Catherine Sole

Catherine Lynne Sole
BornJanuary 1978
Alma materBSc (University of Pretoria)

BSc (honours) Entomology (University of Pretoria)

PhD Entomology (University of Pretoria)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Pretoria

Catherine Lynne Sole is a South African entomologist. She leads the Invertebrate Biosystematics and Conservation Group (IBCG) in the department of zoology and entomology at the University of Pretoria.[1][2]

Sole completed her PhD in entomology in 2005, followed by post docs in Prof Scholtz’s group and she was appointed in 2013 as a senior lecturer in the department, promoted to associate professor in 2016 and to full professor in 2023. Sole has contributed significantly to the understanding of scarabaeoid (dung beetle) and nemopterid (lacewing) systematics at both a local and international level.[3] Sole is one of the African coordinators of the CGSG – Conservation Genetics specialist group,[4] which provides advice on genetic policy and management for the IUCN. Sole is as well associated with the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI).

  1. ^ "UP | University of Pretoria". www.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  2. ^ "Prof Catherine Sole - Staff Profile | University of Pretoria". www.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. ^ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  4. ^ "Who We Are -". Retrieved 2023-11-20.