José Albertino Rafael

José Albertino Rafael, Brazilian entomologist.

• Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação de Entomologia, Caixa Postal 2223, 69080-971, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

Taxon names authored

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• 10 taxon names authored by José Albertino Rafael

Eponyms

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• 1 eponym of José Albertino Rafael

Publications

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2006

• Martins, U.R., Galileo, M.H.M. & Santos-Silva, A. & Rafael, J.A. 2006. Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) coletados à luz a 45 metros de altura, no dossel da floresta amazônica, e a descrição de quatro espécies novas. Acta Amazonica 36(2): 265–272.DOI: 10.1590/S0044-59672006000200017 Reference page. 
• Rafael, J.A. & Engel, M.S. 2006. A new species of Zorotypus from central Amazonia, Brazil (Zoraptera: Zorotypidae). American Museum Novitates 3528: 1–11. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3528[1:ANSOZF]2.0.CO;2 . hdl: 2246/5806 . Reference page. 

2008

• Rafael, J.A., Godoi, F.S.P. & Engel, M.S. 2008. A new species of Zorotypus from eastern Amazonia, Brazil (Zoraptera: Zorotypidae). Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 111(1–4): 193–202. DOI: 10.1660/0022-8443-111.3.193 . Reference page. 

2009

• Rafael, J.A., Pimentel, T. de J., Godoi, F.S.P. & Machado, R.J.P. 2009. The enigmatic genus Ctenostylum Macquart with the description of a new species from the Brazilian Amazon Basin and a checklist of world Ctenostylidae species (Diptera). Zootaxa 2026: 63–68. Abstract & excerpt DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2026.1.7 Reference page. 

2012

• Rafael, J.A. & Câmara, J.T. 2012. Revision of Neotropical species of Empididae (Diptera) described by Mario Bezzi. XI. The species described in Empis Linnaeus. Zootaxa 3488: 63–79. Preview Reference page. 
• Rafael, J.A. & Cumming, J.M. 2012. Revision of the genus Macrostomus Wiedemann (Diptera, Empididae, Empidinae). III. The limbipennis species-group. Zootaxa 3361: 45–55. Preview Reference page. 

2014

• Câmara, J.T., Plant, A.R. & Rafael, J.A. 2014. Neotropical Hemerodromia Meigen (Diptera: Empididae), a world of discovery I: new generic record and new species from Brazilian Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 3893(2): 209–231. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3893.2.3 Reference page. 
• Silva Neto, A.M. da, Rafael, J.A. & García Aldrete, A.N. 2014. New species of Triplocania Roesler with forewing M3 forked (Psocodea: ’Psocoptera’: Ptiloneuridae), from Brazil. Zootaxa 3838(1): 77–86. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3838.1.3 . Reference page. 
• Vieira, R. & Rafael, J. 2014. Longivena, a new robber-fly genus from Brazil (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae). ZooKeys 443: 119–138. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.443.8324 Reference page. 
• Vieira, R., Rafael, J.A. & Fisher, E.M. 2014. Two new species of Martintella Artigas, 1996 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) from Costa Rica. Zootaxa 3878(5): 451–461. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3878.5.3 Reference page. 

2015

• Câmara, J.T., Takiya, D.M., Plant, A.R. & Rafael, J.A. 2015. Neotropical Hemerodromia Meigen (Diptera: Empididae), a world of discovery II: New species from Atlantic forest, Brazil. Zootaxa 4028(2): 197–214. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4028.2.2. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Maldaner, C., Angudelo, A.A. & Rafael, J.A. 2015: Rediscovery of Mantellias pubicornis Westwood, 1889, a rare praying mantis from the Amazon (Mantodea, Thespidae, Oligonicinae). Zootaxa 3973(1): 195–199. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.1.9. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Marques, D.W.A. & Rafael, J.A. 2015. Elmohardyia Rafael (Diptera, Pipunculidae) from northeastern Brazil: new records and description of new species. Zootaxa 3972(3): 301–327. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.3.1 Preview (PDF). Reference page. 
• Rafael, J.A. & Cumming, J.M. 2015: Revision of the genus Macrostomus Wiedemann (Diptera, Empididae, Empidinae). IV. The amazonensis species-group. Zootaxa 3947(1): 109–121. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.1.7. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

