Published Work
Updated: May 2024

2024
45. Simões, M.V., Sekerka, L., Mota, A.A., Nearns, E.H., Monné, M.A. and Monné, M.L.,. New records of Cassidinae and Cerambycidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) from Baturité Massif, Brazil, with the description of a new species of Charidotis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Zootaxa, 5477(5), pp.587-599. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.6 

44. Mirzaee, Z., Battiston, R., Ballarin, F., Sadeghi, S., Simões, M.V.P., Wiemers, M. and Schmitt, T. The Six Dwarfs of the Middle East: revision of the enigmatic praying mantis genus Holaptilon (Mantodea: Gonypetidae: Gonypetinae) with the description of four new species under integrative taxonomy. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 82, 89-117. DOI: 10.3897/asp.82.e112834

43. Mirzaee, Z., Simões, M.V.P., Battiston, R., Sadeghi, S., Wiemers, M., Schmitt, T. Biology, ecology, and biogeography of endemic praying mantis Blepharopsis mendica (Insecta: Mantodea). PeerJ, 12, p.e16814. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16814

2023
42. Botero, J.P., Tavakilian, G.L., Seidel, M., Husemann, M., Simões, M.V.P. An annotated type catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Zoological Museum Hamburg. European journal of taxonomy, 869, pp.1-50. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.869.2111

41. Mirzaee, Z, Sadeghi, S., Ballarin, F., Schmitt, T., Simões, M.V.P., Wiemers, M. Life history and biogeography of the enigmatic mantid Nilomantis floweri (Mantodea, Nanomantidae). Zookeys. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1173.107204

40. Simões, M.V.P., Nunez, C., Schmitt & Warren, D., Krull, M. Regional anthropogenic disturbance and species-specific niche traits influence the invasiveness of European beetle species. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 11, DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1160598

39. Simões, M.V. & Sekerka, L. A new species in the tortoise-beetle genus Dorynota s. str. Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Dorynotini) from Brazil. Zootaxa, 5311(3), 446-450.

38. Chaudhary, C., Alfaro-Lucas, J., Simões M.V.P., Brandt, A. & Saeedi, H. Potential geographic shifts in the coral reef ecosystem under climate change. Progress in Oceanography. DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2023.103001

2022
37. Valle, G. N. & Simões, M.V.P. New Distributional Records and Characterization of the Climatic Niche of Lepturges (Lepturges) limpidus Bates, 1872 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae): Sink or Source Population? Insects, 13(11): 1069. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13111069 

35. Sophie Dey, Hochkirch, A., Moussi A., & Simões M.V.P. & L., Husemann, M. Diversification in and around the Atlas Mountains: Genetic, phenotypic and ecological differentiation reveal insights into the systematics and biogeography of the genus Thalpomena (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oedipodinae). Systematic Entomology, 47(3), 402–419. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12537
 
2021
34. Sajad, Hawlitschek O., Oldeland J., Rajaei, H., Husemann, M. & Simões, M.V.P. (2021) Biodiversity modelling reveals a significant gap between diversity hotspots and protected areas for Iranian reptiles. Animal Conservation, 59(7), 1642–1655. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12528

33. Simões, M.V.P., Saeedi, H., Cobos, M. & Brandt, A. (2021) Environmental matching reveals non-uniform range-shift patterns in benthic marine Crustacea. Climatic Change, 168:31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-021-03240-8

32. Sophie Dey, L., Simões, M.V.P., Hawlitschek, O., Sergeev, M.G., Xu, S.Q., Lkhagvasuren, D. & Husemann, M. (2021) Analysis of geographic centrality and genetic diversity in the declining grasshopper species Bryodemella tuberculata (Orthoptera: Oedipodinae). Biodiversity and Conservation, 30(10), 2773–2796. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02221-8

31. Sophie Dey, L., Husemann, M, Hochkirch, A. & Simões M.V.P. (2021) Species distribution modeling sheds light on the widespread distribution of Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oedipodinae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 132(4), 912–924.  https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa230

