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Daniela M. Takiya is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Their research activity is primarily situated within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with substantial contributions across several subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Plant Science; Insect Science; Ecology; and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work addresses core topics such as:

  • Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
  • Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
  • Fossil Insects in Amber
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Recent publications reflect an active engagement with diversity, taxonomy, and systematics of insects:

  • Insect (Hexapoda) diversity in the oceanic archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil: updated taxonomic checklist and new records, 2020, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
  • Morphology-based Phylogenetic Analysis of Membracoidea (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha) With Placement of Fossil Taxa and Description of a New Subfamily, 2022, Insect Systematics and Diversity
  • Description of two new species of Regalana and a new genus of Gyponini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae), 2020, Zootaxa
  • Three new genera from South America and some taxonomic changes in Gyponini (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), 2021, European Journal of Taxonomy
  • From molecules to ecosystems: Insights into a network of interactions for a Chagas disease outbreak using Triatoma brasiliensis as natural samplers, 2024, Acta Tropica

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • CLAYTON CORRÊA GONÇALVES
  • Chris H. Dietrich
  • Alexandre Cruz Domahovski
  • Rodney Ramiro Cavichioli
  • Gabriel Mejdalani

Among the primary venues of publication are:

  • Zootaxa
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • European Journal of Taxonomy
  • Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
  • Acta Tropica

Daniela M. Takiya's research contributions predominantly focus on insect systematics and taxonomy with an emphasis on Hemiptera and related groups, as well as ecological interactions involving phytoplasmas and insect vectors. Their work encompasses both contemporary biodiversity assessments and evolutionary studies integrating morphology and fossil taxa.

Best Publications

  • Co-cladogenesis spanning three phyla: leafhoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and their dual bacterial symbionts.

    Daniela M. Takiya;Phat L. Tran;Christopher H. Dietrich;Nancy A. Moran

  • Anchored Hybrid Enrichment-Based Phylogenomics of Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Membracoidea)

    Christopher H Dietrich;Julie M Allen;Alan R Lemmon;Emily Moriarty Lemmon

  • Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences

    Luis M.P. Ceríaco;Luis M.P. Ceríaco;Eliécer E. Gutiérrez;Eliécer E. Gutiérrez;Alain Dubois;Cristian Simón Abdala

  • Validity of Homalodisca and of H. vitripennis as the Name for Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae)

    Daniela M. Takiya;Stuart H. McKamey;Rodney R. Cavichioli

  • Aquatic Insects from the Caatinga: checklists and diversity assessments of Ubajara (Ceará State) and Sete Cidades (Piauí State) National Parks, Northeastern Brazil

    Daniela Maeda Takiya;Allan Paulo Moreira Santos;Ângelo Parise Pinto;Ana Lucia Henriques-Oliveira

  • Two new Metacephalus DeLong & Martinson, 1973 species (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Portanini) from Brazil and proposed synonymy with Paraportanus Carvalho & Cavichioli, 2009

    Stephanie Pereira De Souza;Daniela Maeda Takiya;Márcio Felix

  • Three new genera from South America and some taxonomic changes in Gyponini (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

    Clayton C. Gonçalves;Alexandre C. Domahovski;Gabriel Mejdalani;Daniela M. Takiya

  • Two new genera and species of Gyponini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from South America.

    Alexandre Cruz Domahovski;Clayton Corrêa Gonçalves;Daniela Maeda Takiya;Rodney Ramiro Cavichioli

  • Multiple mitochondrial genes of some sylvatic Brazilian Triatoma: Non-monophyly of the T. brasiliensis subcomplex and the need for a generic revision in the Triatomini

    Sueli Gardim;Carlos E. Almeida;Daniela M. Takiya;Jader Oliveira

  • Five new species of Caliscelidae (Insecta, Hemiptera) from Mexico and Panama, with additional redescriptions of little-known species

    Abner S. de Freitas;Christopher H. Dietrich;Daniela M. Takiya

  • Phylogenomics of Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera) using transcriptomes: examining controversial relationships via degeneracy coding and interrogation of gene conflict

    Rachel K. Skinner;Christopher H. Dietrich;Kimberly K. O. Walden;Eric Gordon

  • Description of two new species of Regalana and a new genus of Gyponini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidade: Iassinae).

    Alexandre Cruz Domahovski;Clayton Corrêa Gonçalves;Daniela Maeda Takiya;Rodney Ramiro Cavichioli

  • Two new species of Balacha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) from Brazil with comments on their phylogenetic position and biogeography.

    Victor Quintas;Daniela M. Takiya;Rodney R. Cavichioli;Gabriel Mejdalani

  • Descriptions of eight new Acrogonia species from the Amazon region, including peculiar features of the female genitalia (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae: Proconiini).

    Roberta Dos Santos Da Silva;Rodney R. Cavichioli;Daniela M. Takiya;Gabriel Mejdalani

  • Contribution to the tribe Pentoffiini (Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae) with descriptions of two new species and the male of Evanirvana aurea Hill, 1973.

    Clayton C. Gonçalves;Christopher H. Dietrich;Daniela M. Takiya

  • Machima itatiaia sp. nov.: a new species of lichen-mimic katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

    André Fonseca Antunes;Daniela Maeda Takiya

  • Two new species of Bahita Oman, 1938 from Central-Western Brazil (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae : Deltocephalinae)

    Beatriz M. Camisão;Daniela M. Takiya

  • Revision of the endemic Malagasy leafhopper tribe Platyjassini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae)

    Christopher H. Dietrich;Raysa Brito de Magalhães;Daniela M. Takiya

  • On the wasp-mimicking sharpshooter genus Propetes Walker, 1851 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae): description of a new species, proposal of a new synonymy, and distributional notes

    Jádila Santos Prando;Clayton Corrêa Gonçalves;Daniela Maeda Takiya

  • A new genus of Hoplojassini from French Guiana (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) and identification key for species of tribe.

    Clayton Corrêa Gonçalves;Christopher H Dietrich;Daniela Maeda Takiya

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabriel Mejdalani
Gabriel Mejdalani Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Kevin P. Johnson
Kevin P. Johnson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jason D. Weckstein
Jason D. Weckstein Drexel University
Florian M. Steiner
Florian M. Steiner University of Innsbruck
José P. Pombal
José P. Pombal Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Claudio J. B. de Carvalho
Claudio J. B. de Carvalho Federal University of Paraná
Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner
Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner University of Innsbruck
Brian L. Fisher
Brian L. Fisher California Academy of Sciences
Marcos Tavares
Marcos Tavares Universidade de São Paulo
Benoit Guénard
Benoit Guénard University of Hong Kong

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