1) Phylogenetic classification of the Pentatomidae.
2) Phylogeny, revision and classification of the Nezarini, the included genera (Aethemenes, Acrosternum, Chinavia, Nezara, Neoacrosternum, etc.) and related taxa.
3) Deep understanding of the Neotropical Pentatominae stink bugs clades: genus and species evolution, key characters and taxa recognition.
4) Phylogeny and classification of the tribe Procleticini.
5) Phylogeny and classification of Catacanthini and Coquereliini.
6) Review of Piezodorus Fieber, with studies on the origin, evolution and population demographics of Piezodorus guildinii.
7) Review of the genus Pharypia Stal and its relationship within the Pentatomidae.
8) Diversity and Taxonomy of the Neotropical Cydnidae.
9) Disentangling the southern connections between the Australian and the Neotropical bioregions: biogeographic relationships of the megadiverse stink bug family Pentatomidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera).
10) Review of the Kumbutha and Macrocarenus groups of genera.
11) Terrestrial Heteroptera from São Paulo State, Brazil: diversity, taxonomy, distribution and conservation.
12) Diversity, taxonomy, distribution and comparative phylogeography of the stink-bug species associted to crops in the Neotropical region.
13) On-line Taxonomic Catalogue of the Brazilian Fauna: Heteroptera. http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/listaBrasil/PrincipalUC/PrincipalUC.do?lingua=en )
14) Infestation of the burrower bug Cyrtomenus mirabilis (Perty) in commercial peanut crop systems: damage characterization and initial tests for chemical control.