30. Simões, M.V.P., Husemann, M., Sekerka, L. (2021) A catalogue of the tortoise-beetles (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) collection deposited in the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 75(1), 191–210. https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-75.1.191

29. Warren, D., Matzke, N., Cardillo M., Baumgartner, J., Beaumont L., Turelli M., Glor, R., Huron, N., Simões, M., Iglesias T., Dinnage, R. (2021) ENMTools 1.0: An R package for comparative ecological biogeography. Ecography, 44(4), 504–511. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05485
 
2020
28. Leocádio, M., Simões, M.V.P., Sekerka, L., Schrago, C.G., Mermudes, J.R., & Windsor, D. M. (2020) Molecular systematics reveals the origins of subsociality in tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae). Systematic Entomology. 45(4), 894–910. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12434

27. Simões, M.V.P., Cobos, M., Romero, D., & Jimenez, L. (2020) General theory and good practices in Ecological Niche Modeling: A basic guide. Biodiversity Informatics Training Modules, 15(2), 67–68. https://doi.org/10.17161/bi.v15i2.13376

26. Saeedi, H., Simões, M.V.P., & Brandt, A. (2020) Biodiversity and distribution patterns of deep-sea fauna along the temperate NW Pacific. Progress of Oceanography. 183, 102296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102296
 
2019
25. Saeedi, H., Simões M.V.P. & Brandt, A. (2019) Endemicity and community composition of marine species along the NW Pacific and the adjacent Arctic Ocean. Progress in Oceanography, 178, 102199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2019.102199

24. Biging A.L., Querejeta Coma M., Simões M.V.P., Hawlitschek O. (2019) Évolution climatique et impacts sur les reptiles et amphibiens des Comores [Climate evolution and impact in the reptiles and amphibians of the Comoros]. pp. 50-56 in: Augros S. (e.d): Atlas des reptiles et amphibiens terrestres de l'archipel des Comores [Atlas of the terrestrial reptiles and amphibians of the Comoros Archipelago].Biotope éditions, Mèze, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris (Collection Inventaires & biodiversité), 224 pp.

23. Bhatta, C., Gonzales, V.H., Mayes, D., Simões, M.V.P., & Smith, D. R. (2019) Nesting biology, niche modelling, and traditional uses of stingless bees in Nepal (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini). Journal of Apicultural Research, 58(2), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2019.1614729  *Award winning: Best Dissertation chapter on an International Topic Award 2018 from Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society of International Scholars, Alpha Pi Chapter, University of Kansas.
 
2018
22. Simões, M. V.P. & Peterson, A. T. (2018) Importance of biotic predictors in estimation of potential invasive areas: the example of the tortoise beetle Eurypedus nigrosignatus, in Hispaniola (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae). Peerj, 6: e6052. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6052

21. Cobos, M, Jiménez, L., Nuñes-Penichet, C., Romero-Alvarez, D. & Simões, M.V.P. (2018) Sample data and training modules for cleaning biodiversity information. Biodiversity Informatics Training Modules, 14, 49–50. https://doi.org/0000-0002-6683-9576

20. Simões, M. V.P., Baca, S., Toussaint, E., Windsor, D. & Short, A. (2018) Solving a thorny situation: DNA and morphology illuminate the evolution of the leaf beetle tribe Dorynotini (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 185(4), 1123–1136.  https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zly079

19. Strotz, L., Simões, M.V.P., Girard, M., Breitkreuz, L., Kimmig, J. & Lieberman, B. (2018) Getting somewhere with the Red Queen: chasing a biologically modern definition of the hypothesis. Biology Letters, 14(5), 20170734. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2017.0734
 
18. Simões, M.V.P. & Peterson, A. T. (2018) Utility and limitations of climate‐matching approaches in detecting different types of spatial errors in biodiversity data. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 11(5), 407–414. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12288
 
2017
17. Ingenloff, K., Hensz, C., Anamza, T., Barve, V., Campbell, L., Cooper, J.C., Komp, E., Jimenez, L., Olson, K.V., Osorio-Olvera, L., Owens, H.L., Peterson, A.T., Sammy, A.M., Simões, M.V.P. & Soberón, J. (2018) Predictable invasion dynamics in North American populations of the Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaoto. Proceedings of the Royal Society B., 284 (1862), 20171157. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1157

16. Simões, M.V.P., Lieberman, B., Soberón, J. & Peterson, A.T. (2017) Testing environmental correlates of clines in clades: An example from Cassidinae beetles. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 10, 472–482. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12250
 
15. Gonzalez, V.H., Griswold, T.L. & Simões, M.V.P. (2017) On the identity of the adventive species of Eufriesea Cockerell in the USA: systematics and potential distribution of the coerulescens species group (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 55, 55–102. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.55.12209
 
14. Simões, M.V.P. (2017) Revision of the Greater Antilles genus Paratrikona Spaeth, 1923 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Dorynotini). Zootaxa, 4238, 417–425. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4238.3.8
 
2016 and older
13. Simões, M.V.P., Breitkreuz, L., Alvarado, M., Baca, S., Cooper, J.C., Heins, L., Herzog K., & Lieberman, B.S. (2016) The evolving theory of evolutionary radiations. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 31, 27–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2015.10.007

12. Simões, M.V.P. & Sekerka, L. (2015) Review of the Neotropical leaf beetle subgenus Dorynota sensu stricto Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Dorynotini). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 69, 231–254. https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-69.2.231

11. Simões, M.V.P., & Monné, M.L. (2014) Taxonomic revision of the genus Mesomphalia Hope, 1839 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae). Zootaxa, 3835, 151–197. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3835.2.1

10. Simões, M.V.P. (2014) Taxonomic revision of the genus Paranota Monrós & Viana, 1949 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 68, 631–655. https://doi.org/10.1649/ 10.1649/0010-065X-68.4.631

9. Simões, M.V.P. & Monné, M.L. (2014) Description of immatures of Mesomphalia gibbosa (Fabricius, 1781) and Mesomphalia turrita (Illiger, 1801) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae). Zootaxa, 3861, 466–478. https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3861.5.4  

8. Simões, M.V.P. & Sekerka, L. (2014) Redescription of Heteronychocassis acuticollis Spaeth, 1915 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 68, 407–410. https://doi.org/10.1649/072.068.0312

7. Monné, M.L., Monné, M.A., Quintino, H.Y., Botero, J.P., Machado, V.S., Carelli, A., Simões, M.V.P., & Cupello, M. (2012) Inventário das espécies de Lamiinae (Insecta, Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) do Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, RJ, Brasil. Biota Neotropica, 12, 39–76. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032012000100004

6. Machado, V. S., Botero, J. P., Carelli, A., Cupello, M., Quintino, H. Y., & Simões, M.V.P. (2012) Host plants of Cerambycidae and Vesperidae (Coleoptera, Chrysomeloidea) from South America. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 56, 186–198. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0085-56262012005000029

5. Simões, M.V.P. (2012) Male and female reproductive systems of Stolas conspersa (Germar, 1824) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 56, 19–22. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0085-56262012005000007
4. Simões, M.V.P., & Monné, M.L. (2012) Inventario das especies de Cassidinae (Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) do Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro. Biota Neopropica, 11, 216-228. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032011000400019

3. Monné, M.L., Monné, M.A., Martins, R.S., Simões, M.V.P., & Machado, V.S. (2010) Espécies de Cerambycidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) ocorrentes no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, 67, 235–251. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032009000300027

2. Simões, M.V.P., Quintino, H.Y.S. & Monné, M.L. (2009) Larva and pupa of Nilio (Linio) lanatus Germar, 1824 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). Zootaxa, 2175, 51–56.  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.189320

1.Simões, M.V.P., & Monné, M.L. (2008) New records of South American Cassidinae. Genus, 19, 709–715.

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