2016

• Câmara, J.T. & Rafael, J.A. 2016. Neoplasta Coquillett (Diptera: Empididae: Hemerodromiinae) from Brazil: new species and male description of N. fortiseta Smith. Zootaxa 4084(2): 218–232. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4084.2.3.Reference page. 
• Camargo, A., Vieira, R., Köhler, A. & Rafael, J.A. 2016. Leinendera achaeta sp. n., a new species of robber fly from Brazil (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae). ZooKeys 558: 109–118. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.558.6671. Reference page. 
• Marques, D.W.A. & Rafael, J.A. 2016. Latheticomyia Wheeler (Diptera: Pseudopomyzidae) from Peru: new species, description of the male of L. longiterebra Hennig and a key to species. Zootaxa 4093(3): 424–434. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.8 Reference page. 
• Mendes, D.M. de M., Chamorro-Rengifo, J. & Rafael, J.A. 2016. A new genus of predatory katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Listroscelidinae) from the Amazonian Rainforest. Zootaxa 4162(3): 594–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4162.3.12. Reference page. 
• Rafael, J.A. & Câmara, J.T. 2016. FAMILY EMPIDIDAE. In Wolff, M.I., Nihei, S.S. & Carvalho, C.J.B. de (eds.), Catalogue of Diptera of Colombia. Zootaxa 4122(1): 393–396. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.34. Reference page. 
• Rafael, J.A. & Rodriguez, H.C. 2016. FAMILY PIPUNCULIDAE. In Wolff, M.I., Nihei, S.S. & Carvalho, C.J.B. de (eds.), Catalogue of Diptera of Colombia. Zootaxa 4122(1): 452–456. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.38. Reference page. 
• Silva Neto, A.M. da, García Aldrete, A.N. & Rafael, J.A. 2016. A new species of Brasineura Silva-Neto & García Aldrete (Psocodea, ‘Psocoptera’, Ptiloneuridae), with comments on morphological variation in B. troglophilica and a revised generic diagnosis. Zootaxa 4085(3): 445–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4085.3.8 . Reference page. 
• Silva Neto, A.M. da, García Aldrete, A.N. & Rafael, J.A. 2016. Twelve new species of Triplocania Roesler (Psocodea: 'Psocoptera': Ptiloneuridae), from South America. Zootaxa 4109(3): 251–283. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4109.3.1 . Reference page. 
• Silva Neto, A.M. da, García Aldrete, A.N. & Rafael, J.A. 2016. Phylogenetic relationships of the genera of Ptiloneuridae (Psocodea, ‘Psocoptera’, Epipsocetae) and a test on the monophyly of Brasineura Silva-Neto & García Aldrete and Loneuroides García Aldrete. Zootaxa 4150(1): 73–84. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4150.1.4 . Reference page. 
• Silva-Neto, A.M. da, García Aldrete, A.N. & Rafael, J.A. 2016. A new species of Timnewia García Aldrete (Psocodea: 'Psocoptera': Ptiloneuridae), from Brazil. Zootaxa 4173(5): 489–495. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4173.5.6 . Reference page. 
• Takiya, D.M., Santos, A.P.M., Pinto, A.P., Henriques-Oliveira, A.L., Carvalho, A. do L., Sampaio, B.H.L., Clarkson, B., Moreira, F.F.F., Avelino-Capistrano,F., Gonçalves, I.C., Cordeiro, I. da R.S., Câmara, J.T., Barbosa, J.F., de Souza, W.R.M. & Rafael, J.A. 2016. Aquatic Insects from the Caatinga: checklists and diversity assessments of Ubajara (Ceará State) and Sete Cidades (Piauí State) National Parks, Northeastern Brazil. Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e8354. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8354 . Reference page. 
• Vieira, R. & Rafael, J.A. 2016. Revision of Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 1914 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) with description of four new species. Zootaxa 4208(2): 127–148. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4208.2.2. Reference page. 

