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Publications (41)      

1. Alencar, Jeronimo, Hélcio R. Gil-Santana, Cecilia F. De Mello, Carlos B. Marcondes & Jacenir R. Santos-Mallet. 2019 Ultrastructure and morphometry of the egg of Coquillettidia albifera (Prado) with illustrations of male genitalia (Diptera: Culicidae) Zootaxa 4565(1): 145–150.
2. Costa, Jane, Pedro I. Chiquetto-Machado & Hélcio R. Gil-Santana. 2022 Predation strategies of Harpactor angulosus (Lepeletier & Serville, 1825) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) on Cladomorphus phyllinus Gray, 1835 (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae) in captivity Revista Chilena de Entomología 48(3): 531-543.
3. Ferreira, Marina I. G., Rodrigo L. Ferreira & Hélcio R. Gil-Santana. 2016 The genus Zelurus Hahn, 1826, in Brazilian caves: description of new species and comments on the potential distribution of the genus in South America Zootaxa 4170(2): 250–270.
4. Forthman, Michael & Hélcio R. Gil-Santana. 2021 Two new species of Rhiginia Stål, 1859, with taxonomical notes on species in the “cruciata-group” of this genus and an updated key to the New World genera of Ectrichodiinae (Heteroptera, Reduviidae) Zootaxa 4952(2): 201–234.
5. Gamboa, Jean, Hélcio R. Gil-Santana, Armando Gamboa-Tabares, Eidy Martínez-Viuche & Francisco Serna. 2024 A new species of Neotropiconyttus Kirkaldy (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) in a cacao plantation from the Colombian Napo Province, including a key to species, and taxonomic notes of the genus ZooKeys 1207: 185-204.
6. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2016 First description of the male of Hiranetis atra Stål and new country records, with taxonomic notes on other species of Hiranetis Spinola (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae) ZooKeys 605: 91-111.
7. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2016 New synonymies among species of Nitornus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) Zootaxa 4189(2): 275–290.
8. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2017 A new species of Zeraikia Gil-Santana & Costa with taxonomic notes on Zeraikia novafriburguensis Gil-Santana & Costa (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Peiratinae) ZooKeys 716: 105-126.
9. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2018 A new species of Phasmatocoris from French Guiana, with short taxonomic notes on two described species and an updated key (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) Zootaxa 4413(3): 491–506.
10. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2018 Corrigenda to Gil-Santana, H.R. 2018. A new species of Phasmatocoris from French Guiana, with short taxonomic notes on two described species and an updated key (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae). Zootaxa 4413 (3): 491–506 Zootaxa 4483(1): 194–196.
11. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2019 New records, taxonomic notes, and the description of a new species of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Ecuador Zootaxa 4613(3): 502–520.
12. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2020 A new species of Pothea, with new records and taxonomic notes on other species of the genus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) Zootaxa 4778(3): 439–470.
13. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2020 New synonymies among species of Brontostoma (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) Zootaxa 4869(3): 301–325.
14. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2021 A new species of Phasmatocoris Bredding, 1904 (Hemiptera:Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) from Ecuador, with taxonomic notes and a updated key of the genus Revista Chilena de Entomología 47(3): 573-589.
15. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2021 A revision of Sphaeridops (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) Zootaxa 5020(3): 521-549.
16. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2022 New records, taxonomic notes, and the description of a new species of Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from French Guiana Zootaxa 5105(3): 381-400.
17. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2023 A new species of Brontostoma Kirkaldy, description of the male of Brontostoma bahiensis Gil-Santana, Costa & Marques and notes on Brontostoma doughertyae Gil-Santana et al. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae) Zootaxa 5382(1): 062-086.
18. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. 2024 Hiranetis vanderheydeni sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae), an example of how a superficial evaluation may impair the taxonomy Revista Chilena de Entomología 50(2): 353-373.
19. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Diego L. Carpintero. 2019 Brontostoma lilloi Carpintero, 1980, a junior synonym of B. rubrovenosum (Stål, 1860) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) Zootaxa 4614(1): 180–186.
20. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Dimitri Forero. 2015 Aristathlus imperatorius Bergroth, a newly recognized synonym of Reduvius iopterus Perty, with the new combination Aristathlus iopterus (Perty, 1834) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) ​. Biodiversity Data Journal 3(e5152).
21. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Jader Oliveira. 2019 First description of the male of Volesus nigripennis Champion, 1899, with new records from Ecuador and Panama, taxonomical notes, and an updated key to the genera of Sphaeridopinae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) ZooKeys 841: 97-123.
22. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Jader Oliveira. 2022 A new species of Racelda Signoret, with taxonomical notes and a key to the males of the genus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Ectrichodiinae, Ectrichodiini) ZooKeys 1122: 53-79.
23. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Jader Oliveira. 2023 A new genus and a new species of wasp-mimicking Harpactorini (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae), with an updated key to the Neotropical genera ZooKeys 1152: 163-204.
24. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Jader Oliveira. 2024 First record of Buninotus Maldonado Capriles and B. palikur Castro-Huertas, Forero & Melo from Brazil, with taxonomic notes (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Emesinae) and an updated key to the genera of Saicini of the New World ZooKeys 1213: 29-39.
25. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Jürgen Deckert. 2021 Transfer of Westermannia difficilis Dohrn to the genus Polauchenia McAtee & Malloch (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Emesinae, Emesini) ZooKeys 1043: 103-116.
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Michael D. Webb. 2016 Transfer of the assassin bug Nitornus fuliginosus to the genus Apronius (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Stenopodainae) Zootaxa 4117(1): 141–145.
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Michael D. Webb. 2019 Transfer of the assassin bug Helonotus pallidulus Walker to the genus Heza Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae, Harpactorini) ZooKeys 872: 91-99.
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Rodrigo L. Ferreira. 2016 A new species of Dohrnemesa from Brazil, with notes on the male of D. carvalhoi and on D. albuquerquei (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) Zootaxa 4173(6): 583–595.
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Rodrigo L. Ferreira. 2017 A new species of Dohrnemesa and a new species of Polauchenia from Brazil (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) Zootaxa 4338(2): 201–240.
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R., Adriana Salomão & Jader De Oliveira. 2017 First description of the male and redescription of the female of Parahiranetis salgadoi Gil-Santana (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae) ZooKeys 671: 19-48.
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R., Jader Oliveira & Jean M. Berenger. 2020 A new genus and a new species of Ectrichodiinae from French Guiana and an updated key to the genera of the New World (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) ZooKeys 968: 85-109.
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R., Jader Oliveira & Jean M. Berenger. 2021 A revalidation and new synonymies among some species of Brontostoma Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae) Zootaxa 4958(1): 388–405.
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R., Jader Oliveira & Robson de A. Zampaulo. 2020 Quasitagalis afonsoi, a new genus and a new species of Saicinae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) inhabiting a cave in Brazil, with an updated key to the genera of Saicinae of the New World ZooKeys 966: 9-39.
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R., Jean-Michel Bérenger & Jader Oliveira. 2023 A new species of Kodormus Barber, with a redescription of the genus, taxonomic notes, and a key to the species of the genus (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Stenopodainae) ZooKeys 1181: 265-298.
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R., John M. L. Jr., Jean M. Berenger, David D. S. Martins & Jader Oliveira. 2022 A new species of Chryxus Champion, with taxonomic notes on other species of the genus (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Chryxinae) ZooKeys 1104: 159-175.
Gil-Santana, Hélcio R., Tamara Chavez, Sebastián Pita, Francisco Panzera & Cleber Galvão. 2022 Panstrongylus noireaui, a remarkable new species of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) from Bolivia ZooKeys 1104: 203-225.
Kerpens, Mischa, Hélcio R. Gil-Santana, Auke J. Hielkema, Urick Tuyisenge Fortune & James C. Dunford. 2021 New records of species of Nitornus Stal, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Stenopodainae) from French Guiana and Surinam Revista Chilena de Entomología 47(3): 649-652.
Marsaro Júnior, Alberto L., Hélcio R. Gil-Santana & Luciano de A. Moura. 2024 Species of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) associated with a canola plantation (Brassica napus L. var. oleifera: Brassicales: Brassicaceae) in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Revista Chilena de Entomología 50(3): 535-548.
Oliveira, Jader, Kaio C. C. Alevi, Hélcio R. Gil-Santana & Cleber Galvão. 2021 Biological, ecological, morphological and cytogenetic analyses, with taxonomic notes of Zelurus ochripennis (Stål, 1854) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Reduviinae) Zootaxa 4958(1): 345–358.
Paiva, Vinicius F., Jader De Oliveira, Tiago Belintani, Cleber Galvão, Hélcio R. Gil-Santana & Joao Aristeu da Rosa. 2025 Hospesneotomae n. gen. of the Triatomini tribe presents a turnaround in the taxonomy of the Triatoma protracta species complex Nature Scientific Reports 15(8143).
Silva-Júnior, André O., Gabriel L. Celante, Adeilson M. Silva, Hélcio R. Gil-Santana, Geraldo J. B. Moura & André F. A. Lira. 2023 Report of intraguild predation of the scorpion Physoctonus debilis (C. L. Koch, 1840) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) by the assassin bug Microtomus tibialis Stichel, 1926 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Revista Chilena de Entomología 49(2): 267-270.
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