Cicadellidae in Rio de Janeiro

Leafhopper Systematics in Rio de Janeiro

Researchers affiliated to three different labs from two Federal Universities are interested in leafhopper taxonomy and phylogeny in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Institutions addresses and current and previous researchers are listed below, those currently housing leafhopper collections marked with an asterisk (*).

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO (UFRJ)

MNRJ*
Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro,
Departamento de Entomologia,
Setor de Hemipterologia,
São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro 20940-040, RJ, Brazil

Head: Dr. Gabriel Mejdalani

DZRJ*
Instituto de Biologia,
Departamento de Zoologia,
Laboratório de Entomologia,
Caixa Postal 68044, Rio de Janeiro 21944-970, RJ, Brazil.

Head: Drs. Jorge L. Nessimian & Nelson Ferreira-Jr.

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO (UNIRIO)

UNIRIO
Escola de Ciências Biológicas,
Departamento de Ciências Naturais,
Laboratório de Insetos Aquáticos,
Rio de Janeiro 20211-040, RJ, Brazil

Head: Dr. Elidiomar R. da-Silva

People

Sharpshooter specimens in DZRJ

When I was working in DZRJ I compiled a small list of determined sharpshooter specimens (Cicadellinae) deposited in this collection, including collecting data.
If you are interested you can view it HERE

List of publications of researchers in Rio de Janeiro

HERE you can find a list of publications concerning Cicadellidae systematics separated into subfamilies from this research group