Samanta Orellana

Postdoctoral Researcher - Entomology

Contact Info

Public Safety Building
Lawrence
1501 Crestline Dr
Lawrence, KS 66045

Biography —

Guatemalan biologist and entomologist with a Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology from Arizona State University, focused on the systematics of fungus weevils (Coleoptera: Anthribidae). As part of the Symbiota team, she actively collaborates with Latin American collections to advance their biodiversity data initiatives.

Education —

Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology, Arizona State University, 2024, Tempe, AZ

M.S. in Entomology, Universidad de Panamá, 2018, Panama City, Panama

B.S. in Biology, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, 2014, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Selected Publications —

Orellana, K.S., Girón, J. (2024). State of the State of knowledge of the Anthribidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) in Colombia with a key to genera. Biota Colombiana, 25, 1-18. doi.org/10.21068/2539200X.1149

Orellana, K.S., Franz, N.M. (2023). Checklist of the Anthribidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) of Guatemala, including new country records and a key to genera. In: Yoshimoto, J., Schuster, J. & Monzón, J. (Eds.) Biodiversidad de Guatemala. Vol. 3. Universidad del Valle de Guatemala: Guatemala. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424024

Orellana, K.S., López, Z.M., Yoshimoto, J., Quezada, M., Prado, L., Ambrocio, A.L., Dávila, L., Barrios-Izás, M., Bustamante, M., Franz, N.M, Gilbert, E. (2023). Digitalización de Colecciones Biológicas en el Portal Symbiota de Biodiversidad de Guatemala. In: Yoshimoto, J., Schuster, J. & Monzón, J. (Eds.) Biodiversidad de Guatemala. Vol. 3. Universidad del Valle de Guatemala: Guatemala. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424127

Yoshimoto, J., Cano, E.B. & S. Orellana. (2023). Insectos de Guatemala: Guía de Identificación. Third Edition. Guatemala: Universidad Del Valle de Guatemala, The Museum of Natural History and the Biology School of San Carlos of Guatemala University. (Book).

Orellana, S. & Barrios, H. (2021). Catalogue of the Anthribidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) of Panama, including new country records and a key to genera. Zootaxa 4904 (1), 1-71. doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4904.1

Selected Presentations —

Orellana, K.S. (2024). Improving Accessibility of Entomological Collections for the Study of Neotropical Anthribidae. Entomological Collections Network Annual Meeting. Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Orellana, K.S. López, Z.M., Yoshimoto, J., Quezada, M.L., Prado, L.M., Ambrocio, A.L., Barrios-Izás, M.A., Jiménez, R.A., García, P., Post, G., Franz, N., Gilbert, E. (2024). Advances in the Digitization and Mobilization of Natural History Collections in Guatemala. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 8: e134288. doi.org/10.3897/biss.8.134288.

Orellana, K.S., López, Z.M., Gilbert, E., Franz, N. (2024). Enabling Biodiversity Research in Guatemala with a Customized Symbiota Portal. Digital Data Conference, iDigBio and Natural Science Collections Alliance, hosted by Kansas University. Lawrence, Kansas, USA.

Orellana, K.S. (2024). Generating an Illustrated Catalog of Anthribidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) with TaxonWorks and TaxonPages”. TaxonWorks Together 2024 (virtual). https://youtu.be/eMl7sMyDGwY?si=t8hj9eEGRrgPAQhd

Orellana, K.S., Gilbert, E., Franz, N.M. (2023). Bilingual Tools to Increase Digital Representation of Latin American Collections and Entomologists. Entomological Collections Network Annual Meeting. National Harbor, Maryland, USA.

Memberships —

The Coleopterists Society
Entomological Society of America
Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World