Xing-Ke Yang

Xing-Ke Yang (X.K.Yang) (also romanized Xingke) Chinese Entomologist (Coleoptera and Chrysopidae).

• Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, P.R. China.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 16 taxon names authored by Xing-Ke Yang

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1991

• Yang X.-K. 1991. Sermyloides pilifera, a new species from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 34(3): 349–351 (in Chinese with English summary). Online.

1992

• Chen, S.-H. & Yang, X.-K. 1992. Descriptions of new and first recorded species of the genus Gallerucida (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Zoological Research 13: 133–138 (in Chinese with English summary).
• Yang, X.K. & Yang, C.K. 1992. Study on the genus Chrysoperla (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 35(1): 78–86. Online. Reference page. 

2001

• Yang, X-K., Ge, S-Q. & Li, W-Z. 2001. Revision of the genus Agetocera Hope (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Oriental Insects 35(1): 105–154. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2001.10417293 .

2004

• Zhang, L.-J. & Yang, X.-K. 2004. A Review of the Genus Paragetocera Laboissiere (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Oriental Insects 38(1): 289–302. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2004.10417395 .

2005

• Zhang, L.-J. & Yang, X.-K. 2005. A new species of the genus Agetocera Hope (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from China. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107: 119–122. BHL.

2008

• Zhang, L.-J., Li, W.-Z. Yang, X.-K. 2008. Taxonomic changes in the genus Paraplotes Laboissière, 1933 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 84(1): 17–21. DOI: 10.3956/2007-05.1 .
• Zhang, L.-J., Li, W.-Z., Zhang, Y.-L. & Yang, X.-K. 2008. A new species of genus Aplosonyx Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from China, with a key to the Chinese known species. Zootaxa 1898: 63–68. Abstract & excerpt.

2009

• Ge, S.-Q., Daccordi, M., Wang, S.-Y. & Yang, X.-K. 2009. Study of the Genus Entomoscelis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) from China. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 111(2): 410–425. DOI: 10.4289/0013-8797-111.2.410 . Reference page. 
• Ge, S.-Q., Daccordi, M. & Yang, X.-K. 2009. Two new species of Chrysolina Motschulsky from China, with redescription of C. kozlovi Lopatin and notes on the genus Doeberlia Warchałowski (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49(2): 805–818. PDF. Reference page. 

2010

• Ge, D. Wang, S. & Yang, X. 2010. A new species of the genus Phygasia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) from Taiwan of China. Biologia 65: 325–329. DOI: 10.2478/s11756-010-0015-9 .

2011

• Ge, S.-Q., Daccordi, M., Beutel, R.G., Li, W.-Z., Yang, X.-K. 2011. Revision of the chrysomeline genera Potaninia, Suinzona and Taipinus (Coleoptera) from eastern Asia, with a biogeographic scenario for the Hengduan Mountain region in south-western China. Systematic Entomology 36(4): 644–671. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00581.x . Reference page. 
• Ge, S.-Q., Daccordi, M., Li, W.-Z. & Yang, X.-K. 2011. Seven new species of the genus Chrysolina Motschulsky from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). Zootaxa 2736: 31–43. Preview Reference page. 

2012

• Bai, M., Ahrens, D., Yang, X-K. & Ren, D. 2012. New fossil evidence of the early diversification of scarabs: Alloioscarabaeus cheni (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China. Insect science 19(2): 159–171. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2011.01460.x . Reference page. 
• Ge, S.-Q., Daccordi, M., Beutel, R.G., Ren, J., Cui, J.-Z., Li, W.-Z. & Yang, X.-K. 2012. Revision of the Eastern Asian genera Ambrostoma Motschulsky and Parambrostoma Chen (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). Systematic Entomology 37(2): 332–345. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00618.x . Reference page. 
• Lin, M.Y., Chou, W.I., Kurihara, T. & Yang, X.K. 2012b. Revision of the genus Thermistis Pascoe 1867, with descriptions of three new species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Saperdini). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 48(1-2): 29-50. DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2012.10697749. . Reference page. 

2013

• Ge, S.-Q., Daccordi, M., Ren, J., Cui, J.-Z., Li, W.-Z. & Yang, X.-K. 2013. Odontoedon, a new genus from China with descriptions of nine new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (A) (n.s.) 6: 199–222. PDF. Reference page. 
• Hua, Y., Ge, S.-Q., Beutel, R.G., Zhang, Y., Cui, J.-Z. & Yang, X.-K.. 2013. The larvae of Altica koreana (Ogloblin) and A. viridicyanea (Baly) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Zootaxa 3694(5): 461–470. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3694.5.4 Reference page. 
• Konstantinov, A.S., Chamorro, M.L., Prathapan, K.D., Ge, S.-Q. & Yang, X.-K. 2013. Moss-inhabiting flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) with description of a new genus from Cangshan, China. Journal of Natural History 47(37–38): 2459–2477. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2012.763068 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Nie, R.-E., Zhou, D-K., Xue, H-J. & Yang, X-K.. 2013. Notes on black elytron species of Pyrrhalta Joannis and the description of a new species from China (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae). ZooKeys 289: 41–56. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.289.4266 . Reference page. 

