Andrew Deans Ph.D.

Professor
Director of the Frost Entomological Museum

Merkle Lab
University Park

Areas of Expertise

Hymenoptera Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Hymenoptera Keyphrases
Ceraphronoidea Keyphrases
Gall Wasp Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Evaniidae Keyphrases
New Species Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Cynipidae Keyphrases
Evaniidae Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Education

PhD - University of Illinois (Entomology)
MS - University of Arkansas (Entomology)
BA - University of New Mexico (Biology)

Websites

: The Deans lab studies the systematics of parasitic Hymenoptera, specifically wasps classified in Ceraphronoidea and Evanioidea. Several ongoing projects also focus on biodiversity informatics, especially ontologies and semantic approaches to representing phenotype data, and on methods of specimen digitization.
: 2025

Two new species of Ormyrus Westwood (Hymenoptera: Ormyridae) from Cynipidae (Hymenoptera) galls on Silphium L. (Asteraceae: Heliantheae)
Louis F. Nastasi, Charles K. Davis, Jelani K. Alcorn, Timothy S. Frey, M. J. Hatfield, Heather M. Hines, John F. Tooker, Andrew R. Deans, Mar 7 2025, In: Zootaxa

2024

Checklists of the Ceraphronoidea, Cynipoidea, Evanioidea, Stephanoidea and Trigonalyoidea (Hymenoptera) of Canada, Alaska and Greenland
Andrew M.R. Bennett, Matthew L. Buffington, Andrew R. Deans, Mattias Forshage, George Melika, Istvan Miko, David R. Smith, 2024, In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Description of two new species of Diastrophus Hartig, 1840 from Taiwan, Diastrophus renai and D. wushei (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Diastrophini)
Charles K. Davis, Louis F. Nastasi, Andrew R. Deans, Nov 27 2024, In: Zootaxa

Diversity and complexity of arthropod references in haiku
Andrew R. Deans, Laura Porturas, Apr 2024, In: PloS one

GallOnt
Andrew R. Deans, Louis Frank Nastasi, Charles Davis, 2024, In: Biodiversity Data Journal

Aulacidea manchuria Nastasi sp. nov., a new herb gall wasp from China (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Aulacideini), with commentary on hawkweed (Asteraceae: Hieraciinae) gall wasps
Louis F. Nastasi, Andrew R. Deans, 2024, In: Zootaxa

Catalog of Endophytic Insects Associated with Rosinweeds (Silphium L., Heliantheae, Asteraceae) in North America
Louis F. Nastasi, Cecil N. Smith, John Frazier Tooker, Andrew R. Deans, 2024, In: Psyche: Journal of Entomology

Cryptic or underworked? Taxonomic revision of the Antistrophus rufus species complex (Cynipoidea, Aulacideini)
Louis F. Nastasi, John F. Tooker, Charles K. Davis, Cecil N. Smith, Timothy S. Frey, M. J. Hatfield, Tara M. Presnall, Heather M. Hines, Andrew R. Deans, May 21 2024, In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Key to the North American tribes and genera of herb, rose, bramble, and inquiline gall wasps (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Cynipidae sensu lato)
Louis F. Nastasi, Matthew L. Buffington, Charles K. Davis, Andrew R. Deans, 2024, In: ZooKeys

New herb gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Aulacideini) from Kyrgyzstan, with description of a new genus and a review of the genus Panteliella Kieffer, 1901
Louis F. Nastasi, Andrew R. Deans, Nov 12 2024, In: Zootaxa

One must imagine Sisyphus happy
Louis F. Nastasi, Cecil N. Smith, Charles K. Davis, Anna K.G. Ward, Guerin Brown, Y. Miles Zhang, Shannon Rollins, Chris Friesen, Carly M. Tribull, Andrew A. Forbes, Andrew R. Deans, Sep 17 2024, In: Zootaxa

2023

Extreme acidity in a cynipid gall
Antoine Guiguet, Nathaniel B. McCartney, Kadeem J. Gilbert, John F. Tooker, Andrew R. Deans, Jared G. Ali, Heather M. Hines, Mar 1 2023, In: Biology Letters

Comparative anatomy of venom glands suggests a role of maternal secretions in gall induction by cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)
Antoine Guiguet, John F. Tooker, Andrew R. Deans, István Mikó, Gang Ning, Szabina Schweger, Heather M. Hines, Sep 1 2023, In: Insect Systematics and Diversity

2022

Oak Galls Exhibit Ant Dispersal Convergent with Myrmecochorous Seeds
Robert J. Warren, Antoine Guiguet, Chloe Mokadam, John F. Tooker, Andrew R. Deans, Aug 2022, In: American Naturalist

