Contact Information
1816 S. Oak St., MC-652
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
Affiliate, Entomology
Affiliate, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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Recent Publications
Cai, W., Zhang, X., Ma, J., Liu, Z., Dietrich, C. H., & Yuan, X. (2026). Chromosome-level genome assembly of the invasive pest Stictocephala bisonia: insights into genes for environmental stress adaptation. Pest Management Science, 82(7), 6095-6108. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.70693
Cao, Y., Dietrich, C. H., Dmitriev, D. A., Zou, H., Xue, Q., & Zhang, Y. (2026). Analyses of expanded anchored-hybrid phylogenomic datasets support revisions to the higher classification of leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Systematic Entomology, 51(1), Article e70035. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.70035
Dietrich, C. H., & Perkovsky, E. E. (2026). A new genus of Protodikraneurini from Baltic amber shows mixed morphological affinities to modern Typhlocybinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Palaeoentomology, 9(3), 221-227. https://doi.org/10.11646/palaeoentomology.9.3.5
El-Sonbati, S. A., Dietrich, C. H., Wilson, M. R., Al Harbi, M. M., & Al Dhafer, H. M. (2026). Taxonomic and morphological characterization of genus Neolimnus Linnavuori (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Phlepsiini), with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 5757(5), 217-230. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5757.5.3
Gonçalves, C. C., Mejdalani, G., Dietrich, C. H., & Takiya, D. M. (2026). Phylogeny-based generic delimitations of the diverse leafhopper tribe Gyponini, including the establishment of a new tribe of Iassinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Systematic Entomology, 51(3), Article e70062. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.70062