2014

• Ahrens, D., Liu, W.G., Fabrizi, S., Bai, M. & Yang, X.K. 2014. A taxonomic review of the Neoserica (sensu lato) septemlamellata group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini). ZooKeys 402: 67–102. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.402.7360 Reference page. 
• Liu, W.G., Bai, M., Yang, X.K. & Ahrens, D. 2014. Towards an improved knowledge of Sericini of the Tibetan highland: new species and records (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Bonn zoological bulletin 63(2): 157–172.
• Ruan, Y-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Ge, S-Q. & Yang, X-K. 2014. Revision of the Chaetocnema picipes species-group (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) in China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 387: 11–32. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.387.6672 . Reference page. 
• Ruan, Y-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Ge, S-Q. & Yang, X-K. 2014. Revision of Chaetocnema semicoerulea species-group (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) in China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 463: 57-74. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.463.8147 . Reference page. 

2015

• Chen, Y., Lin, X-L., Huang, M. & Yang, X-K. 2015. A new species of Lamiogethes and a new species of Meligethes from China (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Meligethinae). Zootaxa 3999(3): 413–420. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.3.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Ge, S.-Q., Daccordi, M., Ren, J. & Yang, X.-K. 2015. Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40(1): 1–30. DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101 Reference page. 
• Ruan, Y-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D., Ge, S-Q. & Yang, X-K. 2015. Penghou, a new genus of flea beetles from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Zootaxa 3973(2): 300–308. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.2.5 . Preview (PDF) ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Su, J-Y., Li, L-M., Yang, Y-X. & Yang, X-K. 2015. A new species of Themus (Themus) Motschulsky from Yunnan, China and a redescription of T. (T.) testaceicollis Wittmer, 1983 (Coleoptera, Cantharidae). Zookeys 525: 107-116. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.525.6021 Full article Reference page. 
• Su, J-Y., Yang, Y-X. & Yang, X-K. 2015. Description of three new species related to Themus (Haplothemus) coriaceipennis (Fairmaire, 1889) (Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Zootaxa 4034(2): 375–389. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.9. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Yang, Y-X., Li, L-M. & Yang, X-K. 2015. Description of four new species related to Fissocantharis novemexcavatus (Wittmer, 1951) (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from China. Zootaxa 4058(3): 362–372. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4058.3.4. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

2016

• Liu, M., Yang, X-K. & Huang, M. 2016. One new species and one newly recorded species of Cyllodes Erichson from China (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae). Zootaxa 4079(3): 345–356. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4079.3.2.Reference page. 
• Liu, M-K., Yang, X-K., Huang, M., Jelinek, J. & Audisio, P. 2016. Four new species of Meligethes Stephens from China and additional data on other species of the genus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Meligethinae). Zootaxa 4121(2): 101–116. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.2.1. Reference page. 
• Li, S., Ricchiardi, E., Bai, M. & Yang, X-K. 2016. A taxonomy review of Oreoderus Burmeister, 1842 from China with a geometric morphometric evaluation (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Valgini). ZooKeys 552: 67-89. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.552.6096. Reference page. 

