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Mateus Pepinelli

Mateus Pepinelli

Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
School of Natural Sciences
Science, Engineering and Architecture
705.675.1151 ext 5318 MPepinelli@laurentian.ca

Biography

Dr. Mateus Pepinelli has an extensive background in entomology, specializing in the systematics, biology, and ecology of aquatic insects, as well as in honey bee ecology and environmental DNA (eDNA). From 2019 to 2023, Mateus managed the BeeCSI project, a Genome Canada Large-Scale Applied Research initiative aimed at identifying stressor-specific biomarkers in honey bees across Canada. Now at Laurentian University, he continues to explore the challenges honey bees face, particularly the effects of climate change on plant flowering patterns and the subsequent impacts on plant-pollinator interactions. Mateus is committed to collaborating with researchers, students, beekeepers, and the community, to develop a long-term eDNA survey project. This initiative aims to document changes in plant-pollinator networks across a latitudinal gradient from Southern to Northern Ontario.

Mateus will also be conducting research at Laurentian University using eDNA techniques to investigate biting flies, specifically focusing on range shifts and monitoring potential vector species. With extensive experience in diverse scientific projects and fieldwork across various countries and ecosystems, Mateus brings a vision of merging traditional and cutting-edge techniques to tackle the complex challenge of understanding, identifying, and describing species interactions in a rapidly changing world.

