Nearns, Eugenio (Gino)
Entomologist
0000-0002-5509-2761
Nearns, Eugenio (Gino)
Entomologist
I am a systematist with broad entomological interests, although my research is focused on the worldwide biodiversity of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Longhorned beetles exhibit a remarkable diversity of biology and morphology, and many are important pests of agricultural and lumber products. Despite their economic importance and biological diversity, relatively little is known of longhorned beetle ecology, behavior, or phylogenetic relationships. My research program on Cerambycidae integrates traditional taxonomy (including new species discovery, systematic revisions, identification tool development, etc.), ecological and behavioral study (documentation of host plant associations, life history, behaviors, etc.), and modern phylogenetic investigations using all available data (e.g., morphological, molecular, and ecological).
Positions
- National Taxonomic Specialist - Coleoptera, USDA APHIS PPQ PEIP National Identification Services 2017 -
- Collections Manager - PERC, Purdue University 2014 - 2017
- Postdoctoral Researcher, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2013 - 2014
Geographic Focus
- Neotropical Geographic Region
Background And Education
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in Biology, University of New Mexico , Department of Biology 2007 - 2013
- M.S. in Entomology, University of Florida , Department of Entomology and Nematology 2004 - 2006
- B.F.A. in Electronic Media, University of Florida , Department of Fine Arts 1993 - 1996
Professional Biography
- I am a systematist with broad entomological interests, although my research is focused on the worldwide biodiversity of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Longhorned beetles exhibit a remarkable diversity of biology and morphology, and many are important pests of agricultural and lumber products. Despite their economic importance and biological diversity, relatively little is known of longhorned beetle ecology, behavior, or phylogenetic relationships. My research program on Cerambycidae integrates traditional taxonomy (including new species discovery, systematic revisions, identification tool development, etc.), ecological and behavioral study (documentation of host plant associations, life history, behaviors, etc.), and modern phylogenetic investigations using all available data (e.g., morphological, molecular, and ecological).
Research And Grants
Co-principal Investigator On
Has Expertise In Technique
- Spanish Language (Skill)
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Simões, Marianna V. P., Sekerka, Lukáš, Mota, Adriana Andrade, Nearns, Eugenio H., Monné, Miguel A., and Monné, Marcela L. 2024. "New records of Cassidinae and Cerambycidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) from Baturité Massif, Brazil, with the description of a new species of Charidotis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)." Zootaxa, 5477, (5) 587–599. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.6. 2024
- Santos-Silva, Antonio and Nearns, Eugenio H. 2023. "On plate 24 by Maria Sibylla Merian in Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium, and some types of Prioninae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)." Zootaxa, 5284, (1) 142–152. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5284.1.5. 2023
- Nearns, Eugenio H., Swift, Ian P., and Santos-Silva, Antonio. 2023. "Three new species of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) with notes on additional taxa." Zootaxa, 5228, (2) 137–156. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5228.2.3. 2023
- Nearns, Eugenio H., Swift, Ian P., and Nishida, Kenji. 2022. "A new species of Periergates Lacordaire, 1872 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) from Costa Rica, with description of immature life stages and notes on its biology." The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 97, (4) 195–209. https://doi.org/10.3956/2021-97.4.195. 2022
- Nearns, Eugenio H. and Swift, Ian P. 2022. "Descriptions and new records in longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Central America." Zootaxa, 5141, (1) 39–48. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5141.1.3. 2022
- Perez-Flores, Oscar and Nearns, Eugenio H. 2021. "Two new species of Onciderini Thomson, 1860 (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from Mexico and Honduras." Zootaxa, 5026, (1) 145–150. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5026.1.7. 2021
- Nascimento, Francisco Eriberto de Lima, Nearns, Eugenio H., Botero, Juan Pablo, Santos-Silva, Antonio, and Martins, David dos Santos. 2020. "New species and new record in Lamiinae from Espírito Santo (Brazil) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)." Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 60. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.52. 2020
- Nearns, Eugenio H. and de L. Nascimento, Francisco E. 2019. "A new genus and seven new species of Onciderini Thomson, 1860 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) from Central and South America." Insecta Mundi, (0688) 1–16. 2019
- Nearns, Eugenio H. 2019. "A new genus and species of Onciderini Thomson, 1860 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from Ecuador, with notes on additional taxa." Insecta Mundi, (0701) 1–7. 2019
- Barros, Rafael C., Julio, Carlos E. A., and Nearns, Eugenio H. 2019. "Notes on Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): description of a new species of Lesbates Dillon & Dillon and new distribution records." Zootaxa, 4565, (1) 124–130. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4565.1.10. 2019
- Nearns, Eugenio H., de L. Nascimento, Francisco E., and Casari, Sônia A. 2019. "Onciderini Thomson, 1860 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) types of the Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP), with a brief history of the Coleoptera collection." Insecta Mundi, (0715) 1–27. 2019
- Nearns, Eugenio H. and Nascimento, Francisco E. L. 2019. "Onciderini Thomson, 1860 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) types of the Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin (ZMHB)." Insecta Mundi, 0725 1–7. 2019
- Nearns, Eugenio H. and Swift, Ian P. 2019. "Three new species of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Central and South America." Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 95, (3-4) 147–158. https://doi.org/10.3956/2019-95.3.147. 2019
- Nearns, Eugenio H. and Monné, Miguel A. 2019. "Two new species of South American Neocherentes Tippmann, 1960 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini)." Insecta Mundi, (0699) 1–10. 2019
- Lingafelter, Steven W. and Nearns, Eugenio H. 2013. "Elucidating Article 45.6 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: A dichotomous key for the determination of subspecific or infrasubspecific rank." Zootaxa, 3709, (6) 597–600. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3709.6.9. 2013
- Santos-Silva, Antonio, Komiya, Ziro, and Nearns, Eugenio H. 2013. "Revision of the Genus Prionacalus White, 1845 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae: Prionini)." The Coleopterists Bulletin, 67, (3) 201–240. https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-67.3.201. 2013
- Lingafelter, Steven W. and Nearns, Eugenio H. 2011. "New Synonymy in Cuban Tilloclytus Bates (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Anaglyptini)." The Coleopterists Bulletin, 65, (2) 153–153. https://doi.org/10.1649/072.065.0212. 2011
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Book
- Lingafelter, Steven W., Nearns, Eugenio H., Tavakilian, Ge´rard L., Monne´, Miguel A., and Biondi, Michae. 2014. Longhorned woodboring beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae and Disteniidae): primary types of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 2014
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Review
- Nearns, Eugenio H. 2019. [Book review] "Photographic Guide to Longhorned Beetles of Bolivia." The Quarterly Review of Biology, 94, (3), 294. 2019
- Nearns, Eugenio H. and Tavakilian, Gerard L. 2014. [Book review] "Australian Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), vol 1, Introduction and Subfamily Lamiinae." Systematic Entomology, 39, (4), 863. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12087. 2014
Activities
Responsible Collections Areas
- Coleoptera: Buprestidae, Dermestidae, Elateridae, Nitidulidae, Scarabaeoidea
Has Knowledge Of
- Spanish Language (Skill)
Contact
Location
- National Museum of Natural History Academic Department
