Systematic Entomology, Section Leader

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
Affiliate, Entomology
Affiliate, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Recent Publications

Camisão, B. M., Zahniser, J. N., & Dietrich, C. H. (2025). The Neotropical genus Kanorba Oman, 1938: synonymy and new combinations (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Zootaxa, 5601(2), 387-394. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5601.2.12

Cao, Y., Dietrich, C. H., Dmitriev, D. A., Kits, J. H., Xue, Q., & Zhang, Y. (2025). Phylogeny, biogeography and morphological evolution of the treehopper-like leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Megophthalminae and Ulopinae. Systematic Entomology, 50(2), 296-308. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12655

Chen, W., Dietrich, C. H., & Zhang, Y. (2025). On the genus Otiocerus with a new species and two new combinations to Shellenius (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Derbidae). Zootaxa, 5633(3), 553-563. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5633.3.8

Gabrys, A. M., Dietrich, C. H., & Trivellone, V. (2025). Inferring Tripartite Associations of Vector-Borne Plant Pathogens Using a Next-Generation Sequencing Approach. Pathogens, 14(1), Article 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14010074

Gonzalez-Mozo, L. C., Dietrich, C. H., Cao, Y., Newton, L. G., & Ware, J. L. (2025). Evolution of defensive strategies in the treehopper tribe Darnini (Hemiptera: Membracidae) revisited using anchored hybrid enrichment data. Systematic Entomology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12688

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