From the preface: This book can’t help but engage the reader because its focus is the family Chrysomelidae and the editors have put together a fascinating family album.May Berenbaum, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois"Contrary to the somewhat dry title of the book, it contains 20 very interesting contributions [of which] the main scientific value is not just in alpha-taxonomy [...] but rather in the fields of ecology and phylogeny."Translated from: M.A. Jäch, Koleopterologische Rundschau, vol. 79, p.320, July 2009The publications in this second volume are predominantly of high scientific level. Not only Chrysomelidae-friends will appreciate this book.Translated from: M.A. Jäch, Koleopterologische Rundschau, vol. 80, p.170, September 2010The high sales price is worth the information in this book. It should be available at every entomological institute that seriously studies leaf beetles. Ron Beenen, translated from Entomologische Berichten (2010)

• Table of ContentsList of contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Constraints on larval feeding morphology and selective removal ofhost-plant trichomes by a monophagous cassidine beetle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Danessa S. Boligon; Lenice Medeiros; Rosy M. S. Isaias, and Gilson R. P. MoreiraChrysomelids and their host plants along an altitudinal gradient inan Atlantic rain forest in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Vivian Flinte, Margarete Valverde de Macedo, and Ricardo Ferreira MonteiroChrysomelidae of the Lesser Sunda Islands: Wallace’s Line and thecrossing of worlds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Mohamed S. MohamedsaidRetournement of the aedeagus in Chrysomelidae – revisited . . . . . . . . . . 105Krishna K.VermaProceedings of the 6th international symposium on the Chrysomelidae . . . 115Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Oviposition by Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull) on dead plant material:successful reproductive strategy or maladaptive behavior? . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Gaylord A. Desurmont, Charissa M. Fritzen, and Paul A. WestonFlea beetle diversity of the Sierra Tarahumara, Copper Canyon, Mexico(Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131David G. FurthMorphology of the adult and immature stages, biology, and phylogeneticplacement of Donaciasta goeckei Monrós, 1958 (Chrysomelidae: Donaciinae:Donaciini) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Elizabeth GrobbelaarGlands of leaf beetle larvae – protective structures against attackingpredators and pathogens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Jürgen Gross and Henrike SchmidtbergExtraocular photoreceptors and frontal grooves in Criocerinae( Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191Uta Heidenreich, Anke Schmitz, and Michael SchmittAltica litigata ( Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae): a DNAapproach to species verifi cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Tracie M. Jenkins, Tyler D. Eaton, and Z. ChenBiogeography and biology of the New Caledonian Chrysomelidae( Coleoptera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211Pierre Jolivet and Krishna K. VermaChromosomal evolution and trophic affi liation in the genus Chrysolina( Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225Eduard Petitpierre and Yuri MikhailovLeaf beetles from the Mecsek Hills (Southern Hungary). History ofentomological research on the territory and some remarks on theHungarian chrysomelid fauna ( Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) . . . . . . . . . . . 235Károly VigAbstract: Diversity patterns of African Galerucinae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Th omas WagnerColor plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Subject index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279Zoological index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285Botanical index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297