Jiří Hájek

Jiří Hájek, Czech entomologist.

• Department of Entomology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, CZ-193 00 Praha 9 – Horní Počernice, Czech Republic
• E-mail: jiri.hajek@nm.cz

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 9 taxon names authored by Jiří Hájek

Eponyms

(List may be incomplete)

• 1 eponym of Jiří Hájek

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2005

• Hájek, J. & Šťastný, J. 2005. Two new species of Laccophilus Leach, 1815 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from India and Borneo with notes on other species of the genus. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 45: 51–58. PDF Reference page. 
• Wewalka, G., Balke, M., Hájek, J. & Hendrich, L. 2005. Two new species of Anginopachria Wewalka, Balke & Hendrich from Malaysia and Thailand (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) Koleopterologische Rundschau 75: 45–51. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2006

• Hájek, J. 2006. The westernmost record of Neptosternus circumductus, and a review of Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) of Balauchistan (Iran, Pakistan). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 46: 43–56. PDF. Reference page. 

2008

• Hájek, J. 2008. A new species of Eulichas (Coleoptera: Eulichadidae) from Laos. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48(1): 67–72. PDF Reference page. 
• Hájek, J. 2008. A taxonomic review of the Callirhipidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elateriformia) of the Afrotropical Region. Annales Zoologici 58(3): 567–572. DOI: 10.3161/000345408X364409 .
• Hájek, J. & Fikáček, M. 2008. A review of the genus Satonius (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Torridincolidae): taxonomic revision, larval morphology, notes on wing polymorphism, and phylogenetic implications. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48(2): 655–676. Abstract full article (PDF) Reference page. 

2009

• Švihla, V. & Hájek, J. 2009. Taxonomic changes in Eastern Mediterranean Malachius (Coleoptera: Malachiidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49(1): 217–224. PDF Reference page. 
• Batelka, J. & Hájek, J. 2009. A taxonomic review of the genus Eorhipidius (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae: Ripidiinae), with descriptions of three new species from Asia. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49(2): 769–782. PDF Reference page. 
• Bezděk, A. & Hájek, J. 2009. Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic - Scarabaeoidea: Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae, Glaphyridae, Hybosoridae, Ochodaeidae and Trogidae. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49(1): 297–332. PDF Reference page. 
• Hájek, J. & Wewalka, G. 2009. New and little known species of Hydroglyphus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from Arabia and adjacent areas. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49(1): 93–102. PDF Reference page. 

2010

• Hájek, J. 2010. Brachypsectra kadleci sp. nov. from Western Iran — The First Palaearctic Member of the Family Brachypsectridae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elateriformia). Annales Zoologici 60(1): 29-33. Abstract. Reference page. 
• Hájek, J., Hendrich, L., Hawlitschek, O. & Balke, M. 2010. Copelatus sibelaemontis sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from the Moluccas with generic assignment based on morphology and DNA sequence data. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50(2): 437–443. PDF Reference page. 

2011

• Bezděk, A. & Hájek, J. 2011. Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Ateuchini and Canthonini. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51(1): 349–378. PDF Reference page. 
• Hájek, J. 2011. World catalogue of the family Callirhipidae (Coleoptera: Elateriformia), with nomenclatural notes. Zootaxa 2914: 1–66. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2914.1.1 . Preview ResearchGate .
• Hájek, J., Šťastný, J., Boukal, M. & Fery, H. 2011. Updating the eastern Mediterranean Deronectes (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) with the description of two new species from Turkey. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51(2): 463–476. PDF Reference page. 

2012

• Bezděk, A. & Hájek, J. 2012. Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coprini, Eurysternini, Gymnopleurini and Oniticellini. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(1): 297–334. PDF Reference page. 
• Hájek, J. 2012. A new substitute name for Bidessus (Bidessodes) plicatus Zimmermann, 1921 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae: Bidessini). Zootaxa 3326: 67–68. Preview Reference page. 
• Hájek, J. & Švihla, V. 2012. Catalogue of the type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Trogossitidae, Cleridae, Prionoceridae, Melyridae, Dasytidae, Rhadalidae and Malachiidae. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(2): 603–654. PDF Reference page. 
• Jelínek, J., Jia, F. & Hájek, J. 2012. A new species of the genus Atarphia (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) from China. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(2): 467–474. PDF Reference page. 
• Král, D. & Hájek, J. 2012. Haroldius jechaer sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Yunnan, China. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(1): 207–215. PDF Reference page. 
• Zhao, S., Hájek, J., Jia, F.J. & Pang, H. 2012. A taxonomic review of the genus Neptosternus Sharp of China with the description of a new species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Laccophilinae). Zootaxa 3478: 205–212. Preview Reference page. 

