authored Taxa

Here is a list of the taxa that I have described:

Curculionidae

The genus Scelianoma Franz & Girón, 2009

Franz NM, Girón JC (2009) Scelianoma elydimorpha, a new genus and new species of entimine weevil from southwestern Puerto Rico (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Entiminae). Neotropical Entomology 38: 219–230. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1519-566X2009000200009 


In the genus Apodrosus Marshall, 1922

Girón JC, Franz NM (2010) Revision, phylogeny and historical biogeography of the genus Apodrosus Marshall, 1922 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 41: 339–414. https://doi.org/10.1163/187631210X538799 


In the genus Cercopeus Schönherr, 1843

All from South Carolina, USA

O’Brien CW, Ciegler JC, Girón JC (2010) Weevils of the genus Cercopeus Schoenherr from South Carolina, USA (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Insecta Mundi. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/661


In the genus Lachnopus Schönherr, 1840

Girón JC, O’Brien CW, Rose-Smyth MC (2018) On the West Indian weevil genus Lachnopus Schönherr, 1840 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae): descriptions of six new species, a proposal for species-groups, and an annotated checklist. Zootaxa 4423: 1–85. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4423.1.1 


In the genus Pandeleteius Schönherr, 1834

Girón JC., Howden, AT (2019) Five new species of Pandeleteius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Tanymecini) from South America. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 73(4): 831–845. https://doi.org/10.1649/0010065X-73.4.831


In the genus Epicaerus Pascoe, 1881

Atencio, R., Barba, A., Collantes, R., Pittí, J., Muñoz, J., de Medeiros, B. A. S. & Girón, J. (2022). A new species of Epicaerus Pascoe, 1881 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Geonemini) associated with potato cultivars in Tierras Altas de Chiriquí, Panama. Zootaxa, 5115(1): 103–121. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5115.1.7

Hydrophilidae


In the genus Globulosis García, 2001

Short, A. E. Z., M. García & J. C. Girón. 2017. Revision of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Globulosis García, 2001 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). Zootaxa 4232 (2): 271–281. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4232.2.10


In the genus Quadriops Hansen, 1999

Girón, J. C. & A. E. Z. Short. 2017. Revision of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Quadriops Hansen, 1999 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). ZooKeys 705: 115–141. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.705.19815


In the genus Helochares Mulsant, 1844

Arriaga-Varela, E., A. Brunke, J. C. Girón, K. Szawaryn, J. Bruthansová & M. Fikáček (2019) Micro-CT reveals hidden morphology and clarifies the phylogenetic position of Baltic amber water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Historical Biology. https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2019.1699921

Short, A. E. Z. & J. C. Girón (2018) Review of the Helochares (Hydrobaticus) MacLeay of the New World (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). Zootaxa, 4407(1): 29–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4407.1.2


The genus Crucisternum Girón & Short, 2018

Girón, J. C. & A. E. Z. Short. (2018) Three new genera of acidocerine Water Scavenger Beetles from South America (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). ZooKeys, 768: 113–158. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.768.24423


The genus Katasophistes Girón & Short, 2018

Girón, J. C. & A. E. Z. Short. (2018) Three new genera of acidocerine Water Scavenger Beetles from South America (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). ZooKeys, 768: 113–158. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.768.24423


The genus Nanosaphes Girón & Short, 2018

Girón, J. C. & A. E. Z. Short. (2018) Three new genera of acidocerine Water Scavenger Beetles from South America (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). ZooKeys, 768: 113–158. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.768.24423


The genus Aulonochares gen. nov.

Girón, J. C. & A. E. Z. Short. (2019) Three additional new genera of acidocerine water scavenger beetles from the Guiana and Brazilian Shield regions of South America (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). ZooKeys, 855: 109–154. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.855.33013  


The genus Ephydrolithus Girón & Short, 2019

Girón, J. C. & A. E. Z. Short. (2019) Three additional new genera of acidocerine water scavenger beetles from the Guiana and Brazilian Shield regions of South America (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). ZooKeys, 855: 109–154. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.855.33013  


The genus Primocerus Girón & Short, 2019

Girón, J. C. & A. E. Z. Short. (2019) Three additional new genera of acidocerine water scavenger beetles from the Guiana and Brazilian Shield regions of South America (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). ZooKeys, 855: 109–154. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.855.33013  


In the genus Tobochares Short & García, 2007

Girón, J. C. & A. E. Z. Short (2021) Review of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Tobochares Short & García, 2007 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae): new lineages, new species, and new records. ZooKeys, 1019: 93–140. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881 


In the genus Novochares Girón & Short 2021

Short AEZ, Girón JC (2023) Revision of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Novochares Girón & Short (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae). ZooKeys 1171: 1-112. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1171.104142

Other taxa

Hydroscaphidae

In the genus Yara Reichardt & Hinton, 1976

Raudez Reyes, S. C, R. A. Cano Espinoza & J. C. Girón. (2019) A new species and immature stages of the skiff beetle genus Yara Reichardt and Hinton (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Hydroscaphidae) from Nicaragua. Zootaxa, 4544(1): 125–134. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4544.1.8 

Species named after me

Dorsal and ventral habitus of Chasmogenus gironae

Chasmogenus gironae Glynn & Short, 2021 (Venezuela: Amazonas; Hydrophilidae)

Glynn RD, Short AEZ (2021) New species and records of Chasmogenus Sharp, 1882 from the southwestern margin of the Guiana Shield (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). Zootaxa 5048: 435–443. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5048.3.8 

Habitus in dorsal view of
Euonychus gironduqueae

Euonychus gironduqueae Borovec, 2023 (South Africa, Limpopo; Curculionidae: Entiminae)

Borovec, R. 2023. Revision of the genus Euonychus, with descriptions of a new genus Wanatius and three new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Cneorhinini). Klapalekiana, 59: 21–40.