Fernando Amaral Da Silveira
Professor
Zoology
University of Minas
Brazil
Biography
Agronomist from the Federal University of Viçosa (1985), master's degree in Entomology from the Federal University of Viçosa (1988) and PhD in Entomology from the University of Kansas (1995). He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Zoology of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, where he teaches disciplines in the area of ​​systematics and zoology of invertebrates. He is professor and full advisor of the Graduate Program in Zoology of UFMG. She has experience in Zoology, with emphasis on Bee Systematics and Conservation, working mainly on the following topics: bees, fauna, systematics, conservation and biodiversity.
Research Interest
Fauna survey, Systematics and Biogeography of Bees, Ecology and Conservation of Bees.
Publications
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FERRARI, RAFAEL R.; ARANTES, RODOLFO CC; Silveira, Fernando A .. A New Species of Michener (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) from the Semiarid Caatinga Domain, Northeastern Brazil, with an Identification Key for the Species in the Genus. ANNALES ZOOLOGICI , v. 66, p. 403-410, 2016.
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FERRARI, RAFAEL R.; Nemésio, André ; Silveira, Fernando A .. Phylogeny of the orchid-bee genus Euglossa Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with emphasis on the subgenera E. (Glossura) Cockerell and E. (Glossuropoda) Moure. ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER , v. 267, p. 82-100, 2017.
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FREITAS, FV; SILVEIRA, FA . Synopsis of the bee genus Thygater Holmberg 1884 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, with the description of a new species and a key to all Brazilian species. Zootaxa (Online) , v. 4238, p. 1, 2017.