2017

• Câmara, J.T. & Rafael, J.A. 2017. New species of Metachela Coquillett from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil and a key to the Neotropical species (Diptera, Empididae). ZooKeys 714: 129—140. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.714.11503. Reference page. 
• Limeira-de-Oliveira, F., Marques, D.W.A., Reis, G.A. & Rafael, J.A. 2017. Inpauema, a new genus of Odiniidae (Diptera) from Brazil, with description of five new species. Zootaxa 4362(4): 517–534. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4362.4.3 Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Maldaner, C. & Rafael, J.A. 2017. A new species of Decimiana Uvarov from Brazil, with updated key to species and remarks on their geographic distribution (Mantodea: Acanthopidae, Acanthopinae). Zootaxa 4291(3): 521–530. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4291.3.5. Reference page. 
• Mendes, D.M. de M., Oliveira, J.C. de, Alves-Oliveira, J.R. & Rafael, J.A. 2017. New species and new behavioral data of Phlugiola Karny, 1907 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from the Brazilian Amazonian Rainforest. Zootaxa 4243(3): 503–520. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4243.3.5. Reference page. 
• Vieira, R., Ayala Landa, J.M. & Rafael, J.A. 2017. Ctenodontina Enderlein, 1914 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae): new combinations, synonyms, new species and new records for Argentina. Zootaxa 4216(3): 279–291. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4216.3.5. Reference page. 
• Heleodoro, R.A., Andreazze, R., Rafael, J.A. 2017. Redescription of Malacomorpha cancellata (Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae): a geographically misplaced Neotropical species. Zoologia. 34: 1-10. DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.34.e20476 Reference page. 

2018

• de Almeida, T.M., Shelley, R.M. & Rafael, J.A. 2018. Xanthotropis, a new genus in the Neotropical millipede subfamily Aphelidesminae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Aphelidesmidae). Zootaxa 4471(2): 351–360. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4471.2.7 Reference page. 
• Heleodoro, R.A. & Rafael, J.A. 2018. Description of a new species of Isagoras Stål (Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae: Xerosomatinae: Prexaspini) from the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Zootaxa 4378(4): 595–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4378.4.11 Reference page. 
• Machado, R.J.P., Mendes, D.M. de M. & Rafael, J.A. 2018. The genus Bittacus Latreille (Insecta: Mecoptera) in Brazil: key to species, distribution maps, new synonym, and three new species. Zootaxa 4526(3): 303–330. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4526.3.2 Reference page. 
• Mendes, D.M. de M., de Oliveira, J.C., Chamorro-Rengifo, J. & Rafael, J.A. 2018. Two new genera of predatory katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from the Amazon rainforest. Zootaxa 4438(2): 261–282. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4438.2.3 Reference page. 
• Silva Neto, A.M. da, García Aldrete, A.N. & Rafael, J.A. 2018. After seventy-seven years Ptiloneuropsis Roesler (Psocodea: Psocomorpha: Ptiloneuridae) ceases to be a monotypic genus: a new species from Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 4388(4): 567–574. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.4.8 . Reference page. 
• Silva Neto, A.M. da, García Aldrete, A.N. & Rafael, J.A. 2018. Two new species of Brasineura Silva-Neto & García Aldrete (Psocodea, ‘Psocoptera’, Ptiloneuridae), from Brazil. Zootaxa 4388(4): 547–556. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.4.6 . Reference page. 

