Lech Borowiec

Lech Borowiec (1952–), Polish entomologist.

Author abbreviation: Borowiec

Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 24 taxon names authored by Lech Borowiec

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1985

• Borowiec, L. 1985. Contribution to the knowledge of African Cassidinae, 1 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 55: 223–244.
• Borowiec, L. 1985. Contribution to the knowledge of African Cassidinae, 2 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 55: 439–450.

1986

• Borowiec, L. 1986. [1985] Contribution to the knowledge of African Cassidinae, 3 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 55: 791–809.

1987

• Borowiec, L. 1987. The genera of seed-beetles (Coleoptera, Bruchidae). Polskie pismo entomologiczne 57: 3–207. PDF. Reference page. 

1990

• Borowiec, L. 1990. A review of the genus Cassida L. of the Australian Region and Papuan subregion (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 1: 1–51. [Not seen] Reference page. 

1991

• Borowiec, L. 1991. Revision of the genus Spermophagus Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Bruchidae: Amblycerinae). Genus Supplement Vol. 1. 198 pp.

1994

• Borowiec, L. 1994. A monograph of the Afrotropical Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Part I. Introduction, morphology, key to the genera, and reviews of the tribes Epistictinini, Basiprionotini and Aspidimorphini (except the genus Aspidimorpha). Genus. Supplement Vol. 2. Biologica Silesiae, Wrocław, 276 pp.

1995

• Borowiec, L. 1995. Tribal classification of the cassidoid Hispinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). In: Pakaluk, J. & Ślipiński, S.A. (Eds.) Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN, Warszawa, pp. 541–558.

1997

• Borowiec, L. 1997. A monograph of the Afrotropical Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Part II. Revision of the tribe Aspidimorphini 2, the genus Aspidimorpha Hope. Genus Supplement Vol. 8. Biologica Silesiae, Wrocław, 596 pp.

1998

• Borowiec, L. 1998. Cyclosoma (Monrosiacassis) bicostata n. sp. and notes on C. (M.) puberula (Boh.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 10(1): 81–87. PDF.

1999

• Borowiec, L. 1999. A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologica Silesiae, Wrocław, 476 pp.
• Borowiec, L. & Sassi, D. 1999. Four new species of Cyrtonota Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 10(1): 89–101. PDF.

2000

• Borowiec, L. 2000. Cyrtonota montana, a new species from Ecuador (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 11(1): 49–52. PDF.

2001

• Borowiec, L. 2001. Discomorpha (Vulpia) seckyi, a new species from Peru (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 12(1): 59–61. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. 2001. Oxylepus boroveci, a new species from Tunisia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 12(3): 349–352. PDF.

2002

• Borowiec, L. 2002. New records of Neotropical Cassidinae, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Genus 13(1): 43–138. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. 2002. A monograph of the Afrotropical Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Part III. Revision of the tribe Cassidini 1, except the genera Aethiopocassis Sp., Cassida L., and Chiridopsis Sp. Genus Supplement 12. Biologica Silesiae, Wrocław, 292 pp., 17 pls.

2003

• Borowiec, L. 2003. Omaspides boliviana sp. nov., with a key to Omaspides s. str. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 14(3): 397–402. PDF.

2005

• Borowiec, L. 2005. Revision of Madagascan species of the genus Chiridopsis Spaeth, 1922 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Annales Zoologici 55: 383–393.

2006

• Borowiec, L. 2006. A new species of Botanochara Dejean, 1837 from Brazil (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Stolaini). Genus 17(1): 127–131. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. 2006. A new species of Aspidimorpha sgen. Spaethia from Zambia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 17(2): 249–252. PDF.

2007

• Borowiec, L. 2007. A new species of Cyrtonota Chevrolat from Peru and note on Cyrtonota balyi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Stolaini). Genus 18(3): 477–485. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. 2007. A new species of Microctenochira Spaeth from Belize (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Cassidini). Genus 18(3): 487–492. PDF.

2009

• Borowiec, L. 2009. A new species of Cyrtonota Chevrolat from Colombia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Mesomphaliini). Genus 20(1): 111–116. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. 2009. Revision of the genus Crambelea Spaeth, 1913 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Cassidini). Genus 20(1): 117–123. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. 2009. Paratrikona albomaculata, a new species from the Dominican Republic (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Dorynotini). Genus 20(4): 567–570. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. 2009. New records of Neotropical tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 20(4): 615–722. PDF.

2010

• Borowiec, L. 2010. A new species of Cassida L. from Malaysia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 21(2): 279–286. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. 2010. Laccoptera (Orphnodella) obscuromaculata, a new species from Central Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 21(2): 287–292. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. 2010. Revision of the Omaspides augusta group (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Mesomphaliini). Annales Zoologici 60(4): 481–492. DOI: 10.3161/000345410X550373 .
• Borowiec, L. & Sekerka, L. 2010. Aspidimorpha (s. str.) karamojana, a new species from Central Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 21(2): 271–277. PDF.

