Kathryn Sparks

PhD candidate

BSc. Hons.

Ph: (08) 8303 6045 | Email: Kathryn.sparks@adelaide.edu.au

Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide
South Australia 5005, Australia

CV

1993-1995 Bachelor of Science, University of Melbourne
1996-2000 Research Assistant and Entomology Collection Manager, Museum Victoria
2000 Honours, La Trobe University
2000-2002 Quarantine Entomologist, AQIS
2002-2005 Senior Quarantine Entomologist, AQIS

Research Interests

Systematics and phylogeny of Hymenoptera, in particular ants in the genus Monomorium.

Current Projects

Ants: Systematics and speciation of the ecologically important but taxonomically difficult ants in the Monomorium rothsteini species complex