DATE OF BIRTH:
13 November 1972

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS: 
Systematics, phylogeny and evolution of Curculionid-beetles (Curculionoidea); systematics of Mesozoic Curculionid-beetles; Genesis of beetles fauna of Eurasia.

EDUCATION:
01.09.1990 – 21.04.1995 – Faculty of Protection of Plants of Novosibirsk State Agrarian University; 
23.10.1995 – 23.10.1998 – Postgraduate study of Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science.

QUALIFICATIONS: 
1998 - Candidate (Ph.D.) of science thesis «Latitudinal and zonal distribution of weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from plains of Western Siberia, Kazakhstan and Central Asia» on the speciality "Entomology" (Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science; scientific adviser prof. V.G.Mordkovich); 
2005 - Doctor (Dr. Sci.) of science thesis «Leaf-rolling weevils (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae, Attelabidae) of the world fauna (morphology, phylogeny, systematics, ecology)» on the speciality "Entomology" (Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science; scientific adviser prof. V.G.Mordkovich);

POSITIONS: 
01.07.1995 - 01.11.1995 - Senior laboratory assistant - researcher of Biological Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science; 
23.10.1995 - 23.10.1998 - Post-graduate student of Zoological Museum of Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science; 
23.11.1998 - 30.11.1999 - Junior research-scientist of Zoological Museum of Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science;
01.12.1999 - 31.01.2002 - Research-scientist of Zoological Museum of Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science;
01.02.2002 - 20.07.2006 - Senior research-scientist of Zoological Museum of Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science;
21.07.2006 - 04.2009 - Leading research-scientist of Zoological Museum of Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science;
04.2009 on present time – Head of sector "Biodiversity", leading research-scientist of Siberian Zoological Museum of Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science.

CURATOR of: 
Curculionidea, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, Anobiidae, Ptinidae (Coleoptera). 

THE BASIC RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY:

EXPEDITIONS:
Republic Bashkortostan, Orenburg Prov., Novosibirsk Prov., Altay terr., Jewish autonomous region, Khabarovsk terr., Primorye terr.; Ukraine, Kazakhstan.

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY: 
Russian Entomological Society 
Moscow Society of Naturalists

THE OPPONENT OF THESIS:
Dmitrieva I.N., Ph.D., 2006 
Trilikauskas L.A., Ph.D., 2008 
Gordeeva T.V., Ph.D., 2009 
Shabalin S.A., Ph.D., 2009 
Bokina I.G., Dr.Sci., 2009 

SCIENTIFIC ADVISER of: 
Chabanenko E.V. 

GENERAL NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS: over 150

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:
Legalov A.A. 2001. Revision der holarktischen Auletini (Coleoptera, Attelabidae) // Russian Entomological Journal. Vol. 10. ¹ 1. P. 33–66. 
Legalov A.A. 2001. To the knowledge of the genera Tatyanapion, Loborhynchapion, and Mesotrichapion (Coleoptera, Brentidae, Apioninae) in the Asian fauna // Entomological Review. Vol. 81. ¹ 3. P. 357–367.
Legalov A.A. 2002. The genesis and phylogenetic relationships of the leaf-rolling weevils (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae, Attelabidae) // Biological science and formation in pedagogical high schools. Novosibirsk. Vol. 2. P. 104–111 [in Russian].
Legalov A.A. 2003. Taxonomy, classification and phylogeny of the leaf-rolling weevils (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae, Attelabidae) of the world fauna. Novosibirsk. CD-R. ¹ 0320301200. 733+350 p. (641 Mb.) [in Russian].
Legalov A.A. 2004. A new classification of ecological groups of the leaf-rolling weevils (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae, Attelabidae) // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol. 3. ¹ 1. P. 43–45. [in Russian]
Legalov A.A. 2004. Reconstruction of the phylogeny of the rhynchitids and leaf-rolling weevils (Coleoptera, Rhynchitidae, Attelabidae) using the Synap method: Communication 1 // Entomological Review. Vol. 84. ¹ 7. P. 764–770.
Legalov A.A. 2005. Reconstruction of the phylogeny of the rhynchitids and leaf-rolling weevils (Coleoptera, Rhynchitidae, Attelabidae) using the Synap method: Communication 2 // Entomological Review. Vol. 85. ¹ 2. P. 131–136.
Legalov A.A. 2005. Trophic links of leaf-rolling weevils (Coleoptera, Rhynchitidae and Attelabidae) // Entomological Review. Vol. 85. ¹ 4. P. 361–370.
Legalov A.A. 2006. Phylogenetic reconstruction of weevils superfamily Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) using the SYNAP method // Biology Bulletin. Vol. 33. ¹ 2. P. 127–134.
Legalov A.A. 2007. Leaf-rolling weevils (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae, Attelabidae) of the world fauna. Novosibirsk: Agro-Siberia. 523 pp. 
Legalov A.A. 2009. A review of fossil and recent species of the family Ithyceridae (Coleoptera) from the world fauna // Amurian zoological journal. Vol. 1. ¹ 2. P. 117–131 + col. pl. I–IV. 
 Legalov A.A. 2009. Annotated checklist of fossil and recent species of the family Nemonychidae (Coleoptera) from the  world fauna // Amurian zoological journal. Vol. 1. ¹ 3. P. 200–213 + col. pl. I. 
Legalov A.A. 2009. Contribution to the knowledge of the Mesozoic Curculionoidea (Coleoptera)// Amurian zoological journal. Vol. 1. ¹ 4. P. 283–295 + col. pl. I–IV. 
Legalov A.A. 2009. Annotated checklist of fossil and recent species of the family Belidae (Coleoptera) from the world fauna // Amurian zoological journal. Vol. 1. ¹ 4. P. 296–324 + col. pl. V–XIV. 
Gratshev V.G., Legalov A.A. 2009. New taxa of the family Nemonychidae (Coleoptera) from Jurassic and Early Cretaceous // Euroasian Entomological Journal. 2009. Vol. 8. ¹ 4. P. 411–416. [in Russian]

Here there is a list of types Curculionoidea of Siberian Zoological Museum.

Here there is a list of my papers.

Here there are results of my work in systematics of Curculionoidea (new taxa etc.).

Here you will find a lot of information about Evolution and phylogeny of Curculionoidea

Here you will find a lot of information about Rhynchitidae and Attelabidae

Address:
Dr.Sci. Andrei A. Legalov,
Curator of the Curculionidae Collection
Siberian Zoological Museum,
Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology,
Frunze street, 11,
NOVOSIBIRSK, 630091, Russia

Fax: +7 (383) 2170-973
E-mail: legalov@ngs.ru