Nelson Ferreira, Jr.

Nelson Ferreira, Jr., Brazilian entomologist. Also publishes as Nelson Ferreira-Jr.

• Laboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68044, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-971, Brasil.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 12 taxon names authored by Nelson Ferreira, Jr.

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2011

• Sampaio, B.H.L., Passos, M.I. da S. dos & Ferreira-Jr., N. 2011. Three new species of Cylloepus Erichson (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elmidae) from Southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 2797: 57–64. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2797.1.6 . ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Sampaio, B.H.L., Passos, M.I. da S. dos & Ferreira-Jr., N. 2012. Two new species of Macrelmis Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Elmidae) and a new record of Macrelmis isis (Hinton) from southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3478: 164–168. Preview Reference page. 

2014

• Sampaio, B.H.L. & Ferreira-Jr, N. 2014. A new species of Iapir Py-Daniel, Fonseca & Barbosa (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Torridincolidae) from Brazil with key to species of the genus. Zootaxa 3753(2): 196–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3753.2.9. Reference page. 

2015

• Guimarães, B.A.C. & Ferreira-Jr, N. 2015. Two new species and new records of Liocanthydrus Guignot (Coleoptera, Noteridae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 3914(5): 591–596. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3914.5.8. Reference page. 
• Sampaio, B.H.L., Passos, M.I. da S. dos & Ferreira-Jr, N. 2015: New species and new records of Xenelmis Hinton (Coleoptera: Elmidae) from Southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3936(1): 115–122. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3936.1.6. Reference page. 

2016

• Braga, R.B. & Ferreira-Jr, N. 2016. Vatellini Sharp (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) from Brazil: two new species, new records, and a checklist. Zootaxa 4111(1): 77–91. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4111.1.7. Reference page. 
• Braga, R.B. & Ferreira-Jr, N. 2016. Laccomimus xikrin sp. nov. and new records of other species of Laccomimus Toledo & Michat, 2015 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Laccophilinae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 4154(1): 96–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4154.1.7. Reference page. 
• Clarkson, B., Santos, A.D.D. & Ferreira-Jr, N. 2016. On Brazilian Helobata Bergroth, 1888 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae): description of two new species, new records, and key to species. Zootaxa 4126(4): 548–562. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4126.4.6. Reference page. 

2018

• Guimarães, B.A.C., Ferreira-Jr, N. & Miller, K.B. 2018. On Hydrocanthus Say, 1823 (Coleoptera: Noteridae): description of a new species, two new synonyms and a key to Brazilian species. Zootaxa 4508(2): 288–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4508.2.10 Reference page. 
• Jordão, R., Clarkson, B. & Ferreira-Jr, N. 2018. A new species and new records of Oocyclus Sharp, 1882 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 4382(1): 195–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4382.1.10 Reference page. 
• Sampaio, B.H.L. & Ferreira-Jr, N. 2018. Five new species of Ytu Reichardt (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Torridincolidae) and new records from Brazil. Zootaxa 4402(3): 508–524. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4402.3.5 Reference page. 

2019

• Guimarães, B.A.C. & Ferreira-Jr, N. 2019: Two new species and new records of Notomicrus Sharp, 1882 (Coleoptera: Noteridae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 4629(2): 263–270. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4629.2.8. Reference page.