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)