2013

• Balke, M., Toussaint, E.F.A., Hendrich, L. & Hájek, J. 2013. A new species of the Australian genus Necterosoma from Timor (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporini). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53(1): 65–74. PDF Reference page. 
• Bezděk, A. & Hájek, J. 2013. Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onitini, Onthophagini, Phanaeini, Scarabaeini and Sisyphini. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53(1): 387–442. PDF Reference page. 
• Fery, H. & Hájek, J. 2013. Hydroporus toubkal sp. nov. from the High Atlas, Morocco, a new member of the H. longulus group (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53(2): 601–607. PDF Reference page. 
• Hájek, J., Zhao, S. & Jia, F. 2013. The Lacconectus Motschulsky of Hainan, China, with description of a new species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae). Zootaxa 3693(1): 91–96. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.1.7 Reference page. 

2014

• Balke, M., Hájek, J., Hendrich, L. & Wewalka, G. 2014. Exocelina nehoue sp. nov. from New Caledonia, with a new synonym and new collecting records for other species in the genus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 206: 181–190. [Not seen] Reference page. 
• Hájek, J. & Lee, C.-F. 2014. Aethioeubria occidentalis, a new genus and species of water-penny beetles from Mali and Senegal (Coleoptera: Psephenidae: Eubriinae). African Entomology 22(1): 104–109. DOI: 10.4001/003.022.0117 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Král, D. & Hájek, J. 2014. A new Callosides species from Ecuador with uniquely built membranous mandibles (Coleoptera: Hybosoridae: Anaidinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54(1): 237–242. Biotaxa Reference page. 

2015

• Batelka, J. & Hájek, J. 2015. New synonyms, combinations and faunistic records in the genus Denierella Kaszab (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Zootaxa 4000(1): 123–130. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4000.1.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Král, D. & Hajek, J. 2015. A second species of Cheleion from Johor, Malaysia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae, Stereomerini). Zookeys 532: 87–97. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.532.6116 Full article Reference page. 

2016

• Fery, H. & Hájek, J. 2016. Nomenclatural notes on some Palaearctic Gyrinidae (Coleoptera). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 56(2): 645–663. PDF. Reference page. 
• Hájek, J. 2016. Hydroporus golestanensis, a new species of the H. longulus group from northern Iran (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae). Zootaxa 4072(4): 496–500. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.4.7. Reference page. 
• Šťastný, J. & Hájek, J. 2016. Agabus abaensis sp. nov., a peculiar species of the confinis-group from central China (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Agabinae). Zootaxa 4121(3): 311–318. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.3.5. Reference page. 
• Toussaint, E.F.A., Beutel, R.G., Morinière, J., Jia, F., Xu, S., Michat, M.C., Zhou, X., Bilton, D.T., Ribera, I., Hájek, J. & Balke, M. 2016. Molecular phylogeny of the highly disjunct cliff water beetles from South Africa and China (Coleoptera: Aspidytidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 176(3): 537–546. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12332 . Reference page. 

2017

• Balke, M., Hájek, J. & Hendrich, L. 2017. Generic reclassification of species formerly included in Rhantus Dejean (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Colymbetinae). Zootaxa 4258(1): 91–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.1.7. Reference page. 
• Bergsten, J., Weingartner, E. & Hájek, J. 2017. Species delimitation analysis of the Hyphydrus ovatus complex in western Palaearctic with an update of species distributions (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). ZooKeys 678: 73—96. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.678.12886. Reference page. 
• Terzani, F., Ceccolini, F., Hájek, J. & Cianferoni, F. 2017. Taxonomic review of the genus Dascillus Latreille, 1797 in the Western Palaearctic (Coleoptera: Dascillidae). Zootaxa 4282(2): 255–268. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4282.2.2. Reference page. 
• Toussaint, E.F.A., Hendrich, L., Hájek, J., Michat, M.C., Panjaitan, R., Short, A.E.Z. & Balke, M. 2017. Evolution of Pacific Rim diving beetles sheds light on Amphi-Pacific biogeography. Ecography 40(4): 500–510. DOI: 10.1111/ecog.02195 . Reference page. 

