Paulino Siqueira Ribeiro

MCZ Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellow 2023-2025

Taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of the subgenus Decamyia Dyar, genus Wyeomyia Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) with a description of new species

Paulino is a biologist interested in the study of mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae), especially studies related to integrative biology. Throughout his professional career, he has undertaken research involving aspects of mosquito biology, ecology, and behavior of this group. Currently, his research is related to aspects of morphological taxonomy, systematics, and molecular biology of wild mosquito species of genus Wyeomyia, subgenus Decamyia. Many issues involving this subgenus need to be studied, including the taxonomic description of new species. Knowledge about these can provide a greater understanding of their real diversity and, consequently, can make the taxonomic classification of the species of the genus Wyeomyia more natural.