Oleg Kosterin Explained

Oleg Kosterin (Russian: Олег Энгельсович Костерин; born 1963, in Omsk) is a Russian genetic and entomologist, specializing at Odonata. He discovered and described a number of species (and also two genera - Euthygomphus and Mattigomphus) and several have been named after him by other scientists.

Species named after him

• Drepanosticta kosterini Dow, 2017 (Odonata, Platystictidae)
• Asiagomphus kosterini Kompier, 2018 (Odonata, Gomphidae)
• Dolychopus kosterini Grichanov, 2017 (Diptera, Dolichopodidae)
• Alucita kosterini Ustjuzhanin, 1999
• Stenoptilia kosterini Ustjuchanin, 2001
• Cernyia kosterini Dubatolov et Buczek, 2013
• Lyclene kosterini Dubatolov et Buczek, 2013
• Coenosia kosterini Vikhrev, 2009 (Diptera, Muscidae).
• Thricops kosterini Vikhrev, 2013 (Diptera, Muscidae).
• Cordilura kosterini Ozerov et Krivosheina (Diptera, Scatophagidae).

Sources

• About him
• His site
• Kosterin O. E. 2015. Fundamentals of Genetics. Part 1. Basic concepts, the definition of gender and related issues, genetic recombination. Novosibirsk: RIC NGU, 410 p. (about the author - on the last page of the cover)
• Beolens B. 2018. Eponym Dictionary of Odonata. Whittles Publishing. 480 p. (brief biography of Kosterina O. E.)