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Teaching

BIOL-3706EL-01: General Entomology

BIOL-3977EL-01: Biodiversity and Conservation

Publications

Articles

  1. Wizenberg, S.B., French, S.K., Newburn, L.R., Pepinelli, M., Conflitti, I.M., Moubony, M., Ritchie, C., Jamieson, A., Richardson, R.T., Travas, A., Imrit, M.A., Chihata, M., Higo, H., Common, J., Walsh, E.M., Bixby, M., Guarna, M.M., Pernal, S.F., Hoover, S.E., Currie, R.W., Giovenazzo, P., Guzman-Novoa, E., Borges, D., Foster, L.J., Zayed, A. Pollen foraging mediates exposure to dichotomous stressor syndromes in honey bees. PNAS Nexus 3(10):1-13. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae440
  2. Bixby, M., French, S.K. Wizenberg, S.B., Jamieson, A., Pepinelli, M., Cunningham, M., Conflitti, I., Foster, L.J., Zayed, A., Guarna, M.M. Identifying and modelling the impact of neonicotinoid exposure on honey bee colony profit. Journal of Economic Entomology. toae227. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae227
  3. McAfee, A., Alavi-Shoushtari, N., Tran, L. Labuschagne, R., Cunningham, M., Tsvetkov, N., Common, J., Higo, H., Pernal, S.F., Giovenazzo, P., Hoover, S.E., Guzman-Novoa, E., Currie, R.W.,Wolf Veiga, P., French, S.K., Conflitti, I.M., Pepinelli, M., Borges, D., Walsh, E.M., C.A. Bishop, Zayed, A., Duffe, J., Foster, L.J., Guarna, M.M. Climatic predictors of prominent honey bee (Apis mellifera) disease agents: Varroa destructor, Melissococcus plutonius, and Vairimorpha spp. (2024). PLOS Climate. 3(8): 25.  e0000485.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000485. {IF=4.6}
  4. McAfee, A., French, S.K., Tsvetkov, N., Higo, H., Common, J., Pernal, S.F., Giovenazzo, P., Hoover, S.E., Guzman-Novoa, E., Currie, R.W., Veiga, P.W., Conflitti, I.M., Pepinelli, M., Tran, L., Zayed, A., Guarna, M.M., Foster, L.J. (2024). Higher prevalence of sacbrood virus in highbush blueberry pollination units. Journal of Economic Entomology.117: 1324–1335, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae119 {IF=2.447}
  5. French, S.K., Pepinelli, M., Conflitti, I.M., Higo, H., Common, J., Bixby, M.E.F., Walsh, E.M., Guarna, M.M., Pernal, S.F., Hoover, S.E., Currie, R.W., Giovenazzo, P., Guzmán-Novoa, E., Foster, L.J., Zayed, A. (2024). A systems approach to honey bee health: multiple stressors everywhere all at once. Current Biology. 34:1893-1903. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.039{IF=9.2}
  6. Dogantzis, K.A., Raffiudin, R., Putra, R.E., Shaleh, I., Conflitti, I.M., Pepinelli, M., Roberts, J., Holmes, M., Oldroyd, B.P., Zayed, A. and Gloag, R. (2024). Post-invasion selection acts on standing genetic variation despite a severe founding bottleneck. Current Biology. 34:1349-1346. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.010 {IF=9.2}
  7. Wizenberg, S.B., Newburn, L.R., Pepinelli, M., Conflitti, I.M., Richardson, R.T., Hoover, S.E.R., Currie, R.W., Giovenazzo, P., Zayed, A. (2023). Validating a multi-locus metabarcoding approach for characterizing mixed-pollen samples collected by honey bees. Plant Methods, 19:120. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-023-01097-9
  8. Wizenberg, S.B., Newburn, L.R., Pepinelli, M., Conflitti, I.M., Moubony, M.,Borges, D., Guarna, M. Guzman-Novoa, E., Foster, L.; Zayed, A.(2023). Environmental metagenetics unveil novel plant-pollinator interactions. Ecology & Evolution, 13:e10645. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10645 {IF=2.91}
  9. Shimabukuru, E.M., Laurindo da Silva, F., Pepinelli, M., Trivinho-Strixino, S.  A new species of Parochlus (Diptera: Chironomidae) reveals intriguing features of larva at the oldest South American highlands. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 1-9. 2022
  10. Anderson, K., Pepinelli, M., Kvist, S.  Natural occurrence of an experimental developmental phenotype in the leech Erpobdella punctata (Leidy 1870) (Annelida: Clitellata: Hirudinea). Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 64 (4), 268-273. 2020
  11. Nascimento, J.M.C, Hamada, N., Pepinelli. A new species in Simulium (Trichodagmia)(Diptera: Simuliidae) from Chapada Diamantina region, Brazil: cryptic diversity revealed by morphological and molecular evidence. Acta tropica 206, 105457. 2020
  12. Lukashevich, E.D., Pepinelli, M., Currie, D.C. A new family and genus of Mesozoic Simulioidea (Insecta: Diptera). Journal of Systematic Palaentology, 1-19. 2020
  13. Nascimento, J.M.C, Hamada, N., Pepinelli, M. Mardini, L.B.L.F. Redescription of adults of Simulium jeteri (Py-Daniel, Darwich, Mardini, Strieder & Coscarón, 2005) (Diptera: Simuliidae); Zootaxa, 4563(2), 249-266. 2019.
  14. Koroiva, R., Souza, M.S., Roque, F. O. Pepinelli, M. DNA Barcodes for Forensically Important Fly Species in Brazil. Journal of Medical Entomology tjy045. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjy045. 2018
  15. Pepinelli, M., Currie, D.C. The identity of giant black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Baltic amber: insights from large-scale photomicroscopy, micro-CT scanning and geometric morphometrics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 181 :846-866. 2017
  16. Koroiva, R., Pepinelli, M., Rodrigues, M.E., Roque, F.O., Lorenz-Lemke, A.P., Kvist, S. DNA barcoding of odonates from the Upper Plata basin: Database creation and genetic diversity estimation. PLoS ONE 12(8): e0182283. 2017
  17. Vernal, S., Pepinelli, M., Casanova, C., Goulart, T.M., Kim, O., De Paula, N., Pinto, M.C., Sá-Nunes, A. S., Roselino, A. M. Insights into the epidemiological link between biting flies and pemphigus foliaceus in southeastern Brazil. Acta Tropica 176:455-465. 2017
  18. Shimabukuru, E.M., Pepinelli, M., Trivinho-Strixino, S. Brazilian Pseudochironomini (Diptera: Chironomidae) Part 1. New Pseudochironomus Malloch from highlands. Zootaxa 4317 (1): 134-154. 2017
  19. Shimabukuru, E.M., Pepinelli, M., Trivinho-Strixino, S. Two new species of Podonomus Philippi (Diptera: Chironomidae: Podonominae) from mountains of Southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4290 (1): 155-166. 2017
  20. Roque, F.O., Zampiva, N.K., Valente-Neto, F., Menezes, J.F.S., Hamada, N., Pepinelli, M., Siqueira, T., Swan, C. Deconstructing richness patterns by commonness and rarity reveals bioclimatic and spatial effects in black fly metacommunities. Freshwater Biology 61(6): 923-932, 2016
