All Stories

  1. Beyond Rensch’s Rule: Prevalent Female-Biased Size Dimorphism and Its Allometric Scaling in Cassidinae Beetles

    Article • Insects, February 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  2. Convergence of plant-leafminer associations on two continents

    Article • Global Ecology and Conservation, September 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  3. Host relationships and biological notes of Cassidinae beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou, China

    Article • Biodiversity Data Journal, February 2024, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  4. Genera of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera): a review of the global fauna, with descriptions of new taxa

    Article • Zootaxa, August 2023, Magnolia Press

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  5. Field survey of Cassidinae beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and their host plants in southern Guangxi, China

    Article • Biodiversity Data Journal, July 2023, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  6. Mapping potential human-elephant conflict hotspots with UAV monitoring data

    Article • Global Ecology and Conservation, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  7. First biological report on the genus Cantonius (Buprestidae, Agrilinae, Aphanisticini), with descriptions of two new species from China

    Article • Biodiversity Data Journal, March 2023, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  8. Elevational Pattern of Leaf Mine Diversity on Quercus variabilis Blume at Baotianman, Henan, China

    Article • Insects, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  9. Culex quinquefasciatus alpha-glucosidase serves as a putative receptor of the Cry48Aa toxin from Lysinibacillus sphaericus

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, August 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  10. Discovery of the new Coptotriche species in China revealed two novel host-plant families and host-plant orders for Tischeriidae, a family of stenophagous, leaf-mining lepidopterans

    Article • Zootaxa, November 2021, Magnolia Press

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  11. The First Eight Mitogenomes of Leaf-Mining Dactylispa Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) Shed New Light on Subgenus Relationships

    Article • Insects, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  12. Most trumpet moths don’t feed on plants of the nettle family but Paratischeria does: the first discovery of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) on Urticaceae in Asia

    Article • Zootaxa, September 2021, Magnolia Press

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  13. Cys183 and Cys258 in Cry49Aa toxin from Lysinibacillus sphaericus are essential for toxicity to Culex quinquefasciatus larvae

    Article • Archives of Microbiology, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  14. Midgut bacterial diversity of a leaf-mining beetle, Dactylispa xanthospila (Gestro) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

    Article • Biodiversity Data Journal, May 2021, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  15. A preliminary world checklist of fern-mining insects

    Article • Biodiversity Data Journal, March 2021, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  16. The complete mitochondrial genome of Downesia tarsata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA Part B, March 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  17. Taxonomic, Phylogenetic, and Functional Diversity of Ferns at Three Differently Disturbed Sites in Longnan County, China

    Article • Diversity, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  18. The Cry48Aa N-terminal Domain is Responsible for Cry48Aa–Cry49Aa Interaction in Lysinibacillus sphaericus Toxin

    Article • Current Microbiology, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  19. Complete Mitogenome of a Leaf-Mining Buprestid Beetle, Trachys auricollis, and Its Phylogenetic Implications

    Article • Genes, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  20. The Cassidinae beetles of Longnan County (Jiangxi, China): overview and community composition

    Article • Biodiversity Data Journal, October 2019, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  21. Complete mitochondrial genome of a leaf-mining beetle, Argopistes tsekooni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA Part B, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  22. The complete mitochondrial genome of hawthorn trunk borer, Platypus contaminatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae)

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA Part B, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  23. Description of immature stages and biological notes of Cassidispa relicta Medvedev, 1957, a newly recorded species from China (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Hispini)

    Article • ZooKeys, August 2018, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  24. Are dominant plant species more susceptible to leaf-mining insects? A case study at Saihanwula Nature Reserve, China

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, July 2018, Wiley

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  25. Complete mitochondrial genome of a leaf-mining beetle, Podagricomela nigricollis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA Part B, June 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  26. Density effect and intraspecific competition in a leaf-mining moth on bamboo leaves

    Article • Journal of Forestry Research, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  27. Discovery of Ulmaceae-feeding Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera, Tischerioidea), Tischeria ulmella sp. nov., and the first report of the Quercus-feeding T. naraensis Sato in China

    Article • Zootaxa, March 2018, Magnolia Press

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  28. Description of the last-instar larva and pupa of a leaf-mining hispine – Prionispa champaka Maulik, 1919 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Oncocephalini)

    Article • ZooKeys, January 2018, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  29. Mitochondrial genome of a leaf-mining beetle Prionispa champaka Maulik (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA Part B, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  30. Complete mitochondrial genome of a leaf beetle, Callispa bowringi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA Part B, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  31. First report on Paratischeria from Asia (Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae)

    Article • Zootaxa, November 2017, Magnolia Press

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  32. Complete mitochondrial genome of a leaf-mining beetle, Rhadinosa nigrocyanea (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with phylogenetic consideration

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA Part B, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  33. Global pattern of plant utilization across different organisms: Does plant apparency or plant phylogeny matter?

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  34. Complete mitochondrial genome of a leaf-mining beetle, Agonita chinensis Weise (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA Part B, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  35. Two new and one newly recorded species of Gracillariidae from China (Lepidoptera)

    Article • ZooKeys, February 2016, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  36. Influences of leaf-mining insects on their host plants: A review

    Article • Collectanea Botanica, December 2015, Departmento de Publicaciones del CSIC

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  37. Three new species, two newly recorded species and one newly recorded genus of Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from China

    Article • Zootaxa, October 2015, Magnolia Press

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  38. Effects of roads on Castanopsis carlesii seedlings and their leaf herbivory in a subtropical forest in China

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, February 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  39. Effects of Roads on Castanopsis carlesii Seedlings and Their Leaf Herbivory in a Subtropical Forest in China

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, February 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  40. Circular Distribution Pattern of Plant Modulars and Endophagous Herbivory within Tree Crowns: The Impact of Roadside Light Conditions

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, December 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  41. Image Analysis of Leaf Mines

    Article • Chinese Journal of Appplied Environmental Biology, January 2012, China Science Publishing & Media Ltd.

    Dr Xiaohua Dai

  42. Movement Patterns of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Different Habitat Types

    Article • South African Journal of Wildlife Research, April 2011, Southern African Wildlife Management Association

    Dr Graeme Shannon, Dr Xiaohua Dai

  43. Short-Duration Daytime Movements of a Cow Herd of African Elephants

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, February 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Graeme Shannon, Dr Xiaohua Dai

  44. Indicator value analysis as a group prediction technique in community classification

    Article • South African Journal of Botany, November 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Xiaohua Dai