Acceped for publication and submitted
Santis, M.D.; O’Hara, J.E.; Couri, M.S. 2023. Partial revision of the exclusively Neotropical species of Zelia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Tachinidae: Dexiinae: Dexiini), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa (submitted)
Santis, M.D.; Couri, M.S. 2023. Revision of the Brazilian species of Ptilodexia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Dexiinae), with the description of a new species. Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (submitted)
Santis, M.D.; Nihei, S.S.; Couri, M.S. 2023. A new species of Cenosoma Wulp, 1890 (Tachinidae, Dexiinae, Oestrophasiini) from the Neotropical Region, with an updated host record for its tribe. Integrative Systematics (submitted)
de Paula, L.C.B.; Gudin, F.M.; Santis, M.D.; Garcia, D.M.A.; Júnior, M.A; Freire, B.V.; Marques, F.P.L.; Lahr, D.J.G.; Nihei, S.S. 2023. Phylogenomic analysis of Tachinidae (Diptera: Calyptratae: Oestroidea): a transcriptomic approach to understand the subfamily relationships. Cladistics (accepted for publication)
Lamas, C.J.E.; Fachin, D.A.; Falaschi, R.L.; Alcantara, D.M.C.; Ale-Rocha, R.; Amorim, D.S.; Araújo, M.X.; Ascendino, S.; de Paula, L.C.B.; Bellodi, C.F.; Bravo, F.; Calhau, J.; Capellari, R.S.; Carmo-Neto, A.M.; Cegolin, B.M.; Couri, M.S.; de Carvalho, C.J.B.; Dios, R.V.P.; Falcon, A.V.G.; Fusari, L.M.; Garcia, C.A.; Gil-Azevedo, L.H.; Gomes, M.M.; Graciolli, G.; Gudin, F.M.; Henriques, A.L.; Krolow, T.K.; Mendes, L.L.; Limeira-de-Oliveira, F.; Maia, V.C.; Marinoni, L.; Mello, R.L.; Mello-Patiu, C.A.; Morales, M.N.; Oliveira, S.S.; Patiu, C.; Proença, B.; Pujol-Luz, C.V.; Pujol-Luz, J.R.; Rafael, J.A.; Riccardi, P.R.; Rodrigues, J.P.V.; Roque, F.O.; Sallum, M.A.M.; Santis, M.D.; Santos, C.M.D.; Santos, J.R.; Savaris, M.; Shimabukuro, P.H.F.; Silva, V.R.; Prado, D.C.S.; Silva-Neto, A.M.; Camargo, A.; Sousa, V.R.; Urso-Guimarães, M.V.; Wiedenbrug, S.; Yamaguchi, C.; Nihei, S.S. 2023. The SISBIOTA-Diptera Brazilian Network: A long-term survey of Diptera from unexplored central areas of Brazil. Biota Neotropica (submitted)
Santis, M.D. 2023. On the nature of evolutionary explanations: a critical appraisal of Water Bock’s approach with a new revised proposal. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, (submitted);
Peer-reviewed
Santis, M.D.; Couri, M.S. 2023. Revision of the Neotropical genera Sumichrastia Townsend, 1916 and Myioscotiptera Giglio-Tos, 1893, with a new junior synonym proposal (Tachinidae: Dexiinae: Dexiini). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2023.2225992.
Santis, M.D.; Dios, R.V.P. 2022. Monotypic no more: revision and an additional species for the genus Chaetotheresia Townsend, 1931 (Diptera: Tachinidae). Journal of Natural History, 57: 285-298.
Santis, M.D.; Nihei, S.S. 2023. On the genus Euantha Wulp, 1885 (Diptera: Tachinidae): keys to species and redescription of Euantha pulchra Wulp, 1891 with the recognition of male. Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, 95: e20210449.
Santis, M.D. 2022. A bibliographic review of the history of Dexiinae (Diptera, Tachinidae) taxonomy in the Neotropical Region with bibliographic notes on Dominik Bilimek and Fritz Plaumann Arquivos de Zoologia, 53: 53-72.
Santis, M.D. 2022. Dolichozelia gen. nov., a new genus of Dexiini (Tachinidae: Dexiinae) from Brazil. Austral Entomology, 61: 302–311.
Silva-Neto, A.M.; Falaschi, R.L.; Zacca, T.; Hipólito, J.; Pequeno, P.A.C.L.; Alves-Oliveira, J.R.; Santos, R.O. dos; Heleodoro, R.A.; Jacobina, A.C. M.; Somavilla, A.; Camargo, A.; Lira, A. de O.; Sampaio, A.A.; Ferreira, A. da S.; Martins, A.L.; Oliveira, A.F. de; Wengrat, A.P.G. da S.; Rosa, A.H.B.; Corrêa, C.C.D.; De-Souza, C. C.; Anjos-Santos, D.; Cordeiro, D.P.; Nogueira, D.S.; Marques, D.W.A.; Barbosa, D.N.; Mendes, D.M. de M.; Pádua, D.G. de; Vilela, D.S.; Viegas, E.F.G.; Santos , E.C. dos; Dias, F.M.S.; Nascimento, F.E. de L.; Duque, F.J.S.; Mendes, G.C.; Dantas, G.P. da S.; Desidério, G.R.; Marques, G.A.; Menezes, I.S.; Rodrigues, H.D.D.; Fogaça, J.M.; Schoeninger, K.; Queiroz, L.L. de; Santana, L.; Migliore, L.J.; Fusari, L.M.; Barros, L.M.; Araújo, M.X.; Cutrim, M.; Santis, M.D.; Savaris, M.; Gottschalk, M.S.; Aragão, M.; Bevilaqua, M.; Bento, M.; Soares, M.M.M.; Reategui, N.S.; Cipola, N.G.; Saguiah, P.M.; Pinto, P.J.C.; Riccardi, P.R.; Bartholomay, P.R.; Boldrini, R.; Sousa, R.; Sobral , R.; Mello, R.L.; Carrenho, R.; Olivier, R. da S.; Siewert, R.R.; Araujo, R. de O.; Brito, R.; Gadelha, S. de S.; Moraes, S. de S.; Pereira, T.P.L.; Mahlmann, T.; Fernandes, D.R.R.2022. Hexapoda Yearbook (Arthropoda: Mandibulata: Pancrustacea) Brazil 2020: the first annual production survey of new Brazilian species. EntomoBrasilis, 15: e1000.
Santis, M.D. 2022. Revision of the Neotropical genus Microchaetogyne Townsend, 1931 (Tachinidae: Dexiinae): lectotype fixation for the type species and a new synonymy. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 1: 1–7.
Amorim, D.S.; Brown, B.V.; Boscolo, D.; Ale-Rocha, R.; Alvarez-Garcia, D.M.; Balbi, M.I.P.A.; Barbosa, A.M.; Capellari, R.S.; de Carvalho, C.J.B.; Couri, M.S.; Dios, R.V.P.; Fachin, D.A.; Ferro, G.B.; Frare, L.M.; Flores, H.F.; Gudin, F.M.; Hauser, M.; Lamas, C.J.E.; Lindsay, K.; Marinho, M.A.T.; Marques, D.W.A.; Marshall, S.A.; Morales, M.N.; Melo-Patiu, C.; Nihei, S.S.; Oliveira, S.S.; Pirani, G. Ribeiro, G.C.; Riccardi, P.R.; Santis, M.D.; Santos, D.; Santos, J.R.; Silva, V.C.; Wood, E.M.; Rafael, J.A. 2022. Vertical stratification of Diptera abundance and species richness in an Amazonian tropical forest. Scientific Reports, 12: 1734.
Santis, M.D.; Nihei, S.S. 2022. Phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Dufouriini (Diptera, Tachinidae) using a total evidence approach based on adult and immature stages. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 80: 1–38.
Santis, M.D. 2022. Revision of the Neotropical genus Sturmiodexia Townsend, 1919 (Diptera: Tachinidae), with a new synonymy and combinations. Insect Systematics & Evolution, 53: 78–93.
Santis, M.D.; Nihei, S.S. 2021. The first Dexiinae from Mauritius: the description of a new species of Pandelleia Villeneuve, 1907 (Diptera, Tachinidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 61: e20216190.
Alvarez-Garcia, D.M.; Santis, M.D. 2021. Redescription of the Neotropical species Trichodischia soror Bigot, 1885 (Diptera: Tachinidae), with a new generic synonymy. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 61: e20216164.
Santis, M.D. 2021. The Neotropical genus Eudexia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Dexiini, Dexiinae): lectotype fixation for the type species, synonymy, and a new species from Brazil. Zootaxa, 5004(4), 538–550.
Santis, M.D. 2021. A review of Ophirodexia Townsend, 1911 (Diptera: Tachinidae). Journal of Natural History, 55 (3-4): 151-161.
Santis, M.D. 2021. Misconceptions about Historical Sciences in evolutionary biology. Evolutionary Biology, 48, 94-99.
Santis, M.D. 2020. Scientific Explanation and Systematics. Systematics and Biodiversity, 19(3): 312-321.
Santis, M.D. 2020. New combinations and lectotype fixations for Dolichocodia Townsend, 1908 (Diptera, Tachinidae) with the first species key. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 64(3):e20200089.
Santis, M.D. 2020. Teleology and Biology: a defence of teleological thinking in biology. Filosofia e História da Biologia (Online), (15): 61-78.
Santis, M.D. 2020. Popper as a process: revisiting the appropriation of the Popperian philosophy by the cladists during the 'systematics wars'. Arquivos de Zoologia, 51: 13-20.
Santis, M.D.; Alvarez-Garcia, D.M. ; Pereira, T.P.L. 2020. Taxonomic update of the Neotropical genus Cryptocladocera Bezzi, 1923 (Diptera: Tachinidae), with remarks on tachinids with fissicorn antennae. Zootaxa, 4755: 531-544.
Dios, R.V.P.; Santis, M.D. 2019. A new synonym for Zelia Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 (Diptera, Tachinidae), the genus Opsozelia Townsend 1919, with the description of three new species. ZooKeys, 880: 113-133.
Santis, M.D.; Nihei, S.S. 2019. Two new species of Neosophia Guimarães, 1982 and first description of female of Neoeuantha sabroskyi Guimarães, 1982 (Diptera: Tachinidae). Journal of Natural History, 53: 109-125.
Santis, M.D. 2018. A new genus and species of Sophiini Townsend, 1936 (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Brazil, with an updated key to the genera of the tribe. Zootaxa, 4500: 433-442.
Santis, M.D.; Nihei, S.S. 2016. Review of the New World genus Cholomyia (Diptera, Tachinidae), with a new species from Costa Rica. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 60: 217-226.
Book Chapters
Santis, M.D. 2024. The History of Life: Evo-Devo synthesis. In: Bloomsbury Handbook for the philosophy of Big History/The Historical Sciences. Editor, Aviezer Tucker, in preparation
Articles in newsletter/magazines
Santis, M.D. 2020. Morphology in the era of phylogenomics: a case for Dexiinae (Tachinidae) phylogeny. The Tachinid Times, 49-53, 03 mar.
On-line research. Taxonomic Catalog of the Brazilian Fauna (TCBF)
A collaborative work that published the first list of valid species found in the Brazilian territory. Available at: http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/listaBrasil/PrincipalUC/PrincipalUC.do?li...