2017

• Lin, M-Y., Bi, W-X. & Yang, X-K. 2017. A revision of the genus Eutetrapha Bates (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Saperdini). Zootaxa 4238(2): 151–202. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4238.2.1. Reference page. 
• Bai, M., Nie, R-E., Zhang, W-W., Ren, D., Shih, C-K. & Yang, X-K. 2016. The first fossil Athyreini beetle (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae). Organisms diversity & evolution 17(1) [2017]: 157–162. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-016-0292-4 Reference page. 
• Liu, W-G., Bai, M., Yang, X.K. & Ahrens, D. 2017d. New species and records of Lasioserica and Gynaecoserica from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini). Bonn zoological Bulletin, 66(1): 29–36. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Liu, W-G., Fabrizi, S., Yang, X-K., Bai, M. & Ahrens, D. 2017. New species of Nipponoserica and Paraserica from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini). ZooKeys 721: 65–91. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.721.13918. Reference page. 
• Nie, R-E., Bezděk, J. & Yang, X-K. 2017. How many genera and species of Galerucinae s. str. do we know? Updated statistics (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Pp. 91–102 in: Chaboo, C.S. & Schmitt, M. (Eds) 2017. Research on Chrysomelidae 7. Zookeys 720: 1–137. Reference page.  ZooKeys 720: 91–102. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.720.13517 . Reference page. 
• Nie, R-E., Breeschoten, T., Timmermans, M.J.T.N., Nadein, K.S., Xue, H-J., Bai, M., Huang, Y., Yang, X-K. & Vogler, A.P. 2017. The phylogeny of Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and the performance of mitochondrial genomes in phylogenetic inference compared to nuclear rRNA genes. Cladistics 34(2): 113–130. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12196 . Reference page. 
• Ren, J., Bai, M., Yang, S-K., Zhang, R-Z. & Ge, S-Q. 2017. Geometric morphometrics analysis of the hind wing of leaf beetles: proximal and distal parts are separate modules. ZooKeys 685: 131—149. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.685.13084. Reference page. 
• Ruan, Y-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D. & Yang, X-K. 2017. New contributions to the knowledge of Chinese flea beetle fauna (I): Gansuapteris new genus and Primulavorus new genus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Zootaxa 4282(1): 111–122. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4282.1.6 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Ruan, Y-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D. & Yang, X-K. 2017. Contributions to the knowledge of Chinese flea beetle fauna (II): Baoshanaltica new genus and Sinosphaera new genus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Pp. 103–120 in: Chaboo, C.S. & Schmitt, M. (Eds) 2017. Research on Chrysomelidae 7. Zookeys 720: 1–137. Reference page.  ZooKeys 720: 103–120. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.720.12715 . Reference page. 
• Zhang, W.W., Cai, W.Z., Li, W.Z., Yang, X.K. & Ge, S.Q. 2017h. A new species of Chresmodidae from Mid-Cretaceous amber discovered in Myanmar. Zoological Systematics 42(2): 243-247. DOI: 10.11865/zs.201714 Reference page. 

2018

• Huang, Z-Z, Han, X-Y. & Yang, X-K. 2018. A taxonomic review of the genus Callilanguria Crotch, 1876 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Languriinae). Zootaxa 4446(1): 97–110. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4446.1.7 Reference page. 
• Ruan, Y-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D., Zhang, M., Jiang, S-H. & Yang, X-K. 2018. New contributions to the knowledge of Chinese flea beetle fauna (III): revision of Meishania Chen & Wang with description of five new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Zootaxa 4403(1): 186–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.1.11 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Yang, Y-X., Liu, H-Y. & Yang, X-K. 2018. A contribution to the knowledge of Themus (Haplothemus) Wittmer from China (Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Zootaxa 4407(2): 241–253. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4407.2.5 Reference page. 
• Yang, Y-X., Qi, Y-Q. & Yang, X-K. 2018. Four new species of Fissocantharis Pic, 1921 (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from China. ZooKeys 738: 97–115. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.738.19884. Reference page. 

2019

• Ruan, Y-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D., Zhang, M. & Yang, X-K. 2019. A review of the genus Lankaphthona Medvedev, 2001, with comments on the modified phallobase and the unique abdominal appendage of L. binotata (Baly) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). ZooKeys 857: 29–58. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.857.34465 . Reference page. 
• Ruan, Y-Y., Yang, X-K., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D. & Zhang, M. 2019. Revision of the Oriental Chaetocnema species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Zootaxa 4699(1): 1–206. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4699.1.1 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Yang, Y-X., Xi, H-C., Yang, X-K. & Liu, H-Y. 2019. Taxonomic review of the Themus (Telephorops) nepalensis species-group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae). ZooKeys, 884: 81–106. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.884.32550 Reference page. 
• Zhang, M., Ruan, Y-Y., Wan, X., Tong, Y-J., Yang, X-K. & Bai, M. 2019. Geometric morphometric analysis of the pronotum and elytron in stag beetles: insight into its diversity and evolution. Zookeys, 833: 21–40. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.833.26164 . Reference page. 

2020

• Huang, Z-Z., Yang, X-K. & Ge, S-Q. 2020. A new genus of Languriinae from Mexico (Coleoptera, Erotylidae), with comments on the potential mimic phenomenon of some languriines. ZooKeys 935: 93–101. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.935.49957 Reference page. 
• Lei, Q-L., Yang, X-K., & Nie, R-E. 2020. A worldwide species catalogue and key of Sermyloides (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) with description of two new species from China. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 23(2): 411–417. DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2020.01.012 . Reference page. 
• Ma, Y-L., Yang, X-K. & Liu, X-Y. 2020. Notes on the green lacewing subgenus Ankylopteryx Brauer, 1864 (s. str.) (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) from China, with description of a new species. ZooKeys, 906: 41–71. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.906.46438 Reference page. 
• Yang, G-Y., Yang, X-K. & Shi, H-L. 2020. Taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Gastrocentrum Gorham (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Tillinae), with the description of five new species. ZooKeys, 979: 99–132. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.979.53765 Reference page. 

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