Dr Gavin Broad

Dr Gavin Broad

Department: Collections
Division: Insects
Group: Insects, Hymenoptera
Specialisms: Braconidae, curation, Ichneumonidae, taxonomy
  • Phone: 207942 5938
Within Hymenoptera the Hymenoptera team I am principal curator of Ichneumonoidea and various groups which used to be classified as Vespoidea, with the Ichneumonidae my main area of interest. My research interests focus on the taxonomy and diversity of Ichneumonidae and on biodiversity genomics, through the Darwin Tree of Life project. I am vice-president (president-elect) of two great societies, the International Society of Hymenopterists and the British Entomological and Natural History Society.
  • PhD, Imperial College, United Kingdom, 1997 - 2001

Highlighted publications

  • Broad GR, Shaw MR, Fitton MG (2018) Ichneumonid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): their Classification and Biology. Farley-Brown R (Eds).7, part 12Royal Entomological Society : 1 - 418.
  • Veijalainen A, Wahlberg N, Broad GR, Erwin TL, Longino JT, Sääksjärvi IE (2012) Unprecedented ichneumonid parasitoid wasp diversity in tropical forests. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, (1748) The Royal Society : 4694 - 4698. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2012.1664
  • Broad GR, Sääksjärvi IE, Veijalainen A, Notton DG (2011) Three new genera of Banchinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Central and South America. Journal of Natural History, (21-22) Informa UK Limited : 1311 - 1329. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2011.552809
  • Broad G, Sääksjärvi I, Palacio E A new species of Umanella Gauld (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from Ecuador. ZooKeys, Pensoft Publishers : 77 - 90. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.35.326
  • Deans A, Seltmann K, Yoder M, Miko I, Forshage M, Bertone M, Agosti D, Austin A, Balhoff J, Borowiec M, Brady S, Broad G, Brothers D, Burks R, Buffington M, Campbell H, Dew K, Ernst A, Fernandez-Triana J, Gates M, Gibson G, Jennings J, Johnson N, Karlsson D, Kawada R, Krogmann L, Kula R, Mullins P, Ohl M, Rasmussen C, Ronquist F, Schulmeister S, Sharkey M, Talamas E, Tucker E, Vilhelmsen L, Ward PS, Wharton R A hymenopterists’ guide to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology: utility, clarification, and future directions. Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Pensoft Publishers : 67 - 88. doi: 10.3897/jhr.27.2961
  • Matsumoto R, Broad G Discovery of Rodrigama Gauld in the Old World, with description of two new species (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Poemeniinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Pensoft Publishers : 65 - 75. doi: 10.3897/jhr.29.872