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Oswald, John

John Oswald

Professor
Curator, Texas A&M University Insect Collection
Office:  
HPCT 216A
College Station
Email:  
Phone:  
(979) 862-3507
John Oswald's Website

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Forest Management, Oregon State University
Graduate Education
Ph.D. Systematic Entomology, Cornell University
M.S. Entomology, Oregon State University

Areas of Expertise

  • Systematics of the world Neuropterida (Insecta: Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera
  • Arthropod phylogeny and evolution
  • Biodiversity informatics
  • Insect/arthropod research collection development and management
  • Theory and practice of systematics and biogeography

Professional Summary

John D. Oswald, Ph.D., is a professor in the Texas A&M University Department of Entomology, and the Curator of the Texas A&M University Insect Collection. His research interests lie in the fields of insect evolution, biodiversity, and systematics, with a special focus on the systematics of the world species of the superorder Neuropterida (ca. 7500 species in the orders Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera). Additional interests include entomological research collection development and management, and biodiversity informatics, particularly the dissemination of synthetic systematics research via interactive, updatable, web publications as massively integrated resources. Oswald has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in insect morphology, biodiversity, biology, and evolution.

Selected Publications

  1. Oswald, J. D.; Machado, R. J. P. 2018. Biodiversity of the Neuropterida (Insecta: Neuroptera: Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera). Pp. 627-671 in Foottit, R. G.; Adler, P. H. (eds.). Insect Biodiversity: science and society. Vol. II. First Edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
  2. Machado, R. J. P.; Gillung, J. P.; Winterton, S. L.; Garzón-Orduña, I. J.; Lemmon, A. R.; Lemmon, E. M.; Oswald, J. D. 2018. Owlflies are derived antlions: anchored phylogenomics supports a new phylogeny and classification of Myrmeleontidae (Neuroptera). Systematic Entomology 44:418-450.
  3. Machado, R. J. P.; Oswald, J. D. 2020. Morphological phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the former antlion subtribe Periclystina (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Dendroleontinae). Zootaxa 4796:1-322.
  4. Oswald, J. D. 2021. Neuropterida Species of the World. Version 7.1. Lacewing Digital Library, Research Publication No. 1. http://lacewing.tamu.edu/SpeciesCatalog/Main. Oswald, J. D. 2022. Bibliography of the Neuropterida.
  5. Version 12.14. Lacewing Digital Library, Research Publication No. 2. http://lacewing.tamu.edu/Biblio/Main.