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Michael J. Skvarla
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Assistant Research Professor
Also affiliated: University of Bern (2024); Pennsylvania State University (2018–2026); Agricultural Research Service (2017–2019); United States Department of Agriculture (2016–2026); Purdue University West Lafayette (2011); Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (2016–2026); Florida State Collection of Arthropods (2015); University of Maryland, College Park (2016–2026)
14 h-index
151 pubs
872 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Michael J. Skvarla's research focuses on the identification, distribution, and ecology of arthropods, with a particular emphasis on Diptera and Acari. His work includes cataloging species, updating distribution records, and reviewing existing literature on various arthropod groups. Skvarla has investigated trapping methodologies, comparing the efficacy of different techniques for collecting specific insect families such as Carabidae, Buprestidae, Cerambycidae, and Curculionoidea.
His publications also address the distribution of medically relevant arthropods, including deer keds (Lipoptena and Neolipoptena) in North America, noting new state and county records and pathogen associations. He has also contributed to the understanding of adventive aphid species in North America. Skvarla's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 14, with 110 total publications and 844 citations. He has collaborated with researchers such as Ashley P. G. Dowling and J. Ray Fisher from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Metrics
- h-index: 14
- Publications: 151
- Citations: 872
Positions
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Assistant Research Professor 2020–presentPenn State University Entomology ORCID
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Assistant Research Professor publications 2011–2026University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID
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Extension Educator 2017–2019Penn State University Entomology ORCID
Selected Publications
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Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
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Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
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New records of Orussus minutus Middlekauff, 1983 (Hymenoptera: Orussidae) represent a significant western range expansion (2026)
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New records of Orussus minutus Middlekauff, 1983 (Hymenoptera: Orussidae) represent a significant western range expansion (2026)
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New records of Orussus minutus Middlekauff, 1983 (Hymenoptera: Orussidae) represent a significant western range expansion (2026)
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Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
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Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
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Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
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Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
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Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
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Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
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Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
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Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
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Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
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Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world (2026)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Ashley P. G. Dowling
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
20 shared publications
In database
- A review of Cunaxidae (Acariformes, Trombidiformes): Histories and diagnoses of subfamilies and genera, keys to world species, and some new locality records
- Pitfalls and preservatives: a review
- A comparison of trapping techniques (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Buprestidae, Cerambycidae, and Curculionoidea excluding Scolytinae)
- Terrestrial arthropods of Steel Creek, Buffalo National River, Arkansas. I. Select beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae, Carabidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionoidea excluding Scolytinae)
- Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species
Showing 5 of 20 shared publications
Danielle M. Fisher
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
9 shared publications
In database
- Terrestrial arthropods of Steel Creek, Buffalo National River, Arkansas. I. Select beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae, Carabidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionoidea excluding Scolytinae)
- Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species
- Pre-ballooning inUmmidiaThorell 1875 (Araneae: Ctenizidae) from the Interior Highlands, USA: second account from the region and review of mygalomorph ballooning
- Torrenticola trimaculata n. sp. (Parasitengona: Torrenticolidae), a three-spotted water mite from eastern North America: taxonomic history, species delimitation, and survey of external morphology
- Terrestrial arthropods of Steel Creek, Buffalo National River, Arkansas. II. Sawflies (Insecta: Hymenoptera: " Symphyta ")
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
J. Ray Fisher
Entomological Society of America
8 shared publications
In database
- A review of Cunaxidae (Acariformes, Trombidiformes): Histories and diagnoses of subfamilies and genera, keys to world species, and some new locality records
- Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species
- Pre-ballooning inUmmidiaThorell 1875 (Araneae: Ctenizidae) from the Interior Highlands, USA: second account from the region and review of mygalomorph ballooning
- Torrenticola trimaculata n. sp. (Parasitengona: Torrenticolidae), a three-spotted water mite from eastern North America: taxonomic history, species delimitation, and survey of external morphology
- A new species of Neoscirula (Acari: Cunaxidae: Coleoscirinae) from the Ozark Highlands (USA), with a note on biogeography
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Fredericka B. Hamilton
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Litter-dwelling Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and Ground Spiders (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) of the Ozark Highlands, USA
- Notes onPterostichus punctiventris(Chaudoir) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Arkansas, with a New State Record
Whitney A. Nelson
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species
- Torrenticola trimaculata n. sp. (Parasitengona: Torrenticolidae), a three-spotted water mite from eastern North America: taxonomic history, species delimitation, and survey of external morphology
Amber D. Tripodi
Agricultural Research Service (US)
1 shared publication
- New records of Orussus minutus Middlekauff, 1983 (Hymenoptera: Orussidae) represent a significant western range expansion
Allen L. Szalanski
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- New records of Orussus minutus Middlekauff, 1983 (Hymenoptera: Orussidae) represent a significant western range expansion
Jessica A. Hartshorn
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- Report on a Large Collection ofMerope tuberNewman, 1838 (Mecoptera: Meropeidae), from Arkansas, with Notes on Collection Technique, Sex Ratio, and Male Clasper Size
Matheus dos Santos Rocha
Univates (BR)
1 shared publication
- A new species of Scutopalus (Acari: Cunaxidae: Cunaxoidinae) from Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil with a key to world species
Noeli Juarez Ferla
Univates (BR)
1 shared publication
- A new species of Scutopalus (Acari: Cunaxidae: Cunaxoidinae) from Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil with a key to world species
Jonathan Larson
1 shared publication
- Pitfalls and preservatives: a review
Kyle E. Schnepp
Florida State Collection of Arthropods (US)
1 shared publication
- Terrestrial arthropods of Steel Creek, Buffalo National River, Arkansas. I. Select beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae, Carabidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionoidea excluding Scolytinae)
Matthew A. Bertone
North Carolina State University (US)
1 shared publication
- New Information About the Cypress Weevil,Eudociminus mannerheimii(Boheman, 1836) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae): Redescription, Range Expansion, New Host Records, and Report as a Possible Causative Agent of Tree Mortality
David R. Smith
National Museum of Natural History (US)
1 shared publication
- Terrestrial arthropods of Steel Creek, Buffalo National River, Arkansas. II. Sawflies (Insecta: Hymenoptera: " Symphyta ")
Saeid Paktinat-Saeij
University of Maragheh (IR)
1 shared publication
- Two new species and eight new combinations of Pulaeini Berlese (Acari: Cunaxidae) from Iran, with key to species of Lupaeus and Pulaeus in the world
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