This book summarizes what is actually known about the biology of Leaf Beetles. It is the most recent study in the field. The many and varied topics dealt with in this book cover almost all aspects of phylogeny, classification, paleontology, parasitology, biogeography, defenses, population biology, genetics and biological control as well as many other subjects. The most renowned specialists in these fields have been chosen to put together a diverse, state-of-the-art publication.

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