Office: 1124 Academic Surge Bldg. Lab: Bohart Museum Phone: (530) 752-5373 Email: lskimsey@ucdavis.edu Fax: (530) 752-9464

Lynn S. Kimsey, Ph.D.    Professor of Entomology, Director, Center for Biosystematics, and Director, Bohart Museum of Entomology Prof. Kimsey's Lab Research Appointment: 20% Instruction and Research 80% Organized Research Teaches: Genera Entomology, Biodiversity of California Insects Research Interests: Biology and evolution of insects; systematics and phylogeny of Tiphiidae, Chrysididae, Sphecidae, Pompilidae and Apidae; functional morphology; mating behavior of wasps and bees; biogeography of insects.

Selected Publications:

1. Kimsey, L. S.. 2007. The case of the red-shanked grasshopper. LA Times: Op-Ed article 1 p. July 4, 2007..
2. Kimsey, L. S.. 2006. California Cuckoo Wasps in the Family Chrysididae. UC Publications in Entomology 28:1-319..
3. Kimsey, L. S.. 2006. Competing Taxonomies: Reexamination of the female-based genera of Brachycistidinae (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae). Zootaxa 1121:21-34..
4. Kimsey, L. S. and M. S. Wasbauer.. 2006. Phylogeny and Checklist of the Nocturnal Tiphiids of the Western Hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Brachycistidinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 15:9-25..
5. Kimsey, L. S.. 2005. Revision of the northern South American tiphiid genus Merithynnus. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(3):576-595..
6. Kimsey, L. S.. 2005. Hymenopteran waifs: Hymenopteran Waifs: A New Genus and Species of Chrysidid from Réunion (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae). Insect Systematics and Evolution 36:57-61..
7. Kimsey, L. S.. 2004. Taxonomic changes and new generic synonymies in the tiphiid wasp subfamily Thynninae (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 106:508-512..
8. Kimsey, L. S.. 2004. Illustrated keys to males of the genera of wasps in the subfamily Thynninae (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 106:571-585..
9. Kimsey, L. S. and M. S. Wasbauer.. 2004. Revision of New World Species of the Cleptoparasitic Pompilid Genus Irenangelus Schulz (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 77:650-668..
10. Kimsey, L. S.. 2003. A peculiar new genus of locally abundant Australian thynnines. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 12:102-124..
11. Kimsey, L. S.. 2002. A new genus and four new species of heat tolerant tiphiid wasps from Western Australia Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 41 345-353.
12. Kimsey, L. S. . 2001. The new Western Australian tiphiid genus Dythynnus Kimsey Journal of Hymenoptera Research 10:76-80.
13. Kimsey, L. S.. 2001. Zythynnus, a new genus of Thynninae from Queensland. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 103:858-862..
14. Kimsey, L. S. . 2000. . The Western Australian genus Oncorhinothynnus Salter: new species and relationships Proceedings of the Washington Entomological Society 102:421-426.
15. Kimsey, Lynn S. . 2000. Revision of the Australian Genus Leiothynnus Journal of Hymenoptera Research 9:18-28.
16. Baptise, Lawrence A. and Lynn S. Kimsey. 2000. New Caledonian Tiphiidae: Revision of the Genus Eirone Journal of Hymenoptera Research 9:395-415.
17. Kimsey, L. S. and M. S. Wasbauer. 1999. New genera and species of brachycistidinae wasps from southwestern North America Journal of Hymenoptera Research 8:65-73.
18. Kimsey, L. S. . 1999. A turn of the century conundrum - reexamination of Aeolothynnus Ashmead Proceedings of the Washington Entomological Society 101:263-269.
19. Kimsey, L. S. . 1999. What is the real Iswaroides? Proceedings of the Washington Entomological Society 101:503-513.
20. Kimsey, Lynn S. . 1999. A turn of the century conundrum-reexamination of Aeolothynnus Ashmead Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 101(2):263-269.
21. Kimsey, Lynn S. and Marius S. Wasbauer. 1998. Revision of the American tiphiid genus Quemaya Pate (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Brachycistidinae) Journal of Hymenoptera Research 7(l):38-47.
22. Carmean, D. and L. S. Kimsey. 1998. Phylogenetic revision of the parasitoid wasp family Trigonalidae Systematic Entomology 23:35-76.
23. Kimsey, Lynn S. . 1996. Status of terrestrial insects In Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project, Final Report to Congress, Status of the Sierra Nevada, Volume II, 735-741.