Position:
Curator of Arthropod Collections at the Natural History Museum of Crete
Status:
Laboratory Teaching Staff (EDIP) at School of Sciences & Engineering, University of Crete
Address:

Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete,
Knossou Ave., P.O. Box 2208, GR-71409,
Heraklion Crete, Greece

Department:
Arthropods department

Education

  • University of Crete, Ph.D., Ecology & Biogeography of Coleoptera, 1996
  • University of Crete, M.Sc., on Insect Ecology, 1987
  • University of Belgrade, Biology Dept., Sc.B., 1985

Research Interests

Apostolos Trichas is curating the Arthropod Collections at the Natural History Museum of Crete for the last 20 years. As a beetle specialist, his research interests are currently focused on Taxonomy, Ecology, Biogeography and Phylogeny of several beetle families in the East Mediterranean (Carabidae, Tenebrionidae, Histeridae, Dermestidae and Scarabaeoidea). He is regularly holding laboratory lectures on Zoology, Biodiversity of Insects and Biogeography at the Biology Department of the University of Crete. He participated in more than twenty international research funded projects and he is author or co-author of more than 15 scientific publications and reports, many congress announcements and author or editor of several books (both scientific and popular) on the Cretan and Greek nature. Since the early 80's, Dr Trichas has been an avid wildlife photographer, specializing in macro and insect photography, with several collaborations with wildlife editions (worldwide: Gallimard, National Geographic, NHM, etc.). He created (and further enriching) the photo-database of the NHMC (more than 150.000 photos or other multimedia files).

Poulakakis Ν., Kapli P., Lymberakis P., Trichas A., Vardinoyiannis K., Sfenthourakis S., Mylonas M. (2014) A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the Aegean and surrounding regions. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 53(1), 18-32
Poulakakis N., Kapli P., Lymberakis P., Trichas A., Vardinoyiannis K., Sfenthourakis S., Mylonas M. (2014) A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the Aegean and surrounding regions. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 53(1),18-32, doi:10.1111/jzs.12071
Kaltsas D., Trichas A., Kougioumoutzis K., Chatzaki M. (2013) Ground beetles respond to grazing at assemblage level, rather than species-specifically: the case of Cretan shrublands. J. Insect Conserv. 14, 681-697
Kaltsas D., Panayiotou E., Trichas A., Chatzaki M., Mylonas M. (2012) Co-occurrence patterns and shaping processes of assembly in beetle and spider communities in eastern Mediterranean maquis formations. Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki 18, 187-197
Kaltsas D., Trichas A., Mylonas M. (2012) Temporal organization patterns of epigean beetle communities (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Tenebrionidae) in different successional stages of eastern Mediterranean maquis. Journal of Natural History 46(7-8), 495-515
Poulakakis Ν., Kapli P., Lymberakis P., Trichas A., Vardinoyiannis K., Sfenthourakis S., Mylonas M. (2014) A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the Aegean and surrounding regions. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 53(1), 18-32
Poulakakis N., Kapli P., Lymberakis P., Trichas A., Vardinoyiannis K., Sfenthourakis S., Mylonas M. (2014) A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the Aegean and surrounding regions. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 53(1),18-32, doi:10.1111/jzs.12071
Kaltsas D., Trichas A., Kougioumoutzis K., Chatzaki M. (2013) Ground beetles respond to grazing at assemblage level, rather than species-specifically: the case of Cretan shrublands. J. Insect Conserv. 14, 681-697
Kaltsas D., Panayiotou E., Trichas A., Chatzaki M., Mylonas M. (2012) Co-occurrence patterns and shaping processes of assembly in beetle and spider communities in eastern Mediterranean maquis formations. Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki 18, 187-197
Kaltsas D., Trichas A., Mylonas M. (2012) Temporal organization patterns of epigean beetle communities (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Tenebrionidae) in different successional stages of eastern Mediterranean maquis. Journal of Natural History 46(7-8), 495-515
Miessen G., Trichas A. (2011) Description d'un nouveau Bolbelasmus Boucomont, 1911 du sud de l'Archipel Egéen (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Bolboceratidae). Lambillionea 111(2), 182-188.
Trichas A., Lagkis A., Triantis K., Poulakakis N., Chatzaki M. (2008) Biogeographic patterns of tenebrionid beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) on four island groups in the south Aegean Sea. Journal of Natural History 42, 491-511
Trichas A. (2008) The genus Dendarus LATREILLE 1829 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae: Dendarini) in Greece. A systematic account of the genus with the description of a new species and four new systematic combinations. Advances in Arachnology and Developmental Biology 417-462
Keith D., Trichas A. (2007) Description d' Elaphocera kosensis nouvelle espece du genre Elaphocera GENE, 1836 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidaea, Melolonthidae, Pachydeminae). Biocosme Mesogeen, Nice 24(2), 51-55
Curcic B., Dimitrijevic R., Trichas A., Tomic V., Curcic S. (2007) A new neobisiid pseudoscorpion species from Crete (Greece), with notes on its morphology, distribution, evolution, and phylogeny. Journal of Natural History 41(13–16), 751–769
Chatzimanolis S., Trichas A., Giokas S., Mylonas M. (2003) Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of Aegean taxa of the genus Dendarus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Insect Systematics and Evolution 34(3), 295-312
Chatzimanolis S., Engel M.S., Trichas A. (2002) Taxonomic changes for Aegean species of the Mediterranean darkling beetle genus Dendarus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 75(4), 259-267
Legakis A., Kollaros D., Kypriotakis Z., Paragamian K., Trichas A., Voreadou C. (1993) Ecological assessment of the coasts of Crete (Greece). Coastal Management 21, 143 - 154
Trichas A., Legakis A. (1991) Phenology and patterns of activity of ground coleoptera in an insular Mediterranean ecosystem (Cyclades Is., Greece). Pedobiologia 35, 327-335
Trichas A., Legakis A. (1987) General considerations on the distribution of Coleoptera in Aegean Islands. Biol. Gallo - Hellenica 13, 127-132

Teaching experience

  • Lecturer: 1989-2004 at Technological Educational Institute of Crete (Invertebrate Zoology, Biodiversity & Biogeography lectures)
  • Adjunct Lecturer: 1996-2004 at Biology Dept., University of Crete (Invertebrate Zoology, Biodiversity & Biogeography lectures)
  • Laboratory Teaching Staff: 2005-today, Laboratory lectures on Animal Biology, Biodiversity & Biogeography at Biology Dep., Univ. of Crete.
  • 1996-today Supervised over 15 dissertations on Ecology, Taxonomy & Biogeography of terrestrial Arthropods at Biology Dep., Univ. of Crete.