Els interessos d’aquest grup de recerca van des de la sistemàtica i l’estudi de l'estructura de les comunitats dels crisomèlids, fins a l’estudi de l’especiació geogràfica i de l’estructura espacial de la diversitat genètica en un marc temporal (filogeografia), així com a la investigació de processos biològics com la hibridació, la unisexualitat o les associacions planta-hoste, sempre des del punt de vista de l’evolució. En els darrers anys, el grup de recerca s’ha centrat a estudiar les interaccions biològiques, incloent-hi l’estudi de la dieta dels escarabats herbívors, la organització de les comunitats d’escarabats i les seves relacions simbiòtiques amb bacteris.

Pàgina web: Gómez-Zurita Lab

Investigador principal Investigador principal

Gómez-Zurita Frau, Jesús
CSIC Tenured Scientist
Herbivore Beetle Evolution Lab

Membres del grup Membres del grup

Cardoso Piedade, Anabela do Rosa
Laboratory Technician
Water and Cave Beetle Evolution

Platania, Leonardo
Predoctoral Researcher
Herbivore Beetle Evolution Lab

Projectes en curs Projectes en curs

Filogenia molecular de Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) y estudio de su evolución en las islas del Pacífico Occidental (CGL2017-83324)

Biologia Animal i Evolució (2017 SGR00991)
GRUP DE RECERCA CONSOLIDAT RECONEGUT I FINANÇAT GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA

Publicacions Publicacions

Gómez-Zurita J. 2021. Systematic revision of Calligrapha s. str. Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae). Zootaxa. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4953.1.1


Souza D de S, Marinoni L, Monné ML, Gómez-Zurita J. 2020. Molecular phylogenetic assessment of the tribal classification of Lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution,145(106736). DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106736


Gómez-Zurita J, Platania L, Cardoso A. 2020. A new species of the genus Tricholapita nom. nov. And stat. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) from New Caledonia. Zootaxa, 4858(1):85-94. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4858.1.5


Vizán-Rico H.;  Mayer C.;  Petersen M.;   McKenna D.;  Xin Zhou   and Jesús Gómez-Zurita  2019. Patterns and Constraints in the Evolution of Sperm Individualization Genes in Insects, with an Emphasis on Beetles. Genes. 10(10)776 doi.org/10.3390/genes10100776


Platania L.; Cardoso A. and Gomez-Zurita J. 2019. Diversity and evolution of New Caledonian endemic
Taophila subgenus Lapita (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae:Eumolpinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society,. 1-32 doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz119
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Gómez-Zurita J.; Cardoso A. 2019. Phylogeographic assessment of mtDNA paraphyly and the evolution of unisexuality in Calligrapha (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. (): doi: 10.1111/jzs.12269


Gomez-Zurita,J.; Cardoso, A. 2019. Phylogeographic assessment of mtDNA paraphyly and
the evolution of unisexuality in Calligrapha (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae). Wiley Online Library. () doi: DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12269
 

Gomez-Zurita J. 2019. Assessment of the role of Wolbachia in mtDNA paraphyly and the evolution of unisexuality in Calligrapha (Coleoptera:. Wiley Online Library. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5621


Merckx, J.; Van Roie, M.; Gómez-Zurita, J.; Dekoninck, W. 2018. From theory to practice: a photographic inventory of museum collections to optimize collection management. Biodiversity Informatics:38-48 doi: 10.17161/bi.v13i0.7036


Gomez-Zurita J. 2018. Description of Kumatoeides gen. Nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) from New Caledonia. Zootaxa. 4521(1):89-115 doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4521.1.4


Gomez-Zurita, J. 2018. Systematic revision of Central American Calligrapha Chevrolat of the subgenus Erythrographa subgen. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae). . Zootaxa. 4531(1): 1-58 doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4531.1.1


Vizán-Rico, H.I.; Gómez-Zurita, J. 2017. Testis-specific RNA-Seq of Calligrapha (Chrysomelidae) as a transcriptomic resource for male-biased gene inquiry in Coleoptera. Molecular Ecology Resources [ePub ahead of print]

Nguyen, D.T.; and Gómez-Zurita, J. 2017. Diversity and trophic ecology of the Monoleptites group (Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae, Luperini) in the Núi Chúa National Park (S Vietnam) with description of new species of Monolepta Chevrolat and Paleosepharia Laboissière. J. Asia-Pacific Entomol. 20: 65-87.


