopterists Bulletin 56: 582-584.

Rolston, M. G., M. A. Ivie and G. D. Johnson. 2002. Scientific Note. Tychius meliloti Stephens, newly discovered in the United States (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Coleopterists Bulletin: 56: 220.

Lingafelter, S., and M. A. Ivie. 2004. Synonymies and transfers in Elaphidiini mostly relating to the genus Elaphidion Audinet-Serville (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 112: 205–211.

Blodgett S., M. A. Ivie and Mark Majerus. 2005. Scientific Note. First Larval Host Record for Megacyllene angulifera (Casey) (Cerambycidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 59: 258-259.

Ivie, M. A. 2005. Scientific Note. New Synonymy in West Indian Alleculinae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Coleopterists Bulletin 59: 70.

Data Files on the Web:

Ivie et al. 1997. Effects of Anti-Locust Fungal Biopesticides on Non-Target Coleopteran Biodiversity in Madagascar: Data Files

Advisees Theses Available Electroinically:

Sikes, D. S. 1994. INFLUENCES OF UNGULATE CARCASSES ON COLEOPTERAN COMMUNITIES IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, USA

Giersch, J. J, 2002.REVISION AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE VERRULA AND ALBERTA SPECIES GROUPS OF RHYACOPHILA PICTET 1834 WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES (TRICHOPTERA: RHYACOPHILIDAE)

POSTERS ON THE WEB:
December 10, 2001 Entomological Society of America Meeting, San Diego: J. Joseph Giersch, David E. Ruiter, and Michael A. Ivie. Trichoptera from an Oligocene-Early Miocene insect and plant lagerstätten in Montana

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