In memoriam of Professor Miroslav Papáček (1953–2019): biography, memories, bibliography and list of described taxa
Ditrich Tomáš, Petr Jan, Lepš Jan Š., Kment Petr
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(1): 1-14, 2020
Published online: 29th February 2020
Published in print: 15th June 2020
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Abstract: Professor Miroslav Papáček (1953–2019) was an eminent specialist in
morphology, taxonomy, systematics, biology and ecology of aquatic and
semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha). All his
career was connected with the Department of Biology, Faculty of Education,
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Here we
provide his short biography, personal memories of his colleague, bibliography
currently comprising 125 papers in zoology and 57 in didactics of biology, and
an annotated list of the taxa he described, which includes one
subfamily(Helotrephidae: Trephotomasinae), three genera, two subgenera and
41 species of Helotrephidae and Aphelocheiridae.
Key words: Hemiptera: Heteroptera, Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha, Aphelocheiridae, Helotrephidae, Miroslav Papáček, biography, bibliography, list of described taxa