Jennifer C. Girón

Research Interests

My research focuses on the taxonomy and systematics of beetles, specifically on Neotropical broad-nosed weevils (Curculionidae: Entiminae) and water scavenger beetles in the subfamily Acidocerinae (Hydrophilidae). Some of my publications deal with describing species that are new to science. I'm also interested in the management and use of biological collections, as well as in generating data in the context of biodiversity informatics. In addition, I manage anatomy ontologies for insects and beetles.

Selected Publications

Short, A.E.Z., J.C. Girón (2023) Revision of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Novochares Girón & Short (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). ZooKeys, 1171: 1–112. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1171.104142

Girón, J.C., S. Tarasov, L.A. González Montaña, N. Matentzoglu, A.D. Smith, M. Koch, B.E. Boudinot, P. Bouchard, R. Burks, L. Vogt, M. Yoder, D. Osumi-Sutherland, F. Friedrich, R. Beutel, I. Mikó (2023) Formalizing Invertebrate Morphological Data: A Descriptive Model for Cuticle-Based Skeleto-Muscular Systems, an Ontology for Insect Anatomy, and their Potential Applications in Biodiversity Research and Informatics. Systematic Biology, syad025. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syad025

Meadows, B. A., M. Emad, J.P. Hruska, J. Silva, G.J. Behrends, J.C. Girón, J.D. Manthey (2023) Relatedness within colonies of three North American species of carpenter ants (Subgenus: Camponotus) and a comparison with relatedness across Formicinae. Insectes Sociaux. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00906-7

Manthey, J., J.C. Girón, J. Hruska (2022) Impact of host demography and evolutionary history on endosymbiont molecular evolution: a test in carpenter ants (Genus Camponotus)and their Blochmannia endosymbionts. Ecology and Evolution, e9026. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9026

Atencio, R., A. Barba, R. Collantes, J. Pittí, J. Muñoz, B.A.S. De Medeiros, J.C. Girón (2022) A new species of Epicaerus Pascoe, 1881 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Geonemini) associated with potato cultivars in Tierras Altas de Chiriquí, Panama. Zootaxa, 5115(1): 103–121. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5115.1.7

McDonald, P.J., J.A. Parlos, J.C. Cokendolpher, S.J. Robertson, J.K. Krejca, J.C. Girón, R.J. Baker, C.D. Phillips, (2022) Mitochondrial perspective on species identification and delimitation for troglobitic Cicurina (Arachnida: Araneae: Hahniidae) from Central Texas. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Texas Tech University, 381: 1–18. https://www.depts.ttu.edu/nsrl/publications/downloads/OP381.pdf

Girón, J.C., E. Valderrama, P.M. O'Connor, N.B. Simmons, D.L. Paul, M.J. Yoder (2022) Enhanced monography in a collaboratively evolved hub. Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists, 1(1): 8340. https://doi.org/10.18061/bssb.v1i1.8340

Girón, J.C., G. Amat-García, J.P. Botero, J. Cardona-Duque, J. Clavijo-Bustos, C. Díaz-Durán, J.H. García Concha, K. García, W. López Murcia, A. Lugo de la Hortúa, J.C. Neita Moreno, J.M. Ramírez-Salamanca, C. Taboada-Verona, D. Uchima Taborda, A. Viasus-Bastidas (2021) Consideraciones sobre el estado del conocimiento de la diversidad de Coleoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) en Colombia. Revista Colombiana de Entomología, 47(2). https://doi.org/10.25100/socolen.v47i2.10717

Girón, J.C., A.E.Z. Short (2021) The Acidocerinae (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae): taxonomy, classification, and catalog of species. ZooKeys, 1045: 1–236. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810

Girón, J.C., A.E.Z. Short (2021) Review of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Tobochares Short & García, 2007 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae): new lineages, new species, and new records. ZooKeys, 1019: 93–140. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881

Short, A.E.Z., J.C. Girón, E.F.A. Toussaint (2021) Evolution and biogeography of acidocerine water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) shaped by Gondwanan vicariance and Cenozoic isolation of South America. Systematic Entomology, 46(2): 380–395. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12467

Girón, J.C. (2020) Status of knowledge of the broad-nosed weevils of Colombia (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae). Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 15(4): 583–674. https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.15.e59713

Girón, J.C., M.L. Chamorro (2020) Variability and distribution of the golden-headed weevil Compsus auricephalus (Say) (Curculionidae: Entiminae: Eustylini). Biodiversity Data Journal, 8: e55474. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474

Arriaga-Varela, E., A. Brunke, J.C. Girón, K. Szawaryn, J. Bruthansová, M. Fikáček (2019) Micro-CT reveals hidden morphology and clarifies the phylogenetic position of Baltic amber water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Historical Biology, https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2019.1699921

Girón, J.C., A.T. Howden (2019) Five new species of Pandeleteius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Tanymecini) from South America. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 73(4): 831–845. https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-73.4.831

Girón, J.C., A.E.Z. Short. (2019) Three additional new genera of acidocerine water scavenger beetles from the Guiana and Brazilian Shield regions of South America (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). ZooKeys, 855: 109–154. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.855.33013

Raudez Reyes, S.C, R.A. Cano Espinoza, J.C. Girón (2019) A new species and immature stages of the skiff beetle genus Yara Reichardt and Hinton (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Hydroscaphidae) from Nicaragua. Zootaxa, 4544(1): 125–134. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4544.1.8

Girón, J.C., A.E.Z. Short (2018) Three new genera of acidocerine Water Scavenger Beetles from South America (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). ZooKeys, 768: 113–158. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.768.24423

Girón, J.C., C.W. O'Brien, C. Rose-Smyth (2018) On the West Indian weevil genus Lachnopus Schönherr, 1840 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae): descriptions of six new species, an annotated checklist, and a proposal of species groups. Zootaxa, 4423(1): 1–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4423.1.1