2011

• Borowiec, L. 2011. Two new species of Cassidinae from Rondonia, Brazil (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Genus 22(3): 485–491. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. 2011. A new species of Charidotella Weise from Hispaniola (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 22(3): 493–497. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. & Burwell, C.J. 2011. A new species of Cassida L. from Australia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 22(2): 285–290. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. & Świętojańska, J. 2011. The Tortoise beetles of Madagascar (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Part 1: Basiprionotini, Aspidimorphini and Cassidini (except the genus Cassida). Polish Taxonomical Monographs Vol. 18. Biologica Silesiae, Wrocław, 246 pp.
• Borowiec, L. & Takizawa, H. 2011. Neotropical tortoise beetles in the Amazon Insectarium, Tokyo, Japan with description of nine new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 22(3): 427–484. PDF.
• Sekerka, L. & Borowiec, L. 2011. New synonymy in Palearctic Cassidini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 22(3): 505–509. PDF. Reference page. 

2012

• Świętojańska, J. & Borowiec, L. 2012. Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Socotra Island. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(s2): 381–394. PDF.

2013

• Borowiec, L. & Stach, M. 2013. Stolas radiata, a new name for Stolas flavoradiata Borowiec & Stach, 2012 not Stolas placida var. flavoradiata Hincks, 1956 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Mesomphaliini). Genus 24(1): 115. PDF.
• Borowiec, L. & Świętojańska, J. 2013. The Tortoise beetles of Madagascar (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Part 2. Cassidini, the genus Cassida. Polish Taxonomical Monographs Vol. 20. Biologica Silesiae, Wrocław, 294 pp.
• Borowiec, L. & ŚŒwiętojańska, J. 2013. Plagiometriona obrienorum, a new species from Rondonia, Brazil (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Cassidini). Genus 24(1): 109–114. PDF.
• Cho, H.-W. & Borowiec, L. 2013. A new species of the genus Ambrostoma Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) from South Korea, with larval descriptions and biological notes. ZooKeys 321: 1–13. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.321.4972 . Reference page. 
• Fernandes, F.R. & Borowiec, L. 2013. Review of the genus Cassidinoma Hincks (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Omocerini). Zootaxa 3620(4): 544–552. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.4.4 Reference page. 
• Borowiec, L. & Le Tirant, S. 2013. A new species of Notosacantha Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Notosacanthini) from southern India. Zootaxa 3694(3): 289–295. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3694.3.9 Reference page. 
• Świętojańska, J., Moradian, H., Borowiec, L. & Ostovan, H. 2013. Description of larvae of two closely related species Cassida palaestina Reiche, 1858 and Cassida rubiginosa Müller, 1776 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Zootaxa 3741(4): 511–537. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3741.4.4 . Reference page. 

2014

• Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus 25(1–2): 1–340. Full issue (PDF). Reference page. 
• Borowiec, L. & Sekerka, L. 2014. A new species of Aspidimorpha (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Aspidimorphini) from Uganda. Zootaxa 3796(1): 197–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3796.1.11 Reference page. 
• Borowiec, L. & Świętojańska, J. 2014. A revision of the genus Herminella Spaeth (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Notosacanthini), with a description of a new related genus and species from Madagascar. Zootaxa 3895(2): 257–272. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3895.2.7 . [Erratum: 2015. 3936(4): 600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3936.4.10 .] Reference page. 
• Cho, H.-W. & Borowiec, L. 2014. Two new species of the genus Gonioctena Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) from Sichuan, China. Zootaxa 3765(3): 295–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3765.3.6 Reference page. 
• Świętojańska, J., Borowiec, L. & Stach, M. 2014. Redescription of immatures and bionomy of the Palaearctic species Dicladispa testacea (Linnaeus, 1767) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Hispini), a leaf-mining hispine beetle. Zootaxa 3811(1): 1–33. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3811.1.1 . Reference page. 