2021

Catalogue of Rose Gall, Herb Gall, and Inquiline Gall Wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) of the United States, Canada and Mexico
Louis F. Nastasi, Andrew R. Deans, 2021, In: Biodiversity Data Journal

2020

Phylogenomics of Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera) and implications for evolution of mode of parasitism and viral endogenization
Barbara J. Sharanowski, Ryan D. Ridenbaugh, Patrick K. Piekarski, Gavin R. Broad, Gaelen R. Burke, Andrew R. Deans, Alan R. Lemmon, Emily C. Moriarty Lemmon, Gloria J. Diehl, James B. Whitfield, Heather M. Hines, 2020, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

A taxonomic revision of nearctic conostigmus (hymenoptera: ceraphronoidea: megaspilidae)
Carolyn Trietsch, István Mikó, Briana Ezray, Andrew R. Deans, Jun 15 2020, In: Zootaxa

2019

Fat in the Leg
István Mikó, Sarthok Rasique Rahman, Salvatore S. Anzaldo, Thomas Van De Kamp, Ben A. Parslow, Nikolai J. Tatarnic, Maxwell T. Wetherington, Julie Anderson, Rudolf J. Schilder, Jonah M. Ulmer, Andrew R. Deans, Heather M. Hines, Jan 1 2019, In: Insect Systematics and Diversity

Multi-gene phylogeny and divergence estimations for evaniidae (hymenoptera)
Barbara J. Sharanowski, Leanne Peixoto, Anamaria Dal Molin, Andrew R. Deans, 2019, In: PeerJ

A photographic catalog of Ceraphronoidea types at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (MNHN), with comments on unpublished notes from Paul Dessart
Carolyn Trietsch, István Mikó, Andrew R. Deans, Feb 28 2019, In: European Journal of Taxonomy

A photographic catalog of ceraphronoidea types at the muséum national d’histoire naturelle, paris (Mnhn), with comments on unpublished notes from paul dessart (European Journal of Taxonomy, 527, (1-2))
Carolyn Trietsch, István Mikó, Andrew R. Deans, May 23 2019, In: European Journal of Taxonomy

2018

A new megaspilid wasp from Eocene Baltic amber (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea), with notes on two non-ceraphronoid families
István Mikó, Thomas van de Kamp, Carolyn Trietsch, Jonah M. Ulmer, Marcus Zuber, Tilo Baumbach, Andrew R. Deans, 2018, In: PeerJ

Revision of Trassedia (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronidae), an Evolutionary Relict with an Unusual Distribution
István Mikó, Carolyn Trietsch, Thomas Van De Kamp, Lubomír Masner, Jonah M. Ulmer, Matthew Jon Yoder, Marcus Zuber, Emily L. Sandall, Tilo Baumbach, Andrew R. Deans, Nov 1 2018, In: Insect Systematics and Diversity

The insect collectors' code
Carolyn Trietsch, Andrew R. Deans, Sep 15 2018, In: American Entomologist

Unique extrication structure in a new megaspilid, Dendrocerus scutellaris Trietsch & Mikó (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae)
Carolyn Trietsch, István Mikó, David G. Notton, Andrew R. Deans, Jan 30 2018, In: Biodiversity Data Journal

Ceraphron krogmanni (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronidae), a new species from Lower Saxony with unusual male genitalia
Jonah M. Ulmer, Istvan Miko, Andrew R. Deans, 2018, In: Biodiversity Data Journal

Taxonomy and the production of semantic phenotypes
Matthew J. Yoder, Michael B. Twidale, Andrea K. Thomer, Lars Vogt, Nico M. Franz, Jinlong Guo, Andrew R. Deans, James P. Balhoff, Jul 2 2018, In: Application of Semantic Technology in Biodiversity Science

2017

Translucent cuticle and setiferous patches in Megaspilidae (Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea)
Carolyn Trietsch, István Mikó, Jonah M. Ulmer, Andrew R. Deans, 2017, In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research

2016

Dendrocerus Mexicali (Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea, Megaspilidae)
Kyle N. Burks, István Mikó, Andrew R. Deans, 2016, In: ZooKeys

Malagasy Conostigmus (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea) and the secret of scutes
István Mikó, Carolyn Trietsch, Emily L. Sandall, Matthew Jon Yoder, Heather Hines, Andrew Robert Deans, 2016, In: PeerJ

Pteroceraphron Dessart new to the USA (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea)
István Mikó, Lubomír Masner, Andrew Robert Deans, Dec 9 2016, In: Biodiversity Data Journal

