My research interests span a wide range of insect-related topics, from biodiversity to applied entomology. In recent years, I have participated in projects focused on insect systematics, habitat conservation, management of alien species and monitoring of xylophagous beetles. I have a particular interest in predatory and parasitoid insect lineages, especially within the Neuroptera and Diptera orders. My research employs a multidisciplinary approach to explore past and present insect diversity, aiming to uncover their evolutionary history and understand their roles in both natural and managed ecosystems.
BADANO DAVIDE
Presentation
Curriculum Vitae
Teaching activities
Completion accademic year: 2026/2027
Completion accademic year: 2025/2026
Completion accademic year: 2024/2025
Research
Ultime pubblicazioni:
- Badano, D., Zheng, Y., Aspöck, U., Aspöck, H., Dobosz, R., Funari, R., et al. (2026). Integrative revision of the Palaearctic owlfly genus Deleproctophylla Lefèbvre (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphinae). ZOOKEYS, 1267(1267), 197-254 [10.3897/zookeys.1267.173792]. - view more
- Zheng, Y., Badano, D., Machado, R.J.P., Tu, Y., Aspöck, U., Aspöck, H., et al. (2026). UCE phylogenomics improves the classification of the cosmopolitan pit‐building antlion tribe Myrmeleontini (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Myrmeleontinae). SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, 51(2) [10.1111/syen.70040]. - view more
- Gori Savellini, G., Alessandri, G., Beligni, G., Badano, D., Fanciulli, P.P., Frati, F., et al. (2026). Metagenomic sequencing discloses the virome composition of mosquitoes and sandflies from Central-Southern Tuscany, Italy. MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM, 14(4), 1-17 [10.1128/spectrum.01867-25]. - view more
- Ascenzi, A., Nania, D., Cristiano, A., Badano, D., Pacifici, M., Cerretti, P. (2025). Neglected predatory insects trigger potential Key Biodiversity Areas in threatened coastal habitats. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, 34(5), 1671-1688 [10.1007/s10531-025-03035-8]. - view more
- Zheng, Y., Ni, Z., Aspöck, U., Aspöck, H., Badano, D., Nel, A., et al. (2025). A hidden treasure along Silk Roads: An unexpected new species of spoon-winged lacewings from Xinjiang, China, and a revision of the genus Brevistoma Tjeder, 1967 (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae). ZOOTAXA, 5566(1), 97-118 [10.11646/zootaxa.5566.1.4]. - view more