I.Vizán-Rico, H.; Gómez-Zurita, J. 2017. Testis-specific RNA-Seq of Calligrapha (Chrysomelidae) as a transcirptomic resource for male-biased bene inquiry in Coleoptera  Molecular Ecology Resources. 17:533-545.


Gómez-Zurita, J. 2017. Insights on the genus Acronymolpus Samuelson with new synonymies and exclusion of Stethotes Baly from the fauna of New Caledonia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae). ZooKeys 720: 65-75.


de la Cadena, G.; Papadopoulou, A.; Maes, J.-M.; Gómez-Zurita, J. 2017. Evaluation of bias on the assessment of diet breadth of herbivorous insects using molecular methods. Insect Science

Tuset, V.M.; Otero-Ferrer, J.L.; Gómez-Zurita, J.; Venerus, L.A.; Stransky, C.; Imondi, R.; Orlov, A.M.; Ye, Z.; Santschi L.; Afanasiev, P.K.; Zhuang, L.; Farré, M.; Love, M.S.; Lombarte, A. 2016. Otolith shape lends support to the sensory drive hypothesis in rockfishes. Journal of Evolutionary Biology doi: 10.1111/jeb.12932. [Epub ahead of print]

Nguyen, D.T.; and Gómez-Zurita, J. 2016 Subtle ecological gradient in the tropics triggers high species-turnover in a local geographical scale. PLoS ONE11(6):e0156840

Gómez-Zurita, J.  (2016). Systematic revision of Calligrapha Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with pale spots on dark elytra and description of two new species. Zootaxa 4072 (1): 061–089

Gómez-Zurita, J.; Cardoso, A.; Coronado, I.; De la Cadena, G.; Jurado-Rivera, J.A.; Maes, J.-M.; Montelongo, T.; Nguyen, D.T.; and Papadopoulou, A. (2016).High-throughput biodiversity analysis: rapid assessment of species richness and ecological interactions Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) in the tropics. ZooKeys 597: 3-26

Papadopoulou, A.; Chesters. D.; Coronado, I.; De la Cadena, G.; Cardoso, A.; Reyes, J. C.; Maes, J.-M.; Rueda, R. M.; Gómez-Zurita, J. 2015. Automated DNA-based plant identification for large-scale biodiversity assessment. Molecular Ecology Resources 15(1): 136-152.


Montelongo, T.; Gómez-Zurita, J.2015. Nonrandom Patterns of Genetic Admixture Expose the Complex Historical Hybrid Origin of Unisexual Leaf Beetle Species in the Genus Calligrapha. The American Naturalist 185(1): 113-134.


Montagna, M.; Gómez-Zurita. J.; Giorgi, A.; Epis, S.; Lozzia, G.; Bandi, C. 2015. Metamicrobiomics in herbivore beetles of the genus Cryptocephalus (Chrysomelidae): toward the understanding of ecological determinants in insect symbiosis. Insect Science 22(3): 340-352.


Gómez-Zurita, J. 2015. Systematic revision of the genus Calligrapha Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) in Central America: The group of Calligrapha argus Stål. Zootaxa. 3922(1): 71.


