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Eugenio (Gino) Nearns, Ph.D.
National Taxonomist - Coleoptera
National Identification Services (NIS)
USDA APHIS PPQ
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
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eugenio.h.nearns(AT)usda.gov
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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).

I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with honors from the University of Florida's College of Fine Arts in May 1996 and a Master of Science degree from UF's Department of Entomology & Nematology in August 2006 (Branham Lab). In May 2013, I completed a Ph.D. from the Department of Biology, University of New Mexico (Kelly Miller Lab). My doctoral dissertation research was titled "Systematics of Longhorned Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)."


New species formally described with co-authors:
  1. Plectromerus lingafelteri Micheli & Nearns, 2005
  2. Plectromerus ramosi Micheli & Nearns, 2005
  3. Plectromerus grimaldii Nearns & Branham, 2005
  4. Plectromerus navassae Nearns & Steiner, 2006
  5. Curius chemsaki Nearns & Ray, 2006
  6. Atimiola rickstanleyi Lingafelter & Nearns, 2007
  7. Ataxia hovorei Lingafelter & Nearns, 2007
  8. Hormathus giesberti Lingafelter & Nearns, 2007
  9. Drycothea indistincta Lingafelter & Nearns, 2007
  10. Eburia pseudostigma Lingafelter & Nearns, 2007
  11. Plectromerus giesberti Nearns & Branham, 2008
  12. Plectromerus dezayasi Nearns & Branham, 2008
  13. Plectromerus michelii Nearns & Branham, 2008
  14. Plectromerus josephi Nearns & Branham, 2008
  15. Plectromerus hovorei Nearns & Branham, 2008
  16. Plectromerus morrisi Nearns & Branham, 2008
  17. Plectromerus thomosi Nearns & Branham, 2008
  18. Plectromerus turnbowi Nearns & Branham, 2008
  19. Plectromerus roncavei Nearns & Miller, 2009
  20. Hesycha tavakiliani Nearns & Swift, 2011
  21. Trestonia wappesi Nearns & Swift, 2011
  22. Neodillonia waltersi Nearns & Swift, 2011
  23. Monneoncideres cristata Nearns & Swift, 2011
  24. Tibiosioma martinsi Nearns & Swift, 2011
  25. Lesbates milleri Nearns & Swift, 2011
  26. Touroultia lordi Nearns & Tavakilian, 2012
  27. Touroultia swifti Nearns & Tavakilian, 2012
  28. Peritrox marcelae Nearns & Tavakilian, 2012
  29. Jamesia ramirezi Nearns & Tavakilian, 2012
  30. Trestoncideres santossilvai Nearns & Tavakilian, 2012
  31. Cylicasta mariahelenae Nearns & Tavakilian, 2012
  32. Lingafelteria giuglarisi Nearns & Tavakilian, 2012
  33. Psyllotoxus dalensi Nearns & Tavakilian, 2012
  34. Psyllotoxus faurei Nearns & Tavakilian, 2012
  35. Trestonia solangeae Nearns & Tavakilian, 2012
  36. Oncideres aliciae Nearns & Tavakilian, 2015
  37. Oncideres barclayi Nearns & Tavakilian, 2015
  38. Oncideres bezarki Nearns & Tavakilian, 2015
  39. Oncideres birai Nearns & Tavakilian, 2015
  40. Oncideres brunaplanazae Nearns & Tavakilian, 2015
  41. Oncideres jodii Nearns & Tavakilian, 2015
  42. Oncideres svachai Nearns & Tavakilian, 2015
  43. Eclipta birai Bezark et al., 2015
  44. Prionus geminus Santos-Silva, Nearns, & Swift, 2016
  45. Clavidesmus egeri Nearns & Santos-Silva, 2016
