Contact Information
Champaign, IL 61820
Research Interests
Insect systematics; evolution, biodiversity, and conservation of leafhoppers and related insects (Hemiptera)
Research Description
Ongoing projects include phylogenomic analyses of major lineages of Membracoidea, development of online tools for genus and species identification, studies of the diversity and evolution of leafhopper-associated plant pathogens, and conservation of grassland insect biotas.
Education
PhD, Entomology, North Carolina State University, 1990
BS, Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 1984
Additional Campus Affiliations
Systematic Entomology, Section Leader, Illinois Natural History Survey
Department Affiliate, Entomology
Affiliate, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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Recent Publications
Ran, W. W., Luo, G. M., Zhao, Y. Q., Li, C., Dietrich, C. H., & Song, Y. H. (2024). Climate change may drive the distribution of tribe Zyginelline pests in China and the Indo-China Peninsula to shift towards higher latitude river-mountain systems. Pest Management Science, 80(2), 613-626. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7788
Wang, D., Dietrich, C. H., & Zhang, Y. (2024). Phylogenetics, historical biogeography and molecular species delimitation of Chanohirata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Penthimiini). Systematic Entomology, 49(1), 173-192. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12612
Bai, H., Zhang, J., Dietrich, C. H., Li, Y., & Yuan, X. (2023). Structural Characteristics of Mitochondrial Genomes of Eight Treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae: Centrotinae) and Their Phylogenetic Implications. Genes, 14(7), Article 1510. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14071510
Brown, M. E., & Dietrich, C. H. (2023). Four New State Records of Delphacid Planthopper Species (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from Illinois, USA. Great Lakes Entomologist, 56(1-2), 126-136. https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.2459
Cabrera-Asencio, I., Dietrich, C. H., & Zahniser, J. N. (2023). A new invasive pest in the Western Hemisphere: Amrasca biguttula (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Florida Entomologist, 106(4), 263-266. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.106.0409