Table of Contents

List of Contributors ix
Preface, Douglas J. Futuyma xvii
Foreword, P. Jolivet, J.A. Santiago-Blay and M. Schmitt xix


1. Phylogeny, Molecular Biology

Relationships among the subfamilies of Chrysomelidae inferred from small subunit ribosomal
DNA and morphology, with special emphasis on the relationship among the flea beetles and
the Galerucinae
Catherine N. Duckett, Joseph J. Gillespie and Karl M. Kjer 3

Resources for a phylogenomic approach in leaf beetle (Coleoptera) systematics
Jesús Gómez-Zurita, Fatos Kopliku, Kosmas Theodorides and Alfried P. Vogler 19


The evolution of cucurbitacin pharmacophagy in rootworms: insight from Luperini paraphyly,
Joseph J. Gillespie, Karl M. Kjer, Edward G. Riley and Douglas W. Tallamy 37

Ideas on the systematics of the genus Diabrotica Wilcox and other related leaf beetles,
Astrid Eben and Alejandro Espinosa de los Monteros 59

Phylogeny of Afrotropical Monolepta and related taxa (Galerucinae)
Thomas Wagner 75

Competitive exclusion and sexual isolation between sympatric congeneric species of Timarcha and
Cyrtonus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)
Eduard Petitpierre 85

The ecology and population genetics of the blue and brassy willow beetles Phyllodecta (=Phratora)
Vulgatissima L. and P. vitellinae L. on United Kingdom willow (Salix) plantations
Angela Karp and Lori Peacock 97

A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Donacia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Japan,
based on mitochondrial gene sequences
Teiji Sota and Masakazu Hayashi 105

The evolution of adaptations to plant secondary compounds in Chrysochus leaf beetles
(Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)
Susanne Dobler 117

Molecular phylogeny and systematics of Galerucella and related taxa
Christina Nokkala and Seppo Nokkala 125

Genetic differentiation and population structure in Metachroma labrale Blair, 1933, a Galápagos
leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae)
Peter Verdyck, H. Dhuyvetter and K. Desender 131

Ecology and evolution of New World Blepharida
Judith X. Becerra 137


2. Statistics

Some considerations for the use of statistical methods in Chrysomelidae
Lee-Ann C. Hayek 147


3. Morphology and Anatomy

Jumping flea beetles: structure and performance (Insecta, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae)
Michael Schmitt 161

Immatures of Hemisphaerota palmarum (Boheman), with discussion of the caudal processes
and shield architecture in the tribe Hemisphaerotini (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)
Caroline S. Chaboo and Tam C. Nguyen 171

Immature stages and bionomy of some Indian species of Chiridopsis Spaeth (Coleoptera,
Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae),
Hemant V. Ghate, Jolanta Swietojanska, Aleksandra Kilian, Sachin Ranade and Nilesh Rane 185

Polymorphism and microtaxonomy in Chrysomelidae
Krishna K. Verma and T. Kalaichelvan 213

Geographical variation in Mecistomela marginata (Hispinae)
Viviane Grenha, Margarete V. de Macêdo and Ricardo F. Monteiro 225

Modified antennae of Malaysian Galerucinae and its taxonomic significance,
Mohamed S. Mohamedsaid 231

Adaptations of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) from xeric regions
Pierre Jolivet 249

4. Palaeontology
Fossils insects on the web, with emphasis on chrysomelids and remarks on the recognition
of fossil fakes, Scott R. Anderson, Patrick R. Craig and Jorge A. Santiago-Blay 259

Faunal changes in Donaciinae during the Quaternary in central Japan (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae),
Masakazu Hayashi 263

Wanderbiltiana wawasita: A new species of flea beetle (Alticinae) from Dominican amber (Lower
Oligocene to Lower Miocene)
Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, Vilma Savini, David G. Furth, Patrick R. Craig and George D. Poinar Jr. 275


5. Relations to Plants
Origin of Timarcha: Trophic relationships between the Old and New World, George Poinar Jr.
and Pierre Jolivet 281

Morphological and behavioral adaptations to movement on different leaf surfaces: studies with
Cassidinae larvae, Lenice Medeiros, Danessa S. Boligon and Gilson R.P. Moreira 291

Leaf mining Chrysomelids
Jorge Santiago-Blay 305

Cassidinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and Zingiberales: a review of the literature
Charles L. Staines 307

Ecology of selected species of Alticinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and their hosts,
Euphorbia spp. (Euphorbiales, Euphorbiaceae) in Eurasia
Luca Fornasari 321

Distribution and hosts of the pestiferous and other common Diabroticites from Argentina and
southern South America: a geographic and systematic view
Guillermo Cabrera Walsh and Nora Cabrera 333

6. Biological and Ecological Studies

Flight in seed and leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Bruchidae, Chrysomelidae)
Michael L. Cox 353

The primitive Eumolpinae and the Gondwana hypothesis
Krishna K. Verma and Pierre Jolivet 395

Effects of the flea beetle Pedilia sirena Duckett (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) on oviposition
choice by the butterfly Heliconius hewitsoni (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
Catherine N. Duckett 407

Biology and ecology of the mountainous genera Oreomela Jacobson, Xenomela Weise and Crosita Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidea, Chrysomelina)
Igor K. Lopatin and O. Nesterova 415

Observations on the natural history, systematics and phylogeny of the Criocerinae of Costa Rica
and Panama
Fredric V. Vencl, André Levy, R. Geeta, Gwen Keller and Donald M. Windsor 423