2015

Finding Our Way through Phenotypes
Andrew R. Deans, Suzanna E. Lewis, Eva Huala, Salvatore S. Anzaldo, Michael Ashburner, James P. Balhoff, David C. Blackburn, Judith A. Blake, J. Gordon Burleigh, Bruno Chanet, Laurel D. Cooper, Mélanie Courtot, Sándor Csösz, Hong Cui, Wasila Dahdul, Sandip Das, T. Alexander Dececchi, Agnes Dettai..., 2015, In: PLoS biology

Emerging semantics to link phenotype and environment
Anne E. Thessen, Daniel E. Bunker, Pier Luigi Buttigieg, Laurel D. Cooper, Wasila M. Dahdul, Sami Domisch, Nico M. Franz, Pankaj Jaiswal, Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill, Peter E. Midford, Christopher J. Mungall, Martin J. Ramírez, Chelsea D. Specht, Lars Vogt, Rutger Aldo Vos, Ramona L. Walls, Jeffrey W...., 2015, In: PeerJ

Redescription of Conostigmus albovarius Dodd, 1915 (Hymenoptera, Megaspilidae), a metallic ceraphronoid, with the first description of males
Carolyn Trietsch, Andrew R. Deans, Istvàn Mikó, 2015, In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research

2014

Folding wings like a cockroach
István Mikó, Robert S. Copeland, James P. Balhoff, Matthew J. Yoder, Andrew R. Deans, May 2 2014, In: PloS one

The maxillo-labial complex of Sparasion (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea)
Ovidiu Alin Popovici, István Mikó, Katja C. Seltmann, Andrew R. Deans, 2014, In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research

2013

Order hymenoptera
Alexandre P. Aguiar, Andrew R. Deans, Michael S. Engel, Mattias Forshage, John T. Huber, John T. Jennings, Norman F. Johnson, Arkady S. Lelej, John T. Longino, Volker Lohrmann, István Mikó, Michael Ohl, Claus Rasmussen, Andreas Taeger, Dicky Sick Ki Yu, Aug 30 2013, In: Zootaxa

A semantic model for species description applied to the ensign wasps (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae) of new caledonia
James P. Balhoff, István Mikó, Matthew J. Yoder, Patricia L. Mullins, Andrew R. Deans, Sep 2013, In: Systematic Biology

Matching arthropod anatomy ontologies to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology
Matthew A. Bertone, István Mikó, Matthew J. Yoder, Katja C. Seltmann, James P. Balhoff, Andrew R. Deans, 2013, In: Database

Morphology and function of the ovipositor mechanism in Ceraphronoidea (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
Andrew F. Ernst, István Mikó, Andrew R. Deans, 2013, In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Male terminalia of Ceraphronoidea
István Mikó, Lubomir Masner, Eva Johannes, Matthew J. Yoder, Andrew R. Deans, 2013, In: Insect Systematics and Evolution

Utilizing Descriptive Statements from the Biodiversity Heritage Library to Expand the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology
Katja C. Seltmann, Zsolt Pénzes, Matthew J. Yoder, Matthew A. Bertone, Andrew R. Deans, Feb 18 2013, In: PloS one

The need for data standards in zoomorphology
Lars Vogt, Michael Nickel, Ronald A. Jenner, Andrew R. Deans, Jul 2013, In: Journal of Morphology

2012

Results and insights from the NCSU insect museum gigapan project
Matthew A. Bertone, Robert L. Blinn, Tanner M. Stanfield, Kelly J. Dew, Katja C. Seltmann, Andrew R. Deans, 2012, In: ZooKeys

Evolutionary phenomics and the emerging enlightenment of arthropod systematics
Andrew R. Deans, Istvn Mik, Benjamin Wipfler, Frank Friedrich, 2012, In: Invertebrate Systematics

Time to change how we describe biodiversity
Andrew R. Deans, Matthew J. Yoder, James P. Balhoff, Feb 2012, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Phenotype ontology research coordination network meeting report
Paula Mabee, Andrew Deans, Eva Huala, Suzanna E. Lewis, 2012, In: Standards in Genomic Sciences

On dorsal prothoracic appendages in treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae) and the nature of morphological evidence
István Mikó, Frank Friedrich, Matthew J. Yoder, Heather M. Hines, Lewis L. Deitz, Matthew A. Bertone, Katja C. Seltmann, Matthew S. Wallace, Andrew R. Deans, Jan 17 2012, In: PloS one

A revision of Evaniscus (Hymenoptera, Evaniidae) using Ontology-based semantic phenotype annotation
Patricia L. Mullins, Ricardo Kawada, James P. Balhoff, Andrew R. Deans, 2012, In: ZooKeys

