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
Affiliate, Entomology
Affiliate, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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Recent Publications
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
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
Noor, S. W., Dietrich, C. H., & Trivellone, V. (2025). Insights into phytoplasma lineages: evaluating single-locus and multilocus trees from next-generation sequencing data. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes, 15(1), 51-52. https://doi.org/10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00030.6
Trivellone, V., Haddadian, R. J., & Dietrich, C. H. (2025). Evaluating the threat of phytoplasma disease emergence in agroecosystems and natural habitats. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes, 15(1), 111-112. https://doi.org/10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00059.X
Dietrich, C. H., & Wang, M. L. (2024). A new genus and species representing the first Mesozoic eurymeline leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae: Macropsini). Palaeoentomology, 7(4), 507-512. https://doi.org/10.11646/palaeoentomology.7.4.10