Current Projects: 1) Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Agroecus. 2) Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Padaeus. 3) Description of new species of Elanela. 4) Phylogeny, taxonomy, and economic importance of the Mecocephala Group (Pentatomidae: Carpocorini).
5) Description of new taxa of Carpocorini
(Pentatomidae). Publications: Grazia, J., L. D. de Barros, and K. R. Barão. 2016. Elanela Rolston revisited (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae): new distributional records and description of new species. Zootaxa 4092(4): 561-571. Barros, L. D. de, K. R. Barão, and J. Grazia. 2020. New species and new distributional records of Elanela Rolston, 1980 (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Zootaxa 4747(3): 585-592. Barros, L. D. de, R. Brugnera, K. R. Barão, and J. Grazia. 2020. The genus Parahypatropis Grazia & Fernandes, with description of two new species and description of a new similar monotypic genus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of Natural History 54(15-16): 1045-1071. Barros, L. D., K. R. Barão, and J. Grazia. 2021. Taxonomic updates on the Mecocephala group (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): Redescription of ‘Hypatropis complex’, with a review of genitalic terminology and new records. Zootaxa 4981(1): 1-46. Barros, L. D., M. R. Paim, V. Krein, V. Carabajal, M. N. Brandão, P. de O. Bernardes, and M. F. Lindner. 2021. Illustrated guide to Pentatominae (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) species associated with the four main grain crops in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Zootaxa 4958(1):430-478. [pdf] Barros, L. D. de, K. R. Barão, and J. Grazia. 2022. Taxonomic updates on the Mecocephala group (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): redescription of Mecocephala Dallas and Paramecocephala Benvegnú. Journal of Natural History 55(43-44)[2021]: 2691-2747. Grazia, J., K. R. Barão, and L. D. Barros. 2022. New combinations on Paratibraca Campos & Grazia, 1995 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), with description of a new species. Entomological Communications 4(04001): 4 pp. [pdf]
David A. Rider updated: 16 March 2022 Published by the
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