  21. Souza, M.S., Pepinelli, M., Almeida, E.C., Roque, F.O. Blow flies from forest fragments embedded in different land uses: implications for selecting indicators in forensic entomology. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 61(1): 93-98. 2016
  22. Shimabukuru, E.M., Pepinelli, M., Perbiche-Neves, G., Trivinho-Strixino, S. A new trap for collecting aquatic and semi-aquatic insects from hygropetric habitats. Insect Conservation and Diversity 8(6): 578-583, 2015
  23. Trivinho-Strixino, S.; Pepinelli, M. A systematic study on Endotribelos Grodhaus (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Brazil including DNA barcoding to link males and females. Zootaxa 3936: 1-41, 2015
  24. Couceiro, S.R.M., Hamada, N., Sagot, L.B., Pepinelli, M. Black-fly assemblage distribution patterns in streams in disturbed areas in southern Brazil. Acta Tropica 140: 26-33, 2014
  25. Pepinelli, M., Spironello, M., Currie, D.C. Geometric morphometrics as a tool for interpreting evolutionary transitions in the black fly wing (Diptera: Simuliidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 169: 377-388, 2013
  26. Trivinho-Strixino, S.; Pepinelli, M., Roque, F.O., Siqueira, T. DNA barcoding of Podonomus (Chironomidae, Podonominae) enables stage association of a named species and reveals hidden diversity in Brazilian inselbergs. Annales de Limnologie 48: 411-423, 2012
  27. Souza, L.O.I., Pepinelli, M., Neiss, U.G. The larva of Neoneura ethela Williamson, 1917 (Odonata: Protoneuridae). Zootaxa 3318: 63-67, 2012
  28. Laurindo, F.O, Wiedenbrug, S., Trivinho-Strixino, S., Oliveira, C.S.N., Pepinelli, M. Two new species of Hudsonimyia Roback, 1979 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae) from Neotropical Region unveiled by morphology and DNA barcoding. Journal of Natural History 46: 1615-1638, 2012
  29. Pepinelli, M. Checklist dos Simuliidae (Insecta, Diptera) do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Biota Neotropica 11:1-4, 201
  30. Hamada, N., Pepinelli, M., Mattos, A.A., Luz, S.L.B. A new black fly species from Brazil, closely related to Simulium guianense Wise (Diptera, Simuliidae), revealed by morphology and DNA barcoding). Zootaxa 2428: 22-36, 2010
  31. Bertazo, K.C, Santos, C.B., Pinto, I.S., Ferreira, A.L., Falqueto, A., Pepinelli, M. Distribuição de espécies de borrachudos (Diptera: Simuliidae) do Espírito Santo, Brasil. Biota Neotropica 10: 1-5, 2010
  32. Pepinelli, M., Siqueira, T., Salles, F.F., Shimbori, E.M. First report of Simuliidae and Chironomidae (Diptera) living on nymphs of Lachlania Hagen (Ephemeroptera: Oligoneuriidae) in South America. Biota Neotropica 9: 1-4, 2009
  33. Wiedenbrug, S., Mendes, F.H., Pepinelli, M., Trivinho-Strixino, S. Review of the genus Onconeura Andersen et Sæther (Diptera: Chironomidae), with the description of four new species from Brazil. Zootaxa 2265: 1-26, 2009
  34. Pepinelli, M., Hamada, N., Currie, D.C. Simulium (Inaequalium) marins, a new species of black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) from inselbergs in Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 104: 728-735, 2009
  35. Landeiro, V.L., Pepinelli, M., Hamada, N. Species richness and distribution of Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the Chapada Diamantina Region, Brazil. Neotropical Entomology 38: 332-339, 2009
  36. Hernandez, L.M., Hamada, N., Pepinelli, M., Kikuchi, R.M. Description of the larva of Simulium lobatoi Luna Dias, Hernández, Maia-Herzog & Shelley (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 1732: 65-68, 2008
  37. Pepinelli, M., Hamada, N., Trivinho-Strixino, S. Larval description of Simulium (Notolepria) cuasiexiguum and Simulium (Chirostilbia) obesum and new records of black fly species (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the States of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil. Neotropical Entomology 35: 698-704, 2006
  38. Hamada, N., Hernandez, L.M., Luz, S.L.B., Pepinelli, M. Simulium (Chirostilbia) jefersoni, a new species of black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the state of Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 1123: 21-37, 2006
  39. Pepinelli, M., Hamada, N., Luz, S.L.B. Simulium (Inaequalium) margaritatum, a new species of black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the central region of Bahia State, Brazil. Zootaxa 1167: 47-60, 2006
  40. Hamada, N., Pepinelli, M., Hernandez, L.M. Simulium nunesdemelloi (Diptera: Simuliidae), a new species of black fly from the northwestern region of Amazonas State, Brazil. Zootaxa 1371: 23-35, 2006
  41. Pepinelli, M., Trivinho-Strixino, S., Hamada, N. Imaturos de Simuliidae (Diptera, Nematocera) e caracterização de seus criadouros no Parque Estadual Intervales, SP, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 49: 527-530, 2005
  42. Pepinelli, M., Hamada, N., Trivinho-Strixino, S. Simulium (Thyrsopelma) duodenicornium, a new black fly species (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the Southeast Region of Brazil. Zootaxa 1040:17 - 29, 2005
  43. Hamada, N., Pepinelli, M. Simulium (Chirostilbia) bifenestratum (Diptera, Simuliidae), a new black-fly species from the Atlantic forest, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 99: 45-52, 2004
  44. Pepinelli, M., Trivinho-Strixino, S., Hamada, N. Description of Simulium (Chirostilbia) friedlanderi Py-Daniel, 1987 (Insecta: Diptera: Simuliidae) female. Biota Neotropica 3: 1-3, 2003
  45. Salles, F.F., Francischetti, C.N., Roque, F.O., Pepinelli, M., Trivinho-Strixino, S. Levantamento preliminar dos gêneros e espécies de Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) do Estado de São Paulo, com ênfase em coletas realizadas em córregos florestados de baixa ordem. Biota Neotropica 3, 2003
  46. Pepinelli, M., Trivinho-Strixino, S., Hamada, N. New records of Simuliidae (Diptera, Nematocera) in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 47: 653-655, 2003
  47. Pepinelli, M., Trivinho-Strixino, S. O comprimento da antena na determinação dos estádios larvais de Simulium nigrimanum Macquart, 1838. Entomologia y Vectores 10: 307-317, 2003
  48. Pepinelli, M., Trivinho-Strixino, S. Colonização de substratos artificiais de diferentes cores por imaturos de Simulium inaequale Paterson e Shannon, 1927 (Diptera, Simuliidae). Entomologia y Vectores 9:349-357, 2002