2018

• Hájek, J., Hendrich, L. & Balke, M. 2018. The Copelatus doriae-masculinus species complex in Greater Sunda, with description of three new species and a new synonymy. Spixiana 41(1): 77-90. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Manuel, M., Deler-Hernández, A., Megna, Y.S. & Hájek, J. 2018. Copelatus Erichson from the Dominican Republic, with the description of a new species, comments on elytral striation and faunistic notes on Antillean species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae). Zootaxa 4399(3): 371–385. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4399.3.7 Reference page. 
• Michat, M.C., Alarie, Y. & Hájek, J. 2018. Larvae of Huxelhydrus syntheticus Sharp, 1882 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Bidessini). Zootaxa 4524(1): 121–131. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4524.1.9 Reference page. 
• Peng, Y-F., Ji, L-Z., Bian, D-J. & Hájek, J. 2018. Description of Neptosternus haibini sp. nov. from China (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Laccophilinae). Zootaxa 4500(4): 581–586. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4500.4.7 Reference page. 
• Sheth, S.D., Ghate, H.V. & Hájek, J. 2018. Copelatus Erichson, 1832 from Maharashtra, India, with description of three new species and notes on other taxa of the genus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae). Zootaxa 4459(2): 235–260. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4459.2.2 Reference page. 
• Wang, C-B. & Hájek, J. 2018. Two new species of Tenomerga Neboiss from eastern Asia (Coleoptera: Cupedidae). Zootaxa 4526(4): 531–546. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4526.4.6 Reference page. 

2019

• Hájek, J., Alarie, Y., Šťastný, J. & Vondráček, D. 2019. The first hygropetric Platynectes and its larva from eastern China (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 59(1): 217–228. DOI: 10.2478/aemnp-2019-0019. . Reference page. 
• Hájek, J. & Bezděk, J. 2019. Annotated catalogue of beetles (Coleoptera) of the Socotra Archipelago. Zootaxa 4715(1): 1–76. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4715.1.1 Reference page. 
• Hájek, J. & Zhang, T. 2019. A new Platambus from Sichuan, with new records of species of the P. sawadai group from China (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Agabinae). Zootaxa 4612(4): 533–543. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4612.4.5. Reference page. 
• Hendrich, L., Shaverdo, H., Hájek, J. & Balke, M. 2019. Taxonomic revision of Australian Copelatus Erichson, 1832 (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). ZooKeys, 889: 81–152. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.889.39090 Reference page. 

2020

• Mikátová, S., Macháčková, L. & Hájek, J. 2020. Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic (Catalogue of type specimens in NMPC, Part 17) Staphylinidae: Staphylininae: Staphylinini: Philonthina. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(1): 353–389. DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2020.021 Reference page. 
• Šťastný, J., Vondráček, D., Arriaga-Varela, E. & Hájek, J. 2020. The genus Platynectes (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Agabinae) in Central America, with the discovery of the northernmost Neotropical species in Oaxaca, Mexico, and nomenclatural notes on the subgenus Agametrus. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 91: e913394. DOI: 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3394 . Reference page. 

2021

• Fery, H. & Hájek, J. 2021. Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on some species of Gyrinidae (Coleoptera). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 55–71. DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2021.003 . Reference page. 
• Hájek, J., Shaverdo, H.V., Hendrich, L. & Balke, M. 2021. A review of Copelatus diving beetles from the Solomon Islands, reporting the discovery of six new species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae). Zookeys 1023: 81–118. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1023.61478 Reference page. 

2022

• Jiang, Z.Y., Zhao, S., Yang, Z.Y., Jia, F.L. & Hájek, J. 2022. A review of Copelatus Erichson, 1832 of Mainland China, with description of ten new species from the japonicus complex (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae). Zootaxa 5124(3): 251–295. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5124.3.1. . Reference page. 

2023

• Shaverdo, H., Hájek, J., Hendrich, L., Surbakti, S., Panjaitan, R. & Balke, M. 2023. Austrelatus gen. nov., a new genus of Australasian diving beetles (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae), with the discovery of 31 new species from New Guinea. Zookeys 1170ː 1–164. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1170.103834 Reference page.