Prof. Romano Dallai is a Full Professor of zoology at the University of Siena (since January 1, 2010, ceased service). He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Siena for 18 years (1981–1999). He received the gold medal from this faculty, which proposed him to the Academic Senate for the conferral of the title of Professor Emeritus. From 1986 to 2003, he was the Director of the Department of Evolutive Biology. From 1986 to 2009, he was Director of the Doctoral School in Evolutionary Biology. He was President of the Italian Zoological Union (UZI) from 1997 to 2001. He has been President of the National Academy of Entomology since 2010.