I am currently a postdoctoral research associate at Texas A&M University
working on survey and sampling protocols for the
Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) (Solenopsis invicta). One
project (in collaboration with Robert
Coulson, Rebecca Meegan, and Douglas Wunneburger) is the use of DGPS
(differential global positioning system) and GIS (geographic information
system) to survey for and assess habitat preferences of RIFA in a landscape
framework in a post oak savanna. Another project (in collaboration
with Jerry Cook and S.
Bradleigh Vinson) is to create an identification guide to the common
ants of Texas for use by extension entomologists, naturalists, and homeowners.
Additional information on fire ants can be reached through the fire
ant web site.
When I have time, I am still pursuing my research on scydmaenid beetles. (http://insects.tamu.edu/people/staff/sokeefe/scydhome.html)
EDUCATION
Published:
O'Keefe, S. T. 2000. Nomenclatorial corrections for Latin
American Scydmaenidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea). The
Coleopterists Bulletin. The Coleopterists Bulletin 54: 61-67.
O'Keefe, S.T. 1999. The Scydmaenidae of Costa Rica: I.
Leptochromus
Motschulsky, Eutheia Stephens, and
Paracephennium gen. n. (Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae). Koleopterologische
Rundschau 69:67-81.
O'Keefe, S.T. and J.K. Li. 1999. Review of the Scydmaenidae
(Coleoptera) of eastern Asia, with particular reference to
Scydmaenus, and description of the first scydmaenid from Hainan
Island, China. Journal of the New York Entomological
Society 106:150-162.
O'Keefe, S.T. 1998. Notes on the classification of North
American ant-like stone beetles (Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae). The
Coleopterists Bulletin 52:259-273.
O'Keefe, S.T. 1998. "Zur Kenntnis der Scydmaeniden der Welt": The contributions of Herbert Franz to scydmaenid taxonomy (1952-1997). Koleopterologische Rundschau 68:119-136.
O'Keefe, S.T. 1997. Review of the Nearctic genus Ceramphis
(Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae). Entomological News
108:335-344.
O'Keefe, S.T. 1997. Euconnus longiceps Fall, an odd antlike
stone beetle from the Pacific Northwest (Coleoptera:
Scydmaenidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 51:277-283.
O'Keefe, S.T. 1997. Revision of the genus Chevrolatia
Jacquelin du Val (Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae) of North America.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society 123:163-185.
O'Keefe, S.T. 1996. Revision of the Nearctic Genus Lophioderus
Casey (Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae). Thomas Say
Publications in Entomology: Monographs; Entomological Society of America,
Lanham, Maryland. ii + 97 pp.
O'Keefe, S.T. and D. Agosti. 1998. A new species of Probolomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 105:190-192.
O'Keefe, S.T. , T. Pike, and G. Poinar. 1997. Palaeoleptochromus
schaufussi (n. gen., n.sp.) a new antlike stone beetle
(Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae) from Canadian Cretaceous amber. Canadian
Entomologist 129:379-385.
Fox, J.W., D.L. Wood, C.S. Koehler, and S.T. O'Keefe. 1991. Engraver
beetles (Scolytidae: Ips species) as vectors of the
pitch canker fungus, Fusarium subglutinans. Canadian Entomologist
123: 1355-1367.
Frankie, G.W., S.B. Vinson, M.A. Rizzardi,T.L. Griswold, S.T. O'Keefe, and R.R. Snelling. 1998. Diversity and abundance of bees visiting a mass flowering tree species in disturbed seasonal dry forest, Costa Rica. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society.
Accepted:
O'Keefe, S.T. Revision of the Neotropical genus Leptochromus
Motchulsky (Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae). Systematic
Entomology.
O'Keefe, S.T. and G. Monteith. Clidicus abbottensis (n.
sp.)(Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae): first record of Clidicus in
Australia and first description of larvae. Memoirs of the Queensland
Museum.
O'Keefe, S.T. Family Scydmaenidae. In: American Beetles, invited author, R.H. Arnett and M.C. Thomas eds.
O'Keefe, S.T., J. C. Cook, T. Dudek, D. F. Wunneburger, M. Guzman,
R.N. Coulson, and S. B. Vinson. Distribution of
Texas ants. Southwestern Entomologist.
Frankie, G.W., S.B. Vinson, S.T. O'Keefe, and M.A. Rizzardi.
Assessing impacts of Africanized honey bees in Costa Rica
and California: a progress report. Proceedings of the International
Bee Research Association Conference, San Jose, Costa
Rica, August 1996.
Submitted:
O'Keefe, S.T. Ants, ant-like stone beetles, and their associations. Journal of the New York Entomological Society.
O'Keefe, S.T. Family Dascillidae. In: American Beetles, invited author, R.H. Arnett and M.C. Thomas eds.
O'Keefe, S.T. Revision of the Nearctic genus Papusus Casey
(Coleoptera: Scydmaenidae) and Phylogenetic Analysis of the
Mastiginae. Festscrift for Ivan Lobl.