2015

• Borowiec, L., Galkowski, C. & Salata, S. 2015: What is Tetramorium semilaeve André, 1883? (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zookeys, 512: 39–62. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.512.10006 Full article Reference page. 
• Borowiec, L. & Sekerka, L. 2015. On the genus Limnocassis Spaeth, with description of two new species from South Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Zootaxa 3999(2): 272–278. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Borowiec, L. & Świętojańska, J. 2015. Checklist of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) from Colombia with new data and description of a new species. ZooKeys 518: 87–127. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.518.9350 . Reference page. 
• Salata, S. & Borowiec, L. 2015. A taxonomic revision of the genus Oxyopomyrmex André, 1881 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 4025(1): 1–66. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4025.1.1. Preview (PDF) ISBN 978-1-77557-803-1 (paperback); ISBN 978-1-77557-804-8 (Online edition) Reference page. 
• Salata, S. & Borowiec, L. 2015. Redescription of Temnothorax antigoni (Forel, 1911) and description of its new social parasite Temnothorax curtisetosus sp. n. from Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zookeys 523: 129-148. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.523.6103 Full article Reference page. 
• Sekerka, L. & Borowiec, L. 2015. Subgenera of Charidotella Weise with description of a new subgenus and species from Brazil (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Cassidini). Zookeys 506: 61-74. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.506.8770 . Reference page. 
• Świętojańska, J., Massuda, K.F., Stach, M. & Borowiec, B. 2015. Description of immatures of Chelymorpha reimoseri Spaeth, 1928 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Mesomphaliini). Zootaxa 3949(4): 515–539. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3949.4.3 . Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

2016

• Borowiec, M.L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.608.9427. Reference page. 
• Cho, H-W. & Borowiec, L. 2016. On the genus Gonioctena Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae), with descriptions of seven new species from the Oriental region and Palaearctic China. Zootaxa 4067(2): 168–184. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4067.2.3. Reference page. 
• Cho, H.-W., Kippenberg, H. & Borowiec, L. 2016. Revision of the Gonioctena nivosa species-group (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) in the Holarctic region, with descriptions of two new species. ZooKeys 596: 87–128. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.596.8725 . Reference page. 
• Maes, J.M., Gómez-Zurita, J., Riley, E.G., Windsor, D.M., Borowiec, L. & Chaboo, C.S. 2016. Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) de Nicaragua, Parte VIII, Cassidinae sensu stricto (tortoise beetles). Revista Nicaragüense de Entomología 76(VIII): 1–193. PDF. Reference page. 
• Salata, S. & Borowiec, L. 2016. A new species of the Aphaenogaster cecconii group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Rhodes. Zootaxa 4170(1): 194–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4170.1.13. Reference page. 
• Sekerka, L., Jia, F.L., Pang, H. & Boroweic, L. 2016. Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) types deposited at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Zootaxa 4084(1): 50–78. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4084.1.2.Reference page. 
• Świętojańska, J. & Borowiec, L. 2016. A new species of Notosacantha Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from Timor-Leste with a key to the Notosacantha vicaria-group. Zootaxa 4175(3): 274–280. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4175.3.6 . Reference page. 

2017

• Borowiec, L. & Świętojańska, J. 2017. Cassida sekerkai sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), a new species from Madagascar. Zootaxa 4268(3): 448–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.3.10 . Reference page. 
• Borowiec, L. & Świętojańska, J. 2017. A monograph of the Afrotropical Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Part 4. Revision of the genus Chiridopsis Spaeth. Zootaxa 4316(1): 1–85. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4316.1.1 . Reference page. 
• Ghahari, H. & Borowiec, L. 2017. A checklist of seed-beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) from Iran. Zootaxa 4268(2): 215–237. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.3 . Reference page. 

2018

• Borowiec, L. 2018. A monograph of the Afrotropical Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Part 5. Revision of the genus Aethiopocassis Spaeth. Zootaxa 4488(1): 1–99. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4488.1.1. .
• Salata, S. & Borowiec, L. 2018. A new species of the ant genus Lasius Fabricius, 1804 from Crete (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 789: 139–159. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.789.27022 Reference page. 

2019

• Borowiec, L., Świętojańska, J. & Sekerka, L. 2019. Revision of the tribe Cryptonychini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) of New Caledonia. Zootaxa 4690(1): 1–71. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4690.1.1. . Reference page. 
• Bračko, G., Lapeva-Gjonova, A., Salata, S., Borowiec, L. & Polak, S. 2019. Aphaenogaster illyrica, a new species from the mountains of the Balkan Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zookeys, 862: 89–107. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.862.32946 Reference page. 
• Pentinsaari, M., Anderson, R., Borowiec, L., Bouchard, P., Brunke, A., Douglas, H., Smith, A. & Hebert, P. 2019. DNA barcodes reveal 63 overlooked species of Canadian beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera). ZooKeys 894: 53–150. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.894.37862 Reference page. 
• Salata, S. & Borowiec, L. 2019. Preliminary division of not socially parasitic Greek Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with a description of three new species. ZooKeys, 877: 81–131. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.877.36320 Reference page. 
• Salata, S., Loss, A.C., Karaman, C., Kiran, K. & Borowiec, L. 2019. Review of the Camponotus kiesenwetteri group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Aegean with the description of a new species. ZooKeys, 899: 85–107. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.899.46933 Reference page.