 

Books and Book chapters

  1. Koroiva, R., Pepinelli, M. Distribution and Habitats of Aquatic Insects. In: Del-Claro K., Guillermo R. (eds) Aquatic Insects. Springer, Cham. 2019.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16327-3_2 (Invited Chapter).
  2. Hamada, N., Silva, J.O., Pepinelli, M., Trindade, L.R.R. Ordem Diptera. Família Simuliidae. In: Neusa Hamada; Jorge Luiz Nessimian; Ranyse Barbosa Querino. (Org.). Insetos aquáticos na Amazônia brasileira : taxonomia, biologia e ecologia. 1ed.Manaus: Editora INPA, 2014, p. 683-710. Available at: http://insetosaquaticos.inpa.gov.br/arquivos/livros/02-Livro_Insetos_Aquaticos.pdf (Invited chapter)
  3. Pinho, L.C., Pepinelli, M. Ordem Diptera (di = duas; pteron = asas). In: Neusa Hamada; Jorge Luiz Nessimian; Ranyse Barbosa Querino. (Org.). Insetos aquáticos na Amazônia brasileira : taxonomia, biologia e ecologia. 1ed.Manaus: Editora INPA, 2014, p. 447-455. Available at: http://insetosaquaticos.inpa.gov.br/arquivos/livros/02-Livro_Insetos_Aquaticos.pdf (Invited chapter)
  4. Roque, F.O., Pepinelli, M., Fragoso, E.N., Ferreira, W.A., Barillari, P.R., Yoshinaga, M.Y., Trivinho-Strixino, S., Verani, N.F., Lima, M.I.S. Ecologia de macroinvertebrados, peixes e vegetação ripária de um córrego de primeira ordem em região de cerrado do Estado de São Paulo (São Carlos, SP). In: Raoul Henry. (Org.). Ecótono nas Interfaces dos Ecossistemas Aquáticos. São Carlos: Rima Editora, 2003, p. 313-338. (Invited chapter)
  5. Hamada, N., Pepinelli, M., Mardini, L. Simulídeos - Programa Estadual Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre: CEVS, 2006