Education

• Ph.D., Entomology, Purdue University.
• M.S., Entomology, University of Arizona.
• B.A., Biological Sciences, San Jose State University.

Research Interests

• Systematics and ecology of Coleoptera.
• Chrysomelidae - Pacific and Indo-Australian areas.
• Cerambycidae - Pacific.
• Morphology and classification of beetles: ultrastructure of the elytron and adjacent body parts.
• Entomological resources: world insect and spider collections (with R.H. Arnett, G.M. Nishida, and N.L. Evenhuis).
• Fossil beetles: Chrysomeloidea.
• Fine arts: arthropods as subjects in graphics.

Field Work and Museum Studies

• Continental USA, Mexico, Society Islands, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, Phoenix Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, American Samoa, Tokelau Islands, Line Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Hawaiian Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Banks Islands, Fiji, British Columbia, Galapagos, Marquesas Islands, Austral Islands, China.

Professional Experience

• Collections Manager, Coleoptera, Bishop Museum (1986-2006).
• Entomologist, Bishop Museum (1970-1985).
• Resident entomologist, Wau Ecology Field Station, Papua New Guinea (1966-1967, 1969-1970).
• Associate in Entomology, Bishop Museum (1962-1967).

Selected Publications

Samuelson, G.A. 1973. Alticinae of Oceania (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Pacific Insects Monograph 30: 1-165.

Samuelson, G.A. & G.M. Nishida. 1987. Chapter 15. Insects and allies (Arthropoda) of Enewetak Atoll, p. 147-77. In: Devany, D.M. et al., editors, The natural history of Enewetak Atoll. Volume II. U.S. Dep. Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Arnett, R.H., G.A. Samuelson & G.M. Nishida. 1993. The insect and spider collections of the world. Second ed. Gainesville, Florida. vi + 310 p.

Samuelson, G.A. 1994. Pollen consumption and digestion by leaf beetles, p. 173-83. In: Jolivet, P.H., et al., editors, Novel aspects of the biology of Chrysomelidae. Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht, Boston, London.

Samuelson, G.A. 1994. An elytron to body meshing mechanism of possible significance in the higher classification of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera), p. 136-47. In: Proc. Third Int. Symposium on the Chrysomelidae, Beijing. Backhuys Publ., Leiden.

Samuelson, G. A. 1996. Binding sites: Elytron-to-body meshing structures of possible significance in the higher classification of Chrysomeloidea, p. 267-290. In: P. H. A. Jolivet and M. L. Cox (eds.), Chrysomelidae biology. Volume 1: The classification, phylogeny and genetics. SPB Academic Publishing, Amsterdam.

Basset, Y., G. A. Samuelson, A. Allison, & S. E. Miller. 1996. How many species of host-specific insects on a species of tropical tree? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 59: 201-216.

Basset, Y. & G. A. Samuelson. 1996. Ecological characteristics of an arboreal community of Chrysomelidae in Papua New Guinea, p. 243-262. In: P. H. A. Jolivet and M. L. Cox (eds.), Chrysomelidae biology, volume 2: Ecological studies. SPB Academic Publishing, Amsterdam.

Allison, A., G. A. Samuelson & S. E. Miller. 1997. Patterns of beetle species diversity in Castanopsis acuminatissima (Fagaceae) trees studied with canopy fogging in mid-montane New Guinea rainforest, p. 224-236. In: N. E. Stork, J. Adis and R. K. Didham (eds.), Canopy arthropods. Chapman and Hall, London, England.

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