2019

• Agudelo Rondón, A.A., Maldaner, C. & Rafael, J.A. 2019. Dry leaf or twig mantis? A new genus and species of Acanthopidae with sexually dimorphic cryptic strategies (Insecta: Mantodea). Zootaxa 4560(2): 331–344. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4560.2.6 Reference page. 
• Calhau, J., Lima, S., Rafael, J.A. & Lamas, C.J.E. 2019. A taxonomic synopsis of Chrysomydas Wilcox, Papavero & Pimentel (Diptera: Mydidae: Mydinae), with first bionomic records for the genus and description of a new species from Brazil. Zootaxa 4664(1): 103–114. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.1.4 Reference page. 
• Camargo, A., Vieira, R. & Rafael, J.A. 2019. Revision of Leinendera Carrera, 1945 (Diptera: Asilidae: Asilinae) with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4657(2): 291–316. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4657.2.4 Reference page. 
• Heleodoro, R.A., Alves-Oliveira, J.R. & Rafael, J.A. 2019. Mecomera Audinet-Serville, 1839 (Dermaptera: Spongiphoridae): proposal of new diagnosis, descriptions and illustrations of all three-known species. Zootaxa 4577(1): 117–130. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4577.1.7 Reference page. 
• Marques, D.W.A., Skevington, J.H. & Rafael, J.A. 2019. Revision of the genus Amazunculus Rafael (Diptera: Pipunculidae), with description of six new species.Zootaxa 4577(3): 439–472. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4577.3.2 Reference page. 
• de Queiroz, L.L. & Rafael, J.A. 2019. Milenascopia gen. nov. (Orthoptera: Proscopiidae) from the Brazilian Amazon Basin and a pictorial key to Proscopiini genera. Zootaxa 4603(2): 265–288. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4603.2.2 Reference page. 
• Silva Neto, A.M. da, García-Aldrete, A.N. & Rafael, J.A. 2019. New species of Euplocania Enderlein (Psocodea, ‘Psocoptera’, Ptiloneuridae) from Brazil, with a checklist of all known species of the genus. Zootaxa 4550(3): 374–390. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4550.3.5 Reference page. 
• Rafael, J.A. & Marques, D.W.A. 2019. Five new species of Macrostomus Wiedemann and a checklist of Empididae (s. str.) (Diptera) from Bolivia. Zootaxa 4567(2): 251–275. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.2.3 Reference page. 

2020

• Limeira-de-Oliveira, F., Marques, D.W.A., Gaimari, S.D. & Rafael, J.A. 2020. Pauximyia, a new genus of Odiniidae (Diptera: Acalyptratae) with description of two new species from Brazil. Zootaxa 4728(2): 227–236. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4728.2.4 Reference page. 
• Limeira-de-Oliveira, F., Marques, D.W.A., Gaimari, S.D. & Rafael, J.A. 2020. A new genus and species of odiniids (Diptera: Odiniidae) from the canopy of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. Zootaxa 4801(1): 164–170. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4801.1.8 Reference page. 
• Mendes, D.M. de M., Cadena-Castañeda, O.J., Heleodoro, R.A., Ramos-Pastrana, Y. & Rafael, J.A. 2020. A new genus of chevron cricket (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Lutosinae) from the Colombian and Venezuelan Amazon Rainforest. Zootaxa 4729(4): 538–550. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4729.4.5 Reference page. 
• Mendes, D.M. De M. & Rafael, J. 2020. Redescription of Acropsis Grant, 1958 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Microcentrini) and description of new species from Brazilian and Colombian Amazon Rainforest. Zootaxa 4779(2): 230–244. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4779.2.5 Reference page. 
• Rafael, J.A., Marques, D.W.A. & Limeira-de-Oliveira, F. 2020. Atriadops macula (Wiedemann) inhabiting the canopy: the first record of Nemestrinidae (Diptera) in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 4722(5): 486–490. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4722.5.7 Reference page. 

2024

• Nascimento, F.E., Botero, J.P., Santos-Silva, A., Aragão, M., Xavier Filho, F.F., de Oliveira, M.L. & Rafael, J.A. 2024. Uncovering the richness of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) in the Amazon region: new species, notes, and new records. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n.s.) 60(3): 216–238. DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2024.2316171 Reference page. 
• Lima, S.P., Oliveira, I.B., Mazariegos, L.A., Fernandes, D.R.R. & Rafael, J.A. 2024. A new species of Centrozoros Kukalová-Peck & Peck, 1993 (Zoraptera: Spiralizoridae) from high elevations in the northwestern Andes of Colombia. Zootaxa 5477(2): 237–245. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5477.2.7 . Reference page. 

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