A hymenopterists' guide to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology
Katja C. Seltmann, Matthew J. Yoder, István Mikó, Mattias Forshage, Matthew A. Bertone, Donat Agosti, Andrew D. Austin, James P. Balhoff, Marek L. Borowiec, Seán G. Brady, Gavin R. Broad, Gavin R. XBrothers, Roger A. Burks, Matthew L. Buffington, Heather M. Campbell, Kelly J. Dew, Andrew F. Ernst..., 2012, In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera
Michael J. Sharkey, James M. Carpenter, Lars Vilhelmsen, John Heraty, Johan Liljeblad, Ashley P.G. Dowling, Susanne Schulmeister, Debra Murray, Andrew R. Deans, Fredrik Ronquist, Lars Krogmann, Ward C. Wheeler, Feb 2012, In: Cladistics

2011

Multi-species anatomy ontology development requires a pluralist approach to label-class mapping
Istvan Miko, Matthew J. Yoder, Matthew A. Bertone, Katja C. Seltmann, Andrew Robert Deans, Dec 1 2011, In: CEUR Workshop Proceedings

2010

World revision of Xenomerus Walker (Hymenoptera
I. Mikó, L. Masner, A. R. Deans, Dec 3 2010, In: Zootaxa

Bayesian phylogenetics and its influence on insect systematics
Fredrik Ronquist, Andrew R. Deans, Jan 1 2010, In: Annual Review of Entomology

A gross anatomy ontology for hymenoptera
Matthew J. Yoder, István Mikó, Katja C. Seltmann, Matthew A. Bertone, Andrew R. Deans, 2010, In: PloS one

2009

Integration of DNA barcoding into an ongoing inventory of complex tropical biodiversity
Daniel H. Janzen, Winnie Hallwachs, Patrick Blandin, John M. Burns, Jean Marie Cadiou, Isidro Chacon, Tanya Dapkey, Andrew R. Deans, Marc E. Epstein, Bernardo Espinoza, John G. Franclemont, William A. Haber, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Jason P.W. Hall, Paul D.N. Hebert, Ian D. Gauld, Donald J. Harvey, Axel ..., May 2009, In: Molecular Ecology Resources

Masner, a new genus of Ceraphronidae (Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea) described using controlled vocabularies
Istvan Mikó, Andrew R. Deans, 2009, In: ZooKeys

2008

Alobevania, a new genus of neotropical ensign wasps (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae), with three new species
Andrew R. Deans, Ricardo Kawada, Jun 9 2008, In: Zootaxa

Evaniella californica (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae)
David R. Smith, Andrew Robert Deans, Apr 2008, In: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Extreme diversity of tropical parasitoid wasps exposed by iterative integration of natural history, DNA barcoding, morphology, and collections
M. Alex Smith, Josephine J. Rodriguez, James B. Whitfield, Andrew R. Deans, Daniel H. Janzen, Winnie Hallwachs, Paul D.N. Hebert, Aug 26 2008, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

2007

Nest architecture and foraging behavior in Bombus pullatus (Hymenoptera
Heather M. Hines, S. A. Cameron, Andrew Robert Deans, Jan 2007, In: Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Adding value to biodiversity images through community annotation
Greg Riccardi, Andrew Deans, David Gaitros, Neelima Jammingumpula, Corinne Jorgensen, Peter Jorgensen, Austin Mast, Karolina Maneva-Jakimoska, Debbie Paul, Fredrik Ronquist, Katja Seltman, Steven Winner, 2007, In: CEUR Workshop Proceedings

Adding value to biodiversity images through community annotation in the morphbank system
Greg Riccardi, Andrew Deans, David Gaitros, Neelima Jammingumpula, Corinne Jorgensen, Peter Jorgensen, Austin Mast, Karolina Maneva-Jakimoska, Debbie Paul, Fredrik Ronquist, Katja Seltman, Steven Winner, 2007, In: CEUR Workshop Proceedings

2006

An evaluation of ensign wasp classification (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae) based on molecular data and insights from ribosomal RNA secondary structure
Andrew R. Deans, Joseph J. Gillespie, Matthew J. Yoder, Jul 2006, In: Systematic Entomology

2004

Descriptions of two new Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian) ensign wasp genera (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae) from Lebanese amber
Andrew R. Deans, Hasan H. Basibuyuk, Dany Azar, André Nel, Aug 2004, In: Cretaceous Research

2003

Annotated key to the ensign wasp (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae) genera of the world, with descriptions of three new genera
Andrew Robert Deans, M. Huben, Oct 2003, In: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Nyctibora acaciana (Blattellidae
Andrew R. Deans, Louis M. Roth, Jun 1 2003, In: Transactions of the American Entomological Society

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