The biology of Laccoptera cicatricose (Boheman, 1855) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)
Hugh D.C. Heron 455

Cydippa balyi Chapuis, 1875 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae), an interesting galerucine from Australia rediscovered in the Northern Territory, with redescription and notes on its habitat and host plant
Ron Beenen and Trevor J. Hawkeswood 469

Biology of Chelymorpha constellate (Klug, 1829) (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) in sand dunes at
Florianópolis, Island of Santa Catarina, southern Brasil
Sarita B. de Fáveri, Ana Cristina S. de Andrade and Vera Lícia V. de Arruda 475

Morphology, systematics and host plants of Palaeartic Donaciinae larvae
Andrzei O. Bieńkowski and Marina J. Orlova-Bieńkowskaja 481

The immature stages of the grape flea beetles Altica chalybea Illiger and A. woodsi Isely
(Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)
Laurent LeSage and Alicia Zmudzinska-Krzesinska 503

The genus Pepila Weise (Alticinae) in the region of Australia: distribution, ecology and
Biogeography
Maurizio Biondi and Paola D’Alessandro 529

Tundra-steppe leaf-beetle Chrysolina brunnicornis vrangeliani (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae):
distribution, life history and habitats
Olga A. Khruleva 541

Some aspects of the biology of the Aulacoscelinae (Chrysomelidae), with a description of three
new species, Jorge A. Santiago-Blay 551

Ecology of the high mountain chrysomelid Timarcha lugens Rosenhauer (Chrysomelinae),
Adela González Megías, José María Gómez and Francisco Sánchez Piñero 553

Biology of Phyllotreta (Alticinae), with emphasis on Hungarian and middle European species
Károly Vig 565


7. Population Biology

Ecology and management of the bean leaf beetle Cerotoma trifurcate
Wai-Ki Frankie Lam and Larry P. Pedigo 579

The solitary population wave, a physical phenomenon accompanying the introduction of a
Chrysomelid
Oleg V. Kovalev 591

Leaf beetles of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)
Dominique Mariau 603

Changes in the chrysomelid (Coleoptera) community over a 95-year period on a Maryland river
island (USA)
Charles L. Staines 613

Population ecology of Fulcidax monstrosa (Chlamisinae)
Vivian Flinte and Margarete V. de Macêdo 623

Dynamic interaction between a leaf beetle, Galerucella nipponensis (Galerucinae) and an aquatic
plant, Trapa japonica (Trapaceae)
Kousuke Ikeda and Fusao Nakasuji 633

Phenology of populations of tortoise beetles (Cassidinae) in Brazil, Flávia Nogueira-de-Sá,
Lenice Medeiros and Margarete V. de Macêdo 647

Diversity of aedeagus shape in Slovenian populations of Chrysolina purpurascens (Germar)
(Chrysomelinae), H. Kippenberg 659


8. Defenses

Patterns in host-plant association and defensive toxins produced by neotropical chrysomeline
Beetles
Jacques M. Pasteels, Désiré Daloze, Jean-Christophe de Biseau, Arnaud Termonia and
Donald M. Windsor 669

Sequestration of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Oreina and Platyphora leaf-beetles: physiological, ecological and evolutionary aspects
Jacques M. Pasteels and Thomas Hartmann 677

Ecological relevance of fecal matter in Chrysomelidae
Caroline Müller and Monika Hilker 693


9. Sexuality and Reproduction

Mate choice after intromission in spotted cucumber beetles
Douglas W. Tallamy 709

Male combat and mating behavior of Donacia crassipes F. and other chrysomelids (Coleoptera,
Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae)
Alexander S. Konstantinov 721

Diversified reproductive strategies in Gonioctena (Chrysomelinae) leaf beetles
Shin-ichi Kudo and Eisuke Hasegawa 727

Tortoise beetle genitalia and demonstrations of a sexually selected advantage for flagellum length
in Chelymorpha alternans (Chrysomelidae, Cassidini, Stolaini), Viterbo Rodríguez,
Donald M. Windsor and William G. Eberhard 739

Observations on the natural history and reproductive biology of Leptinotarsa lacerate Stål in the
Sierra de Huautla, Morelos, Mexico
Marcela Osorio-Beristáin, Elizabeth Nava, Issac Tello and Carlos Cordero 749


10. Biological Control

New data on the biology of Phaedon fulvescens (Coleoptera, Chrysomelinae), a potential
biological control agent on Rubus alceifolius (Rosaceae)
Thomas Le Bourgeois, Aurélien Goillot and Alain Carrara 757

Biology and ecology of Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister, 1953
Chandrashekara A. Viraktamath, Basavaraj S. Bhumannavar and V.N. Patel 767

Epilogue, P. Jolivet, J.A. Santiago-Blay and M. Schmitt 779
Index of authors 783
Subject index 785
Zoological index 789
Botanical index 799

Reviews

'It is technically perfect, with high quality graphical presentation, 80 table and 793 figures and colour photographes...The book is a very stimulating read, interesting not only for specialists in Chrysomelidae, but inspirational for entomologists in general.' J. Bezdek & A. Bezdek, Eur.J. Entomol., 2005. 'It is hoped that availability of this book in universities and research institutes and to research workers will give impetus to researches on Chrysomelidae...' K.K. Verma, Zoos' Print Journal, 2005.