Associate Professor, Faculty of Plant Protection

Email: ye_xu0927@163.com

Education

2013.9−2019.6Ph.D. Northwest A&F University

2009.9−2013.6B.S. Henan Agricultural University

Research interests

Our research primarily focuses on the taxonomy, phylogeny, and phylogeography of bark beetles and termites; additionally, we pay attention to the integrated management of invasive species within these groups.

Ongoing Project：

National Natural Science Foundation of China: 2022.1−2025.12Biogeography, phylogeny, and species delimitation of the leafhopper genusEmpoasca Walsh, 1862 (no. 32160121)

Selected Publications:

1.Xu Y, Dietrich CH., Zhang YL, Dmitriev DA., Wang Y, Lu S, Qin DZ. Phylogeny of the tribe Empoascini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) based on morphological characteristics, with reclassification of theEmpoasca generic group. Systematic Entomology, 2021, 46, 266–286.

2.Xu Y, Dietrich CH, Qin DZ. A key to genera of Dikraneurini from China, with description of a new species ofCornicola Ohara & Hayashi (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae). ZooKeys, 2023, 1145: 191–200.

3.Cao YF, Yu GY, Petrov AV, Li Y, Li T, Hagus T, Cao GH, Xu Y*, Wang JG*. A new species ofScolytus Geoffroy (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) from Yunnan, China. Zootaxa, 2023, 5284(1): 185–191.