Biography

Dr. Huayan Chen is currently an Associate Professor at the South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Guangzhou, where he studies systematics of parasitic Hymenoptera and their use in biological control of insect pests, as well as plant-pollinator interactions. He likes photography and tries to showcase the beauty of wildlife, especially insects, in hopes of getting more people interested in nature.

Recent Publications

• Chen H, Liu Z, Wang Z, Yang S, Luo S (2022) Review of the genus Sericocampsomeris Betrem, 1941 (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae) from China. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 69: 125–138.
• Zhang B, Yan C, van Achterberg C, Peng Y, Chen H (2022) Integrated taxonomy unveils new species of Trigonalyidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) from Yunnan, China. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 90: 101–128.
• Chen H, Lahey Z, Talamas EJ, Valerio AA, Popovici OA, Musetti L, Klompen H, Polaszek A, Masner L, Austin AD, Johnson NF. (2021) An integrated phylogenetic reassessment of the parasitoid superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupomorpha) results in a revised familial classification. Systematic Entomology 46: 1088–1113.
• Liu Z, Yang S, Wang Y, Peng YQ, Chen H, Luo S. Tackling the taxonomic challenges in the family Scoliidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) using an integrative approach: A case study from southern China. Insects 12: 892.
• Chen H, Yao J, Huang S, Pang H. (2021) Ophelimus bipolaris sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), a new invasive Eucalyptus pest and its host plants in China. Insects 12: 778.
• Chen H, van Achterberg C, Pang H (2021) Two new genera of Protobraconinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research 126: 104914.
• Chen H, Li HL, Pang H, Zhu CD, Zhang YZ. (2021) Investigating the Parasitoid Community Associated with the Invasive Mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis in Southern China. Insects 12: 290.