Outstanding coccidologist Evelyna M. Danzig (1932–2022) and a brief historical review of the Soviet coccidological school

Abstract

The article considers the scientific biography of Dr Evelyna M. Danzig (1932–2022) and also provides a brief historical overview of the Soviet coccidological school. Evelyna Danzig was the most famous expert on the scale insects and whiteflies (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccinea, Aleyrodinea) in the former Soviet Union and one of the most prominent authorities in coccidology in the second half of the XX century and early XXI century. She published more than 140 scientific papers and four large monographs, described ten genera and about 120 species of the scale insects, and five genera and 23 species of the whiteflies as new to science. The current names of these taxa as well as the bibliography of E.M. Danzig are given in this article. The life and work of E.M. Danzig are discussed in connection with the fate of the Soviet coccidological school, which had numerous members during most part of the XX century. The features of the Soviet coccidological school are briefly compared with those of the leading foreign coccidological schools.