  46. Oncideres tavakiliani Nearns & Santos-Silva, 2016
  47. Hesychotypa antonkozlovi Nearns & Nascimento, 2019
  48. Hesychotypa danilevskyi Nearns & Nascimento, 2019
  49. Lingafelteria pandolfii Nearns & Nascimento, 2019
  50. Oncideres antonkozlovi Nearns & Nascimento, 2019
  51. Oncideres erwini Nearns & Nascimento, 2019
  52. Oncideres johnmarvini Nearns & Nascimento, 2019
  53. Thomsonista antonkozlovi Nearns & Nascimento, 2019
  54. Lesbates chavesi Barros, Julio, & Nearns, 2019
  55. Neocherentes adrianoi Nearns & Monné, 2019
  56. Neocherentes pergeri Nearns & Monné, 2019
  57. Velozideres buntyni Nearns, 2019
  58. Peritrox shanebouchardi Nearns & Swift, 2020
  59. Strangalia lourdesae Nearns & Swift, 2020
  60. Strangalia yoryinethae Nearns & Swift, 2020
  61. Xylergates quinquetuberculatus Nascimento, Nearns, et al. 2020
  62. Trichonius w-notatus Nascimento, Nearns, et al. 2020
  63. Pseudobeta casariae Nascimento, Nearns, et al. 2020
  64. Xenofrea mariae Nascimento, Nearns, et al. 2020
  65. Tulcus santossilvai Pérez-Flores & Nearns, 2021
  66. Hesychotypa albofasciata Pérez-Flores & Nearns, 2021
  67. Periergates kenjii Nearns & Swift, 2022
  68. Crossomeles oscarcastilloi Nearns & Swift, 2022
  69. Crossomeles copei Nearns & Swift, 2022
  70. Eranina dariae Nearns, Swift, & Santos-Silva, 2023
  71. Pseudosparna dimitrisi Nearns, Swift, & Santos-Silva, 2023
  72. Pseudosparna marilenae Nearns, Swift, & Santos-Silva, 2023
  73. Oncideres schmiti Audureau & Nearns, 2023
A list of beetle species named in my honor:
  1. Cometes nearnsi Hovore & Santos-Silva, 2007 (Disteniidae)
  2. Glypthaga nearnsi Martins & Galileo, 2008 (Cerambycidae)
  3. Elytrimitatrix nearnsi Santos-Silva & Hovore, 2008 (Disteniidae)
  4. Elaphidion nearnsi Lingafelter, 2008 (Cerambycidae)
  5. Nesocyrtosoma nearnsi Hopp & Ivie, 2009 (Tenebrionidae)
  6. Psapharochrus nearnsi Martins & Galileo, 2010 (Cerambycidae)
  7. Stenolis nearnsi Monné, 2011 (Cerambycidae)
  8. Australodon nearnsi Escalona & Slipinski, 2011 (Cerambycidae)
  9. Oncideres nearnsi Audureau, 2012 (Cerambycidae)
  10. Aesa nearnsi Komiya & Drumont, 2013 (Cerambycidae)
  11. Recchia nearnsi Galileo, Santos-Silva, Le Tirant, 2015 (Cerambycidae)
  12. Malacoscylus nearnsi Monné & Monné, 2015 (Cerambycidae)
  13. Tigrinestola nearnsi Heffern & Santos-Silva, 2017 (Cerambycidae)
  14. Eclipta nearnsi Wappes & Santos-Silva, 2017 (Cerambycidae)
  15. Lophobothea nearnsi Monné, Monné, & Botero, 2017 (Cerambycidae)
  16. Eurysthea nearnsi Botero & Santos-Silva, 2017 (Cerambycidae)
  17. Rosalba nearnsi Santos-Silva & Galileo, 2018 (Cerambycidae)
  18. Piriana nearnsi Santos-Silva, Galileo, & McClarin, 2018 (Cerambycidae)
  19. Cacostola nearnsi Wappes & Santos-Silva, 2019 (Cerambycidae)
  20. Cyphogastra (s.str.) nearnsi Holynski, 2020 (Buprestidae)
  21. Bebelis nearnsi Santos-Silva, 2022 (Cerambycidae)
  22. Estola nearnsi Santos-Silva & Monné, 2023 (Cerambycidae)
 
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Biodiversity & Conservation in the Tropics, Costa Rica Study Abroad Course ENTM295 (May 2016)

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