Gómez-Zurita, J. 2015. What is the leaf beetle Calligrapha scalaris (LeConte)? Breviora 541(1): 1-19.


de la Cadena, G.; Papadopoulou, A.; Maes, J.-M.; Gómez-Zurita, J. 2015. Evaluation of bias on the assessment of diet breadth of herbivorous insects using molecular methods. Insect Science: n/a-n/a . Ahead of print


Peris,S.; and Montelongo, T. 2014. Birds and small urban parks: a study in a high plateau city. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38 (3):316-325


Montelongo, T.; and Gómez-Zurita, J. 2014. Multilocus molecular systematics and evolution in time and space of Calligrapha (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae). Zoologica Scripta. 43 (6):605-628


Montagna, M.; Gómez-Zurita, J.; Giorgi, A.; Epis, S.; Lozzia, G.; and Bandi, C. 2014. Metamicrobiomics in herbivore beetles of the genus Cryptocephalus (Chrysomelidae): Towards the understanding of ecological determinants in insect symbiosis. Insect Science 22(3):340-52


Gómez-Zurita, J.; and Cardoso, A. 2014. Systematics of the New Caledonian endemic genus TaophilaHeller (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) combining morphological, molecular and ecological data, with description of two new species. Systematic Entomology. 39 (1):111-126.


Chaboo, C.S.; Frieiro-Costa, F.A.; Gómez-Zurita, J.; and Westerduijn, R. 2014. Origins and diversification of subsociality in leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Chrysomelinae). Journal of Natural History. 48 (37-38):2325-2367


Andújar, C.; Soria-Carrasco, VI; Serrano, J.; and Gómez-Zurita, J. 2014. Congruence test of molecular clock calibration hypotheses based on Bayes factor comparisons. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 5 (3):226-242


Andújar, C.; Arribas, P.; Ruiz, C.; Serrano, J.; and Gómez-Zurita, J. 2014. Integration of conflict into integrative taxonomy: fitting hybridization in species delimitation of Mesocarabus (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Molecular Ecology. 23 (17):4344-4361


Papadopoulou, A.;  Cardoso, A.;  Gómez-Zurita, J. 2013. Diversity and diversification of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) in New Caledonia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 168: 473-495


Montelongo, T.;  Gómez-Zurita, J. 2013. Morphological and Molecular Characterization of a New Nearctic Species of Calligrapha Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) from Central Mexico. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 115 (4):369-391


Gómez-Zurita, J.; Sassi, D.; Cardoso, A.; Balke, M.  2012. Evolution of Cryptocephalus leaf beetles related to C. sericeus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and the role of hybridization in generating species mtDNA paraphyly. Zoologica Scripta 41: 47-67.

Ge, D.Y.; Gómez-Zurita, J.; Chesters, D.; Yang, X.K.; Vogler, A.P.  2012. Suprageneric systematics of flea beetles (Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) inferred from multilocus sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62: 793-805.

Gebiola, M.; Gómez-Zurita, J.; Monti, M.M.; Navone, P.; Bernardo, U.  2012. Integration of molecular, ecological, morphological and endosymbionts data for species delimitation within the Pnigalio soemius complex (Hymenoptera:Eulophidae). Molecular Ecology 21: 1190-1208.

Andújar, C.; Gómez Zurita, J.; Rasplus, J.Y.; Serrano, J. 2012. Molecular systematics and evolution of the subgenus Mesocarabus Thomson 1875 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Carabus), based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Zoologic Journal of the Linnean Society 166: 787 804.

Andújar, C.; Serrano, J.; Gómez Zurita, J.  2012. Winding up the molecular clock in the genus Carabus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) — Effects of methodological decisions on rate and node age estimation. BMC Evolutionary Biology 12: 40.

Gómez-Zurita, J. 2011. Revision of New Caledonian Eumolpinae described by K. M. Heller (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zootaxa 3060: 31-46.

Gómez-Zurita, J. 2011. A new species of Criocerinae (Chrysomelidae) from New Caledonia: Oulema (Oulema) taophiloides sp. nov. Zootaxa 2870: 63-68.

Gómez-Zurita J. 2011. Rhyparida foaensis (Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007), comb. n. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and implications for the colonization of New Caledonia. ZooKeys 157: 33-44. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.157.1320

Ge, D.; Chesters, D.; Gomez-Zurita, J.; Zhang, L.; Yang, X.; Vogler, A. P. 2011. Anti-predator defence drives parallel morphological evolution in flea beetles. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 278: 2133-41.