Rafael Gioia Martins-Neto, Brazilian paleoentomologist (São Paulo 15 June 1954 – Barbalha, Ceará State 06 August 2010)
Authored 103 works and 151 notes
With O.F. Gallego proposed the term and concept of thanaethology (death behavior) applied to paleontology (2006)
DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA
Insecta
Families
Araripelocustidae 1995 (Orthoptera)
Archaeopneumoridae 1987 (Orthoptera)
Argentinoblattidae 2005 with Gallego (Orthoptera)
Babinskaiidae 1989 with Vulcano (Neuroptera)
Bouretidae 1987 (Orthoptera)
Brauckmanniidae 2007 (Orthoptera)
Delpuenteblattidae 2007 with Gallego (Blattoptera)
Limaiidae 1989 with Vulcano (Neuroptera)
Mancusoblattidae 2005 with Gallego (Blattoptera)
Palaeoleontidae 1992 (Orthoptera)
Paranoikiidae 2002 with Zamboni & Popov (Heteroptera)
Prezotophlebiidae 2007 (Orthoptera)
Pseudonerthridae 2005 with Ruf & Goodwyn (Heteroptera)
Taiophlebiidae 2007 (Notoptera)
Subfamilies
Alloneurinae 1989 with Vulcano (Neuroptera)
Araripeneurinae 1989 with Vulcano (Neuroptera)
Caatingatermitinae 2006 with Ribeiro Jr & Prezoto (Euisoptera)
Cearagryllinae 2009 (Orthoptera)
Euclydesinae 2007 (Orthoptera)
Gallegomorphoptilinae 2006 (Hemiptera)
Olindagryllinae 1999 (Orthoptera)
Palaeoleontinae 1992 (Orthoptera)
Pseudonymphinae 1992 (Neuroptera)
Roesleriinae 1989 with Vulcano (Neuroptera)
Saaloscytininae 2006 with Brauckmann & Gallego (Hemiptera)
Genera
About 80
Species
245
Crustacea
Genera
Araripecarcinus 1987
Beurlenia 1991 with Mezzalira
Paratumidocarcinus 2001
Protourda 1992 with Mezzalira
Pseudocaridinella 1991 with Mezzalira
Pseudopalaega 1992 with Mezzalira
HONORS (Fossil)
Family Rafaelidade Nel, Bechly, Garrouste, Pohl & Escuillié 2005 (Neuroptera)
Rafaeliana Nel, Garrouste, Bechly, Pohl & Escuillié 2009 (Neuroptera)
Martinsnetoa Zherikhin & Gratshev 2004 (Coleoptera)
Martinsestheria Gallego, Monferran, Astrop & Zacarias 2013 (Crustacea)
Netoxena Sohn 2012 (Lepidoptera)
Rafaelnymphes Myskowiak, Huang, Azar, Cai, Garrouste & Nel 